Portfolio Management (765N1)
15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)
Spring and summer teaching
On this module, you’ll explore the principles and practice of portfolio management. Through this, you’ll prepare for a future in the investment and fund-management industry.
In small teams, you’ll design and implement an investment portfolio. You’ll analyse its performance and present your findings in a professional report to a simulated client panel. Through this, you’ll develop skills essential for portfolio management – including teamwork, communication and critical analysis.
You’ll cover:
- the theory of asset allocation and portfolio construction
- practical implementation using programming tools including Python and AI-based methods
- passive and active investment strategies
- mean-variance analysis
- portfolio optimisation
- performance evaluation
- the design of specialised strategies used by hedge funds.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.
We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
Courses
This module is offered on the following courses: