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Finance – (M.Sc.)
Cardiff University
Cardiff Business School
| Location: | Cardiff / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
| Languages: | English | ||
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This 12-month programme consists of a taught course, running from September to June, and a dissertation which is completed between June and September.
The aim of the first stage is to provide you with a sound theoretical foundation in finance as well as the quantitative and research skills required for a successful career in finance.
The second semester builds heavily on the knowledge and skills acquired during the first semester. In particular, the second semester enables you to either acquire advanced knowledge of both the areas of corporate finance and financial derivatives or to specialise in another area of finance. The second semester is organised in such a way to combine flexibility (via the optional modules) with rigour (via the core modules).
Contents
Autumn Semestero Research Methods in Finance
o Principles of Finance
o Quantitative Methods
o Market Structure and Trading Systems
Spring Semestero Research Topics in Finance
o Empirical Finance
At least one of the following two modules:
o Corporate Finance
o Financial Derivatives
and at most one other module from the following list:
o International Banking
o International Finance
o Mathematical Finance
o Marketing of Financial Services
o Investment and Electronic Trading
o Issues in Islamic Banking and Finance
Dissertation
From June to September you will work on an individual, research-based dissertation under the individual supervision of a faculty member. Support is given from the outset in preparing for the dissertation via a range of first- and second-semester modules, including Research Methods in Finance and Research Topics in Finance.
Assesment
Students are assessed through a range of procedures. These include the completion of individual and group assignments, formal written examinations, the preparation of a research proposal and the completion of a research-based dissertation. Members of the programme team will provide advice on revision and preparation for examinations.
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Applicants are expected to have an excellent first degree from a leading university in a highly analytical discipline such as finance, finance with economics, engineering, or physics and mathematics.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 570 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 230 |
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