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Master of Science in Financial Services

Programme	Master of Science in Financial Services 金融服務學理學碩士
Award Title	Master of Science in Financial Services 金融服務學理學碩士
Offering Academic Unit	Department of Economics and Finance
Mode of Study	Combined mode

Normal Period of Study

1 year (full-time)
2 years (part-time/combined mode)

Maximum Period of Study

2.5 years (full-time)
5 years (part-time/combined mode)

Credit Units Required for Graduation

30

Programme Aims

This programme aims to equip students with up-to-date knowledge and essential skills needed in managing various financial service institutions.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon successful completion of this Programme, students should be able to:

Apply corporate finance concepts to value financial institutions and critically assess financial performance;
Apply quantitative models to evaluate the risk and return of investment products in the real world financial markets;
Evaluate the operating risk, credit risk, and market risk of financial institutions and design appropriate and innovative handling strategies; and
Discover and critically evaluate the current regulations in financial services.

Programme Requirements

1. Programme Core Course (24 credit units)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
EF5042	Corporate Finance	3
EF5050	Derivatives and Risk Management	3
EF5052	Investments	3
EF5063	Professional Seminars	3
EF5340	Credit Risk Management	3
EF5342	Monetary and Financial Systems	3
EF5343	Corporate Risk Management Policies	3
EF5370	Mathematics and Statistics for Financial Services	3

2. Programme Electives (6 credit units)

Students need to take 6 credit units either from the programme elective courses listed below or other consortium courses offered by the departments within the College of Business (CB).

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
EF5070	Econometrics	3
EF5142	Advanced Corporate Finance	3
EF5143	International Financial Management	3
EF5157	Fixed Income Securities	3
EF5300	Advanced Personal Finance	3
EF5341	Bank Management in the Global Market	3
	All the consortium courses offered by the Departments within the College of Business (CB)

3. Additional Notes

Nil

Related Links

Department of Economics and Finance