Faculty of Social Sciences

Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management

Postgraduate Programmes

Investments and Wealth Management (ONLINE)

Investments and Wealth Management (ONLINE)

About the Programme

Launch a lucrative career with an MSc. degree in Investments and Wealth Management! Build the skill set needed to become qualified tax planners and wealth managers, irrespective of where you are in the world. Develop a sound understanding of local and international financial markets and use that knowledge to successfully navigate investment decisions for your company/clients.  

What Will I Study?

  • How to identify and capitalise on trends and opportunities for investment in local and international markets.
  • Techniques for performing sound financial analysis and modelling.
  • Sound techniques for managing risk and investments.
  • Real time stock market and investment data using Bloomberg – an analytics and trading tool. Bloomberg is a gateway to practical, real-time investment experience. 

Research

Our Faculty conducts research in a wide cross-section of areas related to Accounting, Finance and Investments. These areas include ethics, taxation and accounting information systems. 
 
Professor C. Justin Robinson has published extensively on banking, finance and investments in the emerging market context. His research included investigations on stock price behaviour, dividend policy and monetary integration in the Caribbean. Professor Robinson also serves on the Board of Directors for the Central Bank of Barbados.

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities include:

  • Investment Analyst
  • Corporate Tax Manager/Administrator
  • Investment Banker
  • Financial Manager
  • Financial Advisor
  • Corporate Banker
  • Wealth Manager
  • Portfolio Analyst

Apply now if these career paths interest you!

We accept applications from November 1 to June 30. However, expressions of interest are accepted throughout the year.

Additional Information

The MSc. Investments and Wealth Management is not offered at any of the other UWI campuses and will be the only one of its kind offered in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.

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At a Glance

  • Degree Level: Postgraduate
  • Qualification: MSc
  • Duration: 12 mths full time; 24 mths part time (Maximum of 4 years)

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Programme Details

Some of the courses you will cover are:

  1. Corporate Tax Planning and Management
  2. Corporate Finance
  3. Corporate Tax Planning and Management
  4. Equity and Fixed Income Securities
  5. Corporate Restructuring
  6. Alternative Investments
  7. Derivatives

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Our tuition is internationally competitive and we offer scholarships, financial aid and payment plans to make university education available to our students. Please click here for details on financing options.  

Programme Fees (as at August 2023)  = BDS $ 30,000. 
Please note that fees may be adjusted for academic year 2023-2024. 

For Degreed Applicants

A Bachelor’s degree from a university or college acceptable to the University of the West Indies, with at least Lower Second Class Honours.

Students with 'Pass' degrees will be considered on the following conditions:

(a) they are currently working in the field, or have adequate work experience, and
(b) they are successful at an interview conducted by the Entrance Committee within the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management.

Two letters of recommendation.
 
For Non-Degreed Applicants
 
Many individuals working in Finance/Investments have expressed a desire to obtain advanced training. While these individuals have many years of practical experience, they tend to hold mainly certificates, diplomas or other professional designations related to their job. It is expected that the number of students entering the programme through this route will be restricted to a maximum of 25 percent of the cohort in any given year. The entry criteria for these students would therefore be:
 

  1. Technical certificates, diplomas or professional designations that can be assessed by the University of the West Indies.
  2. At least five years’ experience in a related field at a Supervisory or higher level.
  3. A successful interview conducted by a selected panel determined by the Campus Committee on Graduate Studies and the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management.
  4. Two strong letters of recommendation.