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Course overview
Investment is a dynamic and interdisciplinary field that extends to sectors including insurance, industry, and healthcare. This course offers solutions for finance and investment appraisal in emerging technologies and supports the transition to sustainability through advanced valuation techniques, portfolio management strategies, and insights from behavioural science.
You gain the essential knowledge and practical skills to work in financial institutions and across various industries. You develop analytical, technical, and cognitive competencies to critically assess investment decision-making processes.
Teesside University is situated within one of the UK’s key industrial clusters, offering significant investment opportunities in infrastructure, industry, the circular economy, and green energy, crucial for the transition to a sustainable economy.
Studying finance and investment at Teesside presents a unique opportunity to engage with real-world investment challenges and explore innovative solutions. We are proud to foster research and education that prepares our students to shape the future of finance and investment.
Top reasons to study finance and investment (online):
- Comprehensive curriculum: integrates quantitative and qualitative aspects of finance and investment, giving you strong analytical capabilities and a holistic understanding of the field.
- Interdisciplinary approach: develop versatile skills to consider a wide range of career paths in today’s complex, interconnected, and rapidly evolving global landscape.
- Flexible: tailor your learning experience to match your personal interests and career goals – choose from subjects including economics, business, and social sciences.
- Industry engagement: guest lectures from key professionals in the Tees Valley industrial sector expose you to valuable insights and real-world perspectives.
- Digital empowerment: hands-on training in portfolio management tools such as, Power BI and Excel-based risk management, ensuring you are digitally proficient and industry-ready.
Gain access to our London Stock Exchange Data Lab, giving you live access to global data to inform your understanding of fintech, trade and finance.Please note: you will need to attend an online training session with your tutor before accessing the workspace.
Course details
Course structure
Core modules
Behavioural Finance and Economics
Broaden your understanding of financial decision making, applying concepts and theories in psychology and behavioural science. Use insights from behavioural economics and neuroeconomics to analyse anomalies within the conventional financial market.
Financial Data Analysis Project
Apply your theoretical understanding of portfolio theory, risk management techniques and methods, behavioural biases, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations to form an extended portfolio in a multinational or global context. Gain a practical understanding of the investment process in preparation to work as an investment professional.
Financial Services and Emerging Technologies
Understand the critical role of financial technology (FinTech) in facilitating financial and investing services. Focus on the evolution of financial services technology, customer needs and user experience. Learn about how artificial intelligence, blockchain, big data and gaming technologies can aid financial and investment decision making.
International Finance and Financial Markets
Understand the global financial landscape and market mechanism needed to undertake finance and investment analysis. Markets include trade and capital flows, exchange rate regimes, currency, equity, fixed income, commodity, and cryptocurrency markets. You also develop an understanding of international economics implications for financial markets.
Investment and Portfolio Management
Learn about how portfolio theory, risk management techniques and methods, behavioural biases, and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations play a role in creating a portfolio using real-time data and analysis software. You also consider practical factors when allocating capital across financial assets, to achieve best risk and return trade-off from investment decisions.
Modules offered may vary.
How you learn
You work independently and with peers and tutors in tutorials, seminars, directed exercises and IT-based activities. You are given access to industry-standard data sets and software to help you conduct data analysis projects. Extra-curricular opportunities are also provided to expand your knowledge and confidence.
How you are assessed
Assessments are innovative and engaging, allowing you to develop sought-after skills and qualities to work in this dynamic industry. Aligned with the needs of professional bodies, you are assessed through exams, business reports, case study analysis and data analysis projects.
Entry requirements
The normal entry requirement is one of the following:
- a good honours degree (at least a 2:2) in a relevant discipline
- a post-experience or professional qualification
- equivalent qualifications (including international qualifications).
For general information please see our overview of entry requirements
Employability
Career opportunities
Career prospects
MSc Finance and Investment (Online) graduates are well-prepared for a wide range of professional roles across the financial sector and beyond. You gain a strong foundation in both theory and practical application, opening doors to careers such as:
Portfolio manager – designing and managing investment portfolios for individuals, institutions or funds.
Financial analyst – interpreting financial data to guide strategic decisions in corporations, banks or consultancy firms.
Valuation specialist – assessing the value of assets, companies or investment opportunities for mergers, acquisitions or financial reporting.
Investment appraisal consultant – evaluating the viability and potential returns of investment projects across industries.
Insurance analyst – working within insurance firms to assess risk, develop financial models and support underwriting decisions.
Pension and hedge fund analyst – managing and analysing complex investment vehicles to optimise returns and manage risk.
Banking professional – engaging in roles across retail, commercial or investment banking, including credit analysis, risk management and financial planning.
The interdisciplinary and digitally empowered nature of the course also prepares you for emerging roles in:
- sustainable finance and ESG investing
- fintech and data-driven investment
- analysis public sector and policy advisory roles
- corporate finance and strategic planning.
Learning platform
Our virtual learning environment (VLE) is the platform you use to access your online course
Teesside University online learning courses are delivered through the Brightspace Learning Environment.
Here are some of the benefits.
- You can use it on your smartphone, tablet and computer.
- And you can use it anytime, so that you can plan your learning to fit your own schedule.
- It's easy to use and navigate.
- Modules are set out by topics and themes. You can use the progress bar to understand where you are in your modules, and appreciate your achievements.
- We support you to become familiar with your VLE, helping you to start learning quickly.
- You get feedback, help and guidance from tutors throughout your course through the VLE, and you can ask questions at any time.
- Our tutors use a live activity feed to keep you updated about your course.
- You can create a student profile, collaborate with other students and take part in online discussion forums.
