The Finance Research Project allows students to apply all the knowledge gained through the MSc Finance core and optional modules throughout the programme....

The Finance Research Project allows students to apply all the knowledge gained through the MSc Finance core and optional modules throughout the programme. Students carry out individual research on a topic of their choice based on one or more of the concepts studied during the MSc.

It is expected that the project will explore a significant issue faced by a government, a large corporation or a financial agent such as banks, brokers, derivative traders, insurance companies or rating agencies among others. The project will take the form of a traditional dissertation but it could be industry-led.

Students will be expected to draw on the full range of knowledge and skills they have developed during the MSc Finance programme, and demonstrate their ability to integrate this knowledge and apply it in novel situations.

Students will be able to access all resources available at the School of Management including specialised software, market-connected terminals and related bibliography. 

The dissertation provides students with an opportunity to create a substantial piece of work that highlights their skills and experience in the field of finance adding value by finding answers to specific issues. Students can share their outcome with potential employers or use it as a starting point for further studies. Students are encouraged to identify suitable projects with companies and other organisations; the project should be related to the MSc Finance syllabus and be research-based.

IMMUNOLOGY|INNATE AND ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY|IMMUNE PROTECTION|HOST DEFENCE

This module will cover all aspects of basic immunology, from barrier defence to innate and adaptive immune responses.

You will learn about:


	How the immune...

This module will cover all aspects of basic immunology, from barrier defence to innate and adaptive immune responses.

You will learn about:

How the immune system is organised into barrier defence, soluble factors and cellular components.
	How the immune system is divided into innate and adaptive immunity.
	The kinetics of a primary and secondary immune response.
	The different ways in which the innate and adaptive immune systems recognises pathogens and the factors released following immune cell activation.
	T cells and B cells and explain how these cells recognise foreign antigens.
	The structure of antibodies and antibody function, antigen recognition and their therapeutic use.
	B cell and T cell development and the mechanisms by which diversity is generated.
	The roles of different cytokines and chemokines in the orchestration of immune responses.
	How T cells recognise antigen and co-stimulation.
	Compare the structure and polymorphism of MHC class I and MHC class II molecules and describe how this relates to antigen presentation and antigen processing pathways.
	Different T cell subtypes, the factors involved in T cell differentiation and the function of different T cell subtypes.
	How immune memory is generated and its importance for long-term immune protection.
	The ways in which the adaptive immune system responds to different pathogens.
	The mucosal immune system and the systemic immune system and describe how mucosal immune responses are generated.
	How protective immune responses are elicited by vaccines.
	The central concept of immune tolerance and how this is related to the development of autoimmunity and tissue transplant rejection.