Teaching and assessment for Islamic Finance MSc

Apply knowledge, understanding and analytical skills relevant to Islamic Finance to solve real-world issues such as sustainability, circular economy, and climate change. This is a self led module and you will choose one of the following 3 projects: Literature-based Project Report and Consultancy Project Report.

Interpret and solve the economic problems of human beings based on the values, norms, laws, and institutions from an Islamic perspective.

Learn to emphasise fairness, social justice, ethical conduct, and wealth distribution for the well-being of society.

This module develops an understanding of the concepts and principles of Islamic law and their application in commercial transactions. It provides students with an advanced knowledge of the various contracts in Islamic commercial law and their contemporary applications. This module allows for the critical evaluation of modern Islamic financial products.

Students will develop their academic English while working with material from their core business modules.

This is an English support module for international business students.

You will learn the necessary knowledge and skills to evaluate flexible and fixed exchange rates.

Learn about exchange rate markets and the international financial system.

There will be a focus on how multinational corporations operate within these. You will learn about making sound financing and investment decisions.

This module will broaden your knowledge and understanding of how financial derivatives can manage risk. It will develop your critical reasoning skills in financial derivatives & financial risk management. The module will equip you with the practical skills to apply financial derivatives to manage and hedge the financial market's volatility.

This module will increase your awareness of the global environment, how managers operate and manage the risks involved across business. You will learn how to make sound financing and investment decisions throughout your career.

This module will give you insight into the main issues in emerging market finance and investment literature. You will learn about the suitability of mainstream finance theory, the efficiency of an emerging stock markets and what to consider if investing. Previous and potential future market financial crises will be examined.

This module offers a beginner-friendly approach to quantitative methods, teaching you the fundamental concepts and skills needed for statistical estimation and interpretation.

It focuses on using statistics in business or finance research, cultivating statistical thinking, conducting relevant tests, and introducing the SPSS software.

This module provides an understanding of theories and concepts and essential skills for estimating and interpreting economic models. You will learn to apply techniques to finance problems by translating theoretical models, analysing data, and interpreting results. 

This module introduces students to a variety of statistical methods useful for decision-making. It gives students the quantitative skills to use data to make informed business decisions.

You will combine the theory of forecasting with practical experience of using software used by researchers, data analysts, and statisticians for conducting data-driven tasks and analyses. This will allow you to help find potential solutions to different kinds of business and financial problems.