Master of Science - Behavioural Finance

University of Reading

Program Description

The purpose of behavioural finance is to identify and understand why people and investors make certain financial choices in a way that systematically affects market outcomes. Financial institutions are increasingly utilizing behavioural finance in an attempt to understand investment patters and customer behaviours, hence behavioural finance graduates are in demand.

This is the first postgraduate degree in the UK with a thorough and balanced curriculum combining both disciplines. The study of finance and psychology progresses through the program so that students obtain a critical grasp of core theory along with thorough knowledge, skills of application and analysis.

Students will: 

• Specialize in one of the most exciting areas combining cognitive and behavioural psychology with finance
• Benefit from the expertise of two leading schools in Finance and Psychology
• Broaden their vocational knowledge and build a mixture of marketable quantitative expertise and soft skills
• Experience a practice-centred delivery approach including hands-on sessions, case based learning and trading simulations
• Study in the only UK Behavioural Finance postgraduate degree with a balanced curriculum in both disciplines