MSc in Finance

University College Dublin (UCD)

The MSc in Finance is designed to give you advanced specialist knowledge and a practical understanding of finance theory and practice relevant to the financial services industry. The programme is suitable for graduates with an educational track record in business, economics, finance or any degree with a significant quantitative element.You will acquire the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as the skills required for a career in the financial services industry - in investment banks, commercial banks, fund management, insurance companies, securitisation and trading houses, stock brokers, and in finance divisions of firms in other industries.The focus on empirical and theoretical finance research nurtures the desire to conduct independent research beyond completion of the programme, enabling graduates to remain up-to-date with changes in international financial markets.The MSc in Finance receives special recognition from the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute CFA. As our programme contains at least 70 percent of the CFA body of knowledge, you will benefit from a head start towards the internationally recognised CFA qualification.12 Months

UCD College of Business