University of Wales, Bangor - MBA Banking & Finance

	University of Wales, Bangor
Overview Of The MBA Banking & Finance
Course Profile - Admission Requirements - Student Profiles - Costs - Contact Details Introduction Founded in 1884, the University of Wales has a well-established tradition of excellence across a broad range of academic disciplines. Today we have 7000 students, 20 academic departments and 400 teaching staff. We are large enough to ensure a breadth of academic and social activities, but are sufficiently compact to enable the individual student to maintain a sense of identity. A feature of Bangor's university life is its friendly community spirit, and its ability to integrate within the life of the cathedral city. Although not a campus university, it is often described as a campus within a city, and you will find that all departments and halls of accommodation are within easy walking distance of one another. There are few university towns or cities that can rival Bangor's location - set in a region of outstanding natural beauty, with the mountains, lakes and forests of the Snowdonia National Park, as well as Gwynedd's dramatic coastline, on its doorstep. Here we have unparalleled opportunities for outdoor sporting and leisure activities, attracting many students to Bangor The MBA in Banking & Finance is a one-year modular programme and has been developed to provide a more practical postgraduate course to complement our long-established and highly successful MA Banking & Finance and Ph.D programmes. The MBA in Banking & Finance provides a coherent analytical framework for the study of banking and financial developments from a management perspective. The emphasis throughout the programme is on the application of contemporary, financial managerial and strategic developments that affect real-world decision-making in the global financial industry. *The MBA in Banking & Finance includes modules on:* Investment Banking Private Banking Bank Regulation & Supervision International Financial Markets Bank Trade Finance Financial Management of the Financial Firm Strategic Management of the Financial Firm Excellent library facilities are provided by the Institute of European Finance - one of Europe's leading banking research institutes.

Course Profile
Name of the Institution	University of Wales, Bangor
Title and Description	MBA Banking & Finance
Type of Course	Full-time
Length of the Course	12 months
Course Structure	Modular Course Structure - 4 modules in Semester 1 & 4 Modules in Semester 2. Exams in May. Successful completion of exams means that candidates can progress to the dissertation (which has to be completed by no later than the end of the calendar year in which the taught programme is completed) Semester 1 Core subjects Financial Management of the Financial Firm Research Methods Semester 1 Electives - International Financial Markets Corporate Risk Management Financial Accounting Managerial and Decision Economics Personnel and Human Resource Management Banking Regulation and Supervision (half module) Bank Trade Finance (half module) International Banking (half module) Semester 2 Core Modules Financial Institutions Strategic Management International Financial Management Semester 2 Electives Modelling Financial and Economic Data Marketing Strategy Money & Banking Financial Analysis Investment banking (half module) Private Banking (half module)
Date the course commences	20th September 199
Name of the Course	Director Professor Philip Molyneux
Admission Requirements
First Degree Requirements	Entry requires a first degree and preferably financial sector experience. Alternatively, possession of a suitable professional qualification and practical experience may also be accepted. In general, however, applicants will be judged on their individual merits, and age, work experience and other factors will also be considered.
TOEFL Score	TOEFL Score 560 IELTS 6.0
GMAT Score	Not required
References	Yes
Interviews	Not Stated
Recommendations	Not stated
Work Experience	Preferably in the financial sector
Language Fluency	As in TOEFL Score
Whether Admission can be Deferred	Yes
Student Profiles
Degree background	Science & Technology Engineering Arts Business Economics Law/Politics Other	10% 10% 10% 60% 10% 0% 0%
Countries of origin	Not Stated Local Europe North America South America Australasia Asia Africa India Other	Not Stated 50% 0% 0% 0% 30% 10% 0% 10%
Ratio Men:Women	70:30
Age Range	20-40 >50 40-50 30-40 20-30	0% 0% 20% 80%
Average Age	26
Range of Work Experience	>5 Years 3-5 Years 1-3 Years <1 Year	0% 50% 30% 20%
Average Work Experience	3.5 years
Costs
Application fee	None
Programme fees	See below
Tuition fees	GBP 8,000 (EU & Non-EU Students)
Accommodation fees	GBP 2,000 approximately
Any other costs or fees	Total estimated cost including fees, accommodation and living expenses estimated to be around GBP 12,000
Contact Details For Applications
Contact	Professor Philip Molyneux
Address	School of Accounting Banking and EconomicsUniversity of Wales, Bangor Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2DG United Kingdom
Telephone	(+44) 1248 382277
Fax	(+44) 1248 364760
eMail Address	mba-bf@bangor.ac.uk
Web Site	www.bangor.ac.uk/ab/postgrad/mbabf.htm

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