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Master of Science in FinanceMaster of Science in Financial Engineering
* Students can choose two elective courses (either two finance electives or one finance elective with one other course offered by our Department or other various departments in the College of Business, which suits students' interests and career development needs).
City University of Hong Kong has gained reputation in the following areas:• Ranked 52nd in the QS World University Rankings 2020• Ranked 4th in the top 50 universities under 50 years of age in the
QS World University Rankings 2020• Ranked 15th in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings
2019• Ranked 5th in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings
2019• College of Business ranked 38th (in the world) / 4th (in Asia) in the UT
Dallas Top 100 Worldwide Business School Rankings based on research contributions 2014-2018
• College of Business ranked 48th (in the world) / 11th (in Asia) in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 — Business & Management Studies
• College of Business ranked 67th (in the world) / 4th (in Asia) in Economics and Business in the Best Global Universities Rankings by US News & World Report 2019
Programme Features• Advanced knowledge in financial management including financing
and investment strategies• Rigorous training in risk management • Strong academic support from a team of professors with cutting-
edge knowledge and practitioners with substantial industry experience
• Professional seminars held regularly where practitioners share their professional experience and their views on hot issues in the markets
• A number of elective choices in order to meet students’ interests and career development needs
• Within 12 months to be completed via full-time study
• College of Business achieved accreditation from AACSB International and EQUIS
• College of Business attained Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma• No. 6 (in Asia) / No. 44 (in the world) in Finance
(The ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019)• No. 2 (in Asia) / No. 25 (in the world) in Finance (The Arizona State
University Finance Research Rankings, based on publications in the top 4 Finance Journals 2011)
• No. 3 (in Asia) / No. 47 (in the world) in Finance (The Arizona State University Finance Research Rankings, based on publications in the top 4 Finance Journals 2010-2016)
• 2014 Hong Kong Government Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) results: 19% of finance publications are rated “world leading” (“4 stars” as the highest performance); the 3rd highest percentage in Hong Kong in the area of finance
Curriculum■ MSc Finance
Total: 30 credit units (10 courses - 8 core and 2 elective courses): • Investments • Corporate Finance • Derivatives and Risk Management • Fixed Income Securities • Financial Econometrics • International Financial Management • Advanced Corporate Finance • Professional Seminars in Finance • 2 elective courses*
■ MSc Financial Engineering Total: 30 credit units (10 courses - 8 core and 2 elective courses): • Investments • Corporate Finance • Derivatives and Risk Management • Fixed Income Securities • Stochastic Calculus for Finance • Option Pricing • Spreadsheet Modeling in Finance • Professional Seminars in Finance • 2 elective courses*
Printed in Sep 2019
We sincerely invite outstanding university graduates and financial professionals to apply for the above programmes. Applicants who have a good academic record in a non-finance major are also welcome.
We sincerely invite outstanding university graduates and financial professionals to apply for the above programmes. Applicants who have a good academic record in a non-finance major are also welcome.
Department of Economics and Finance, City University of Hong KongFor admission application details of 2020 entry,
please refer to the programme website: www.cb.cityu.edu.hk/ef/mscEmail: [email protected]