MSc in Finance - DCU Business School (2024)

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MSc in Finance: What You Need to Know

The MSc in Finance is a one-year Master’s programme providing a leading European finance education, a high degree of flexibility in your learning experience and modern industry-relevant specialisms. This programme is structured to provide an intake in January and September.

Our September intake programme is structured as a core learning first semester, followed by two specialist streams in the second semester and the completion of a dissertation. The two streams are Capital Markets and Sustainable Innovative Finance. Through these streams and excellent practical and research-informed core learning, we allow you to specialize in a manner that reflects your interests and career aspirations.

Candidates apply for admission to the MSc in Finance (September intake – Common Entry) which provides a common pathway into two specialised streams. At the end of the first semester, with the help and advice of faculty, each student will choose which stream to take.

Our January intake programme is structured as a core learning first semester with three compulsory modules and two optional modules to choose from – Financial Risk Management, Financial Technology and Innovation and Sustainable Finance. This is followed by three taught modules in Semester 2, beginning in September, and the Dissertation module running across summer and Semester 2.

The modules taught in this programme provide excellent practical and research-informed core learning. We allow you to take up optional modules in a manner that reflects your interests and career aspirations. We offer an ideal path for graduates of business and economics degrees and qualifying non-specialists who wish to undertake a career in finance by obtaining a leading European postgraduate qualification.

Ranked 1st in Ireland and 49th Worldwide in the category of Financial Markets

“The MSc in Finance had the ideal blend of analysis and theory while also keeping students up to date on thefast paced, ever changing finance industry. The course is very challenging, however, I have managed to find my ideal job, and I would not be in my current position without the qualification.”

Shane O’Doherty, Business Development Manager, Aberdeen Standard Investments, MSc in Finance Graduate.

DCU Business School is ranked in the top 95 Business Schools in Europe in the 2022 Financial Times Ranking, one of only three Irish Business Schools to achieve this ranking. The Financial Times Ranking for Business Schools is one of the most highly acknowledged and widely cited authorities on quality and performance of institutions globally.

“GARP is pleased to have Dublin City University part of the GARP Partnership for Risk Education. The MSc in Finance offered by the DCU Business School is a strong program that provides its students with a firm grounding in quantitative and financial analysis. Students who attain this degree should find themselves well prepared for the rigours of the FRM certification program and ready to embark on a career in the global risk management profession.”

William May, Senior Vice President – Global Head of Certifications and Educational Programs, GARP

“The Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) is delighted to partner with Dublin City University in their mission to educate leaders and professionals for the global marketplace. Through CFI’s Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA)® program, students gain practical experience in financial analysis and building best-in-class financial models by applying financial and accounting concepts. These models are the most important decision-making tools in the finance sector today. FMVA graduates gain practical skills valuable for rewarding career paths in financial services and beyond.”

Duncan McKeen – Executive Vice President, The Corporate Finance Institute

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This one-year Masters programme is designed to produce the kind of professionals in greatest demand in the financial industry. It does so by fostering analytical and decision-making skills and helping you build a set of rigorous competences in financial subjects. You will be exposed to first-class specialist education in financial subjects, develop your quantitative skills, and have the opportunity to learn the latest econometrics and data analysis techniques, which are becoming extremely important for a successful career in the financial industry.

More specifically:

Capital Marketsmodulesare designed to equip graduates for challenging but rewarding careers at the forefront of the financial industry, especially in investment banking, asset management and corporate finance. It does so by fostering analytical and decision-making skills and helping students build a set of rigorous competencies in financial subjects. Studentswill be exposed to first-class specialist education in investment analysis and treasury and investment management;

Similarly, the Sustainable and Innovative Finance modules are designed to equip graduates to enter the most contemporary career opportunities in Fintech and Sustainability. With the implementation of financial innovation and technological solutions, fintech space is quickly catching up with every financial institution, be it investment banks, asset management firms, market dealing or technology solutions providers. Students with their climate/sustainability risk modelling, ESG investment and sustainable portfolio management skills acquired through this stream also find career opportunities in sustainable and green finance areas.

The keyaims of the overall program are to:

• Help you to understand the functioning of capital markets and financial choices made by firms by exploring the latest thinking in financial economics, with special emphasis on portfolio theory, asset pricing, corporate finance;
• Develop your mastery of techniques and methods of analysis useful to solve financial problems, with special emphasis on the challenges faced in the current economy. Ultimately, the objective is to prepare you to become effective decision-makers in the financial industry, equipping you for high-level rewarding careers across the spectrum of the financial sector.

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This programme is designed to prepare ambitious students for the challenges and rewarding career opportunities in the financial services industry. You will be equipped for a career in financial markets and institutions, especially in investment banking and asset management, or in the risk management and corporate finance functions of corporations, as well as regulatory bodies and government offices dealing with the financial industry.

Recent graduates are employed by major financial institutions including UBS, Standard & Poor’s, Royal Bank of Scotland, KPMG, PwC, Boston Scientific, Commerzbank, AIB, Bank of Ireland, Goodbody Stockbrokers, Davy, Geneva Trading, Mercer, Nestle, Citco Fund Services, Standard Life and BNY Mellon.

Applications for entry to this course can be made here. Please ensure to place the relevant course code for either January (DC558) or September (DC511).

General Entry Requirements

For admission to the M.Sc. in Finance candidates must hold –

A 2.1 Honours degree in a Business discipline, or equivalent international qualification

OR

A 2.1 Honours degree in a relevant non-business discipline eg. Engineering, Physics, Maths, or Computer Science or equivalent international qualification.

Applicants who have achieved a 2.2 Honours degree may still obtain a place. This will depend on availability of places and on obtaining high grades in relevant modules on their undergraduate programme.

International candidates who are non-native speakers of English must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language. More information about English language requirements for DCU Business School can be found here.

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