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Department of Earth Science and Engineering

MSc in Metals and Energy Finance

A combined Department Earth Science & Engineering and Imperial College Business School degree

 

Programme Objectives

  • produce graduates equipped to pursue careers in the technical and financial appraisal of natural energy and mineral resource projects;
  • offer traditional minerals related training directly applicable to a career in the minerals industry;
  • introduce key technical and geological concepts relevant to petroleum projects;
  • enhance career opportunities in the financial services and petroleum industries;
  • provide the basis for an understanding of quantitative finance, accounting and strategic management within the context of technical principles that apply specifically to mineral and energy projects;
  • respond to the importance of the City of London as a global centre for mining and energy finance by providing knowledge of corporate finance,  the equity markets, debt finance, metals markets and associated derivative markets;
  • provide training in financial modelling, financial engineering and in the techniques of risk modelling;
    enhance entrepreneurial skills;
  • provide the skills needed to undertake independent research projects both in industry and in the university environment.

Scholarships

Candidates who have been accepted on the course will be eligible for the award of a scholarship under a range of schemes. Consideration for the award of a scholarship will be undertaken as part of the admission process and an award will be based on academic criteria using the information provided in the course application form and interview where appropriate. The course is generously supported by a number of international companies with interest in the field of finance and natural resources.

Highlights

 

MSc excursion group in open pit at Sishen iron ore mine, South Africa.

May 2008 South African Excursion Photos

 

Group of MSc Metals and Energy Finance students in discussion during the Mines and Money Conference held in London in November 2006

 

 

Entrance to Imperial College and Imperial College Business School

Some of the current group of MSc students with the course Director taken at the Kimmeridge oil production facility during their excursion to the Wessex Basin which contains the largest onshore oil accumulation in NW Europe

Further Information

 

For further details and application form please see:

MSc MEF Imperial College Postgraduate Prospectus & Application Information

MSc MEF Programme Specification

Q & A with Course Director 

MSc Metals & Energy Finance Open Day Presentation by Prof Dennis Buchanan Course Director.

Finance related MScs

Metals & Energy Finance South Africa Excursion 2009

Metals & Energy Finance South Africa Excursion 2008

Metals & Energy Finance South Africa Excursion 2007

2006/2007 Successful dissertations in the public domain 

2007/2008 Successful dissertations in the public domain

 

 

Please note that the programme is a one-year full-time degree and is not offered on a part-time basis.

Applicants to the course are expected to have reasonable fitness and agility as both the Wessex and South African excursions involve some physical exertion.