港中文金融打响香港22秋研究生
分类:院校介绍2021-07-24
Master the world of finance
The MSc in Finance offers rigorous training to master financial theories and techniques and develop strong quantitative reasoning, along with the latest technological skills in finance. You can study full-time for 1 year with opportunities to go on exchange and study field trips, or part-time for 2 years. After you graduate, you will be primed for a career in investment banking, commercial and corporate banking, asset management, regulatory bodies, consulting, financial services, accounting and general management.
Relevant and applicable skills
This programme provides a solid foundation in portfolio analysis, credit analysis, risk modelling, structured finance, sales and trading, operations and more. You will receive hands-on training in options, futures, trading strategies and algorithms, arbitrage and high frequency trading.
Practical experience
You will experience real market operations in the Finance Trading Laboratory and learn how to react to market fluctuations with guidance from professional traders at world-renowned financial organisations. The lab has 53 workstations equipped with Bloomberg and Reuters terminals, carrying with real-time data feeds from all major stock exchanges, including those in Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Osaka, New York and Europe.
Prepare for your future
To help you prepare for a rich and rewarding career, we invest significant resources in career support. We give practical workshops on all aspects of the job hunting and application process, as well as comprehensive and personalised career advice and coaching, such as one-to-one or small group mock interviews. We also organise experience sharing and networking sessions with alumni and industry professionals.
Careers after graduation
MSc in Finance graduates are in high demand in Hong Kong and beyond. Our placement office works closely with an impressive and growing list of employers. Our graduates are equipped to take up a wide range of roles, such as portfolio analysis, credit analysis, risk modelling, structured finance, sales and trading, operations and more. They are also suited to roles as graduate or management trainees in general business.
On average, more than 80% of our graduates have found employment within three months upon graduation. Around 80% of these work in the banking and finance industry, with about 60% based in Hong Kong.
Course list
Full-time programme (1 year)
REQUIRED COURSES* (TOTAL 7 COURSES / 21 CREDITS)
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Corporate Financial Reporting
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Advanced Financial Management
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Investment and Portfolio Analysis
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Derivatives Markets
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Economics for Finance Practice
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Capital Markets
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Quantitative Methods in Finance
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Financial Econometrics
*Student is required to select either Quantitative Methods in Finance or Financial Econometrics.
ELECTIVE COURSES (TOTAL 15 CREDITS)
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Corporate Fund-Raising Initiatives in the Chinese Equity Markets
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Fixed-income Securities Analysis
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Cases in Corporate Finance & Investment Practices
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Financial Policy
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**Current Issues in Finance
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**Selected Issues in Finance
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Selected Topics in Finance
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China Finance
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**Machine Learning in Finance
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Venture Capital & Private Equity
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Fundamentals of Financial Trading Strategies
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Advanced Management of Financial Institutions: Financial Information System Management
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Credit & Financing: Flow, Structured and Risk Management
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Foreign Exchange in Theory and Practice
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Law and the Securities Markets
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Finance Field Study
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Quantitative Risk Management
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Bank and Insurance Capital
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Mathematical Financial Modeling and Structured Solutions
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Computational Finance
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Behavioral Finance
**1.5 credits
Part-time programme (2 years)
REQUIRED COURSES (TOTAL 5 COURSES / 15 CREDITS)
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Corporate Financial Reporting
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Advanced Financial Management
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Investment and Portfolio Analysis
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Derivatives Markets
-
Economics for Finance Practice
ELECTIVE COURSES (TOTAL 15 CREDITS)
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Corporate Fund-Raising Initiatives in the Chinese Equity Markets
-
Fixed-income Securities Analysis
-
Mergers and Acquisitions
-
Cases in Corporate Finance & Investment Practices
-
Financial Policy
-
**Current Issues in Finance
-
**Selected Issues in Finance
-
Selected Topics in Finance
-
China Finance
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**Machine Learning in Finance
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Venture Capital & Private Equity
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Fundamentals of Financial Trading Strategies
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Directed Research in Finance
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Capital Markets
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Advanced Management of Financial Institutions: Financial Information System Management
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Credit & Financing: Flow, Structured and Risk Management
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Foreign Exchange in Theory and Practice
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Law and the Securities Markets
-
Quantitative Methods in Finance
-
Finance Field Study
-
Quantitative Risk Management
-
Bank and Insurance Capital
-
Mathematical Financial Modeling and Structured Solutions
-
Computational Finance
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Financial Econometrics
-
Behavioral Finance
**1.5 credits
Other elective courses
You may take up to 3-credits-worth of courses offered by the Master of Accountancy programme and other Master of Science programmes of the Faculty of Business Administration, subject to approval by Programme Directors.
