Research Methods for Finance (770N1)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll learn how to carry out research. You’ll:

  • understand the relevance and importance of alternative ways of thinking in the social sciences
  • study qualitative and quantitative research approaches
  • build the study skills needed to manage and carry out a research project
  • undertake empirical and theoretical research
  • develop a strong foundation for your dissertation.

Teaching

67%: Lecture
33%: Practical (Workshop)

Assessment

100%: Coursework (Portfolio, Take away paper)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 117 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.