University of East Anglia (UEA), MSc, Economics of International Finance and Trade

MSc Economics of International Finance and Trade is a one year applied training degree  designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of international finance and trade with an emphasis on explaining the global flows of goods, services and finance from both an investor’s and corporate perspectives.

This course fits into our Applied Training Programme which is designed to provide training in new and vocationally attractive skills in Economics. It is appropriate either for graduates with no economics background who wish to understand how markets work and to develop the analytical skills of an economist, or for graduates in economics who wish to develop specialist expertise without committing to full research training.  This course provides training that places specialist areas in a wider economic context and shows how the insight from economics can improve workplace performance.

You will develop specific skills highly relevant in the workplace.  These include training in the use of statistical and quantitative software packages (e.g. STATA).  The course provides you with a firm grasp of some of the methods, models and techniques currently used by firms and in international finance. As part of the course, you will have the opportunity your own research on a topic of particular interest to you.

This course lays the foundations for a career in a wide range of financial professions, including international finance and risk management.