Corporate Finance

The Corporate Finance program at Queen Mary University of London has a specialfocus on valuation of firms and investment projects as well as on optimal capital structure.

School of Economics and Finance

• Around 1,000 master’s students from all over the world
• Teaching byresearch-active academics as well as visiting city professionals
• Ranked
  • 4th in the UK for research output in economics and econometrics in theResearch Excellence Frameworkin 2021
  • in top 50 in the Shanghai Global Ranking for Economics in 2024
  • in top 100 in the Shanghai Global Ranking for Finance in 2024 (and 9th in UK)
  • in top 100 in the QS World University Rankings for Economics & Econometrics in 2025
• Wide range of elective modules as well as professional development modules on programming languages, trading platforms such as Bloomberg, etc. (seeprogram structure)

• Student investment fund (QUMMIF)provides practical skills in financial analysis and trading as well as opportunities to network with fellow students, academics, and city professionals

Career paths

Wide range of careers in financial sector, especially in companies’ finance departments or in investment banks.

We offer extensivecareers support services(one-on-one appointments, practice interviews, careers workshops, etc.) to MSc students during their studies and for 3 years after graduation.

• Financial Modelling in Excel

• Practical Valuation

• Primary Markets and Securities

• Cases in Corporate Finance

• Financial Statement Analysis