Master of Science - Finance / Financial Engineering
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Programme Structure |  |
- MSc programmes require students to complete 30 credit units. In general, each course carries 3 credit units.
- Each programme consists of 8 required core courses (24 credit units) and 2 elective courses (6 credit units).
- In general, students will first take the foundation courses, and then the advanced courses and electives.
- Courses listed below are one-semester courses except for EF5063 "Professional Seminars in Finance", which is a year-long course (3 credit units) that meets 1.5 hours every week in Semesters A and B.
I. Required Core Courses
Table 1. MSc Finance
| Course type | Course code and title | |
| Required Core | Foundation Courses | EF5063 Professional Seminars in Finance |
| EF5042 Corporate Finance | ||
| EF5052 Investments | ||
| EF5070 Financial Econometrics | ||
| EF5050 Derivatives and Risk Management | ||
| Advanced Courses | EF5142 Advanced Corporate Finance | |
| EF5143 International Financial Management | ||
| EF5157 Fixed Income Securities | ||
| Elective | 2 elective courses# | |
Table 2. MSc Financial Engineering
| Course type | Course code and title | |
| Required Core | Foundation Courses | EF5063 Professional Seminars in Finance |
| EF5250 Stochastic Calculus for Finance | ||
| EF5042 Corporate Finance | ||
| EF5052 Investments | ||
| EF5050 Derivatives and Risk Management | ||
| Advanced Courses | EF5157 Fixed Income Securities | |
| EF5210 Option Pricing | ||
| EF5213 Financial Computing | ||
| Elective | 2 elective courses# | |
# Students can choose two elective courses, either two finance electives or one finance elective and one other course offered by the Department or other departments in the College of Business, to suit students' interests and career development needs.
Important Notes
In general, core courses are offered only in Semester A or Semester B. Hence, students should check ahead of time what courses will be offered for the coming academic year to ensure that all the core courses can be completed on time and to meet graduation requirements.
II. Elective Courses
Students can choose two elective courses, either two finance electives or one finance elective and one other course offered by the Department or other departments in the College of Business, to suit students' interests and career development needs.
The College of Business consists of six departments. Each of them offers "consortium courses" in the following areas which are open to all graduate students within the College:
 Accounting |
| Accounting subjects at introductory level are open to our MSc students. Those with solid training in accounting may consider advanced postgraduate courses offered by the Department of Accountancy. For instance, courses in Management Accounting, International Accounting, International Financial Statement Analysis, Auditing and Accounting IS system can be useful for those MSc students working in corporate finance, financial accounting, operational management and auditing. |
| Economics and Finance |
| Advanced courses in Economics, Banking, Finance and Financial Engineering offered by the Department of Economics and Finance can be taken as electives. These advanced courses will enable students to study in depth the subject areas. Students need to note the foundation knowledge required before enrolling in those advanced courses. |
| Information Systems |
| IS courses at introductory level is offered to all MSc students. Financial IT specialists may consider advanced IS courses, such as Decision Support System, IS Security, System Analysis, Business Software Construction, IS System Controls and Audits and etc. |
| Management |
| The Department of Management offers courses in Organizational Behavior, HRM, Strategic Management and Global Management. Interested students may consider these courses to enhance their management expertise. |
| Quantitative Analysis and Actuarial Science |
| Students with strong quantitative background may consider the following quantitative courses: Business Statistics, Multivariate Data Analysis, Data Mining, Business Forecasting, Stochastic Modeling and Simulation, Actuarial Science, and Stochastic Models for Finance and Actuarial Science. The Department of Management Sciences and the Department of Mathematics offer these courses. |
| Services Marketing and Services Management |
| Marketing professionals in the banking and finance sectors may consider the following courses: Services Marketing, Global Marketing, Strategic Marketing, e-Commerce, Customer Relationship Management, Data Mining, Design of Service Systems, Quality Management for Services and Service Operations Management. The Department of Management Sciences, the Department of Marketing and the Department of Information Systems offer the above courses. |
Courses offered by various departments can be accessed from the following website:
https://www.cityu.edu.hk/pg/current/catalogue/catalogue_TP.htm?page=TP/TP_course_index.htm