ifs School of Finance Launches Masters Degree in Banking

ifs School of Finance Launches Masters Degree in Banking PR Newswire LONDON, May 31, 2012 LONDON, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- City heavyweights join lecturing faculty Leading not-for profit financial educational provider the ifs School of Finance has launched a full-time Masters degree in Banking Practice and Management to be delivered at its City of London campus from September. The new MSc programme is designed for aspiring financial services professionals from around the world and brings together an impressive collection of practitioner lecturers including Professor Moorad Choudhry, Treasurer, Corporate Banking Division at The Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Graham Flower, former Head of Customer Propositions and Marketing at HSBC. The Masters programme will offer its alumni the highly sought-after ifs Chartered Fellowship status which represents the pinnacle of academic and professional achievement in the field of financial services. Only Masters alumni with at least three years' relevant professional experience can hold the coveted Chartered Fellowship designation*. Professor Choudhry said: "It's not often a postgraduate qualification is developed with every aspect of approach and content designed on a bespoke basis, especially in the field of banking and finance. It is a tremendous pleasure and privilege for me to be working with the ifs School of Finance on this splendid new programme.