P04
MSc Finance
理學碩士(金融學)
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Year of Entry

2026

Application Deadline

20250916T020000Z
20260430T155900Z
9/16/2025 02:00:00 4/30/2026 15:59:00 4/30/2026 15:59:00

Mode of Study

Combined †

Mode of Funding

Non-government-funded

Indicative Intake Target

200

Minimum No. of Credits Required

30

Class Schedule

Weekday daytime or evenings; and Saturdays

Normal Study Period

Full-time: 1 year
Part-time/Combined mode: 2 years

Maximum Study Period

Full-time: 2.5 years
Part-time/Combined mode: 5 years

Mode of Processing

Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Review of applications will start before the deadline and continue until all places are filled. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.

Programme Website

Tuition Fee

Programme Leader
Prof Tao Li
BSc(Fudan), PhD(Washington University in St. Louis)
General Enquiries
EF Postgraduate Office
+852 3442 9583

Programme Outlines

  • Programme Aims and Objectives

  • Entrance Requirements

  • Course Description

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Outline
Programme Aims and Objectives

The programme aims at providing students with advanced knowledge in financial management including financing & investment strategies and risk management.

Entrance Requirements

Applicants must:

  • hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university; and
  • preferably possess more than 1 year of work experience in the industry.

Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is NOT English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:

  • a score of 79 (Internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)@#; or
  • an overall band score of 6.0 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS)@##; or
  • a score 490 in the new College English Test (CET-6) of Chinese mainland; or
  • other equivalent qualifications.

@ TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within the two years preceding the start of the University's application period. 'TOEFL iBT Home Edition', 'TOEFL MyBest Score', 'IELTS Indicator', 'IELTS One Skill Retake' and 'IELTS Online' are not acceptable.

# Applicants are required to arrange with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send their TOEFL results directly to the University. The TOEFL institution code for CityUHK is 3401. 

## Applicants are required to arrange for sending their IELTS result(s) via the IELTS Results Service e-delivery to the University. Please note that applicants with an overall band score of 6.0 will be required to pass an interview for English proficiency conducted by the concerned academic unit. Interviews for other applicants may not be required.

Course Description

Core Courses

Students are required to take 8 required core courses (total 24 credit units).

  • Corporate Finance
  • Derivatives and Risk Management
  • Financial Econometrics
  • Investments
  • Professional Seminars in Finance
  • Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Fixed Income Securities
  • International Financial Management

Electives

Students can choose 2 electives (total 6 credit units) from the list below:

  • Asset Management and Hedge Fund Strategies
  • Credit Risk Management
  • Financial Computing
  • Financial Systems, Markets and Instruments
  • Fintech and AI in Finance
  • Option Pricing
  • Stochastic Calculus for Finance
  • Sustainable Finance
  • An elective in the following disciplines offered by the departments of the College of Business to suit students’ interests and career development needs: Accounting, Decision analytics and Operations, Economics and Finance, Information Systems, Management, and Marketing
† Combined mode: Local students taking programmes in combined mode can attend full-time (12-18 credit units per semester) or part-time (no more than 11 credit units per semester) study in different semesters without seeking approval from the University. For non-local students, they will be admitted to these programmes for either full-time or part-time studies. Non-local students must maintain the required credit load for their full-time or part-time studies and any changes will require approval from the University.