University of Nottingham Ningbo China
MSc, Finance and Investment
MasterCourse overview
The degree is suitable for those seeking positions in the finance and investment industry. The programme is based around the three main markets of investment activities - equity markets, fixed income markets, and derivative markets. The course contents are led by cutting-edge academic research and practice-based case studies that focus on both domestic and international financial markets.
Participants in the MSc Finance and Investment programme can also use the dissertation component to concentrate in-depth on a finance and investment topic according to individual interests and career requirements.
Special features
- World top 10 MSc in Finance programme by Times Higher Education and Wall Street Journal rank (2018); Top 35 world's best postgraduate finance programmes by the Financial Times (Financial Times Msc in Finance Ranking, 2013);
- MSc Finance and Investment has been accepted into the CFA Institute University Affiliation Programme. The curriculum of our programme incorporates a significant portion of the CFA Programme Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK), is closely tied to the practice of investment management, and is helpful to students preparing for the CFA Programme exams.
- The programme is equipped with world-class financial laboratory and databases, including the Block Chain Laboratory, Centre for Inclusive Finance, Financial Markets and Technology Centre, the Bloomberg database, and WIND database.
Course structure
The structure of the MSc in Finance and Investment programme is modular, with individual modules each having weighting of 20 credits.
One credit represents 10 hours of student work, meaning that a 20 credit module represents 200 hours of study including formal teaching, independent study, revision, and the preparation of assessments.
The MSc degree requires the successful completion of 180 credits, 120 of which are taught modules, and 60 credits a finance related dissertation.
All students undertake core modules relating to finance. The remaining modules offer a choice of electives that allow the student to focus upon advanced finance and management modules that are most closely associated with his/her career aspirations.
Year 1
Compulsory
Students must take all modules in this group.
BUSI4528 Quantitative Research Methods for Finance and Investment (20 Credits) Autumn
BUSI4535 Capital Market Analysis (20 Credits) Autumn
BUSI4543 Corporate Finance (20 Credits) Autumn
BUSI4304 Finance & Investment Dissertation (60 Credits) Summer
BUSI4536 Derivative Investment (20 Credits) Spring
BUSI4537 Fixed Interest Investment (20 Credits) Spring
Optional
Students must take 20 credits from this group
BUSI4548 Project Management (10 Credits) Autumn
BUSI4586 Principles of Banking (10 Credits) Autumn
BUSI4534 Financial Reporting (10 Credits) Spring
FinTech (to be approved) (10 Credits) Spring
BUSI4547 E-Business (10 Credits) Spring
BUSI4549 Strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility (10 Credits) Spring
Careers and further study
Graduates will have the opportunity to work in mainstream finance and investment industries such as banking, securities, futures, insurance, public/ private equity, accounting firms, and asset appraisal. They can also enter enterprises or government sectors and engage in areas such as corporate finance, investment and financing, government guidance fund, or financial accounting.
According to the latest Careers and Employability Annual Report, 92.4% of graduates in the MSc Finance and Investment programme head to work directly, the most of them work for banks and securities companies.
Qualifications:
1. High school graduate and above.
2. Non-Chinese citizens who hold a foreign passport and comply with the relevant regulations set by the “Document No. 12 (2020) of Ministry of Education of the PRC.".
(http://www.moe.gov.cn/srcsite/A20/moe_850/202006/t20200609_464159.html)
3. Physically and mentally healthy.
4. Applicants under 18 years old (Per September 1st) should provide a letter of guarantee for their guardian in China (notarization required).
Application Documents:
1. Passport: Please scan your passport ID page. If there is any additional or change of the name, please also provide the endorsement page.(bit.ly/ContohPassport) (bit.ly/ContohEndorsement)
2. Recent photo, with the following format: Recent full-faced photo (the head occupies 70% of the size of the photo); the aspect ratio is 4:3; white background without borders; the size must be between 100-500KB (*.jpg,*.jpeg). (bit.ly/Contoh_Photo)
3. Language Certificates
- For English-Taught program: IELTS with an overall score of 5.5-6.5 or TOEFL IBT 85 (subject to each university)
- For Chinese-Taught program: HSK 4-6 (level and minimum score are subject to each major and university)
4. High school diploma (for bachelor degree applicants) and Bachelor or Master diploma (for master and doctoral degree applicants), students who hasn’t graduated should provide an official statement from high school or university as a guarantee of the graduation date (Pre-Graduation Statement). (bit.ly/PreGraduationLetter) (bit.ly/PreGraduationLetter2)
5. High school transcripts (for bachelor degree applicants) and university transcripts (for master and doctoral degree applicants), page sorted from first semester to last or latest semester in one PDF file. Please contact your school to get ‘1 sheet’ kinds of transcripts. (bit.ly/ContohOnePageTranscript)
6. 2 (two) recommendation letters from your teachers in high school (for bachelor degree applicants) and two university professors (for master and doctoral degree applicants) along with letterhead, stamp from the school, and sign. Please also include the email and phone number of the recommenders.
7. Study Plan / Personal Statement, approximately 800 words (English/Mandarin) and must be signed with a clear name. You could check general personal statement points grid here (bit.ly/PoinPersonalStatement)
8. Additional requirements that apply vary from university to university, for example:
- Entrance Examination / Interview.
- Financial Statement (from Bank). (bit.ly/ContohFinancialCertificateProof)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV), you can check the sample or simply look up on google (bit.ly/Contoh_CurriculumVitae_CV)
- Certificate of Non-Criminal Record Report(SKCK) from the Local Indonesian Police. (bit.ly/ContohSKCK)
- Foreigner Physical Examination Form (Medical Check-up Report). (bit.ly/SayaratPengisianForm) (bit.ly/PhysicalExaminationForm)
Note:
- Documents number 4-6 above, MUST be translated into English / Mandarin by the school or a sworn translator, and need to be legalized.
- Please neatly SCAN each file in pdf format, the size must not be more than 1 MB (except the recent photo must comply with the requirements above), then upload everything into the system (www.greatwall.co.id).