Cork University Business School at UCC
MSc Finance (Corporate Finance)
Cork, Ireland
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 19,700 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
* EU closing date: rolling deadline | Non-EU closing date: open until all places have been filled or no later than 30 June
** Non-EU fee | EU fee: €10,800
Key Summary
About: MSc Finance (Corporate Finance) at Cork University Business School (CUBS), University College Cork trains graduates for corporate finance. The one-year programme develops analytical skills, includes a research skills module, and concludes with a Corporate Finance Research Project or Corporate Internship. Developed with industry, the course has strong alumni and employer links supporting practical learning in corporate finance, investment banking, and venture capital.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter investment banking, corporate advisory, venture capital, consultancy, regulation, and corporate finance; roles include financial analyst, M&A analyst, corporate finance associate, venture analyst, regulatory analyst. The school builds recruiter links in Dublin, London, Munster.
The objective of our MSc Finance (Corporate Finance) at UCC is to produce graduates who can contribute immediately to the corporate finance industry. As a participant in the course, you will focus on developing your analytical and professional skills, culminating in either a corporate finance project or a corporate internship.
Our course has been designed in conjunction with an industry course board to ensure it meets the corporate finance skills needs of employers. Upon completion of MSc Finance (Corporate Finance), you can expect to have excellent career prospects with business advisory, consultancy, corporate investment banking, and venture capital firms.
The quality of the program is demonstrated by its winning the Postgraduate Course of the Year in Business, Finance & Management in 2017.
Why Choose this Course
The objective of this MSc Finance (Corporate Finance) program is to produce graduates who can contribute immediately to the corporate finance industry. There are many reasons to choose this unique course, including the following:
- It is a one-year course
- The course has been running since 2009 and has a strong alumnus in Ireland and globally who understand the quality of the course, Graduates
- You will gain excellent employment prospects on completion of the course
- The course is developed and delivered in conjunction with industry
- You will benefit from a deep corporate finance syllabus
- A business research skills module is included
- You will produce a Corporate Finance Research Project or gain experience in a Corporate Internship
- Throughout the program, we will focus on enhancing your analytical skills and personal development
The Professional Development module provides students with additional training in industry-relevant skills: this ranges from presentation skills to Excel training. There is a strong focus on teamwork and several modules have elements with team projects/assessments.
In the third semester, students have the choice to complete either a corporate finance project or a corporate internship. For the internship opportunity, students have to go through a competitive recruitment process, including interviews with employers. In the project, students work under the supervision of an academic mentor while the corporate internship option allows students to explore their career options to make informed career choices.
This program has been accepted into the CFA Institute University Recognition Programme and the CAIA® Academic Partner Programme and carries ACCA exemptions.
The CAIA academic partnership is granted to institutions that cover at least 60% of the entire CAIA curriculum as represented by the Core Knowledge Outline (CKO).
ACCA recognizes this MSc for accreditation. Upon graduation, students have exemptions from the following ACCA examinations: Accountant in Business (AB), Management Accounting (MA), Financial Accounting (FA), and depending on module selection Financial Management (FM).
The program is taken in two parts:
- Part I consists of a combination of examinations and coursework in a set of specified taught modules to the value of 60 credits.
- Part II consists of a Research Project or a Corporate Internship to the value of 30 credits. In total students take 90 credits as follows:
Part I
- AC6101 International Project Finance
- AC6102 Investments
- AC6103 Capital Markets
- AC6105 Risk Management in International Financial Institutions
- AC6106 Corporate Restructuring
- AC6108 Venture Capital and Private Equity
- AC6113 Financial Analysis and Forecasting
- AC6412 Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility for International Firms
- FI6001 Treasury Risk Management
- FI6002 Regulation and Compliance in Capital Markets
- FI6005 Equity Valuation
- FI6006 Professional Development
And either
- AC6108 Venture Capital and Private Equity (5 Credits) Or
- AC6030 Python and Machine Learning for Finance
Part II
- AC6128 Research Project or
- AC6129 Corporate Internship
Integrated Research Project/Corporate Internship
The final element of the course takes place in the summer term. Students have the choice of completing an integrated research project or an internship.
- In the research project, you have the opportunity to work in a team made up of your classmates, under the supervision of an academic mentor on a corporate finance issue. This project allows you to hone your analytical and professional skills.
- If you choose the internship option, you will learn to apply your knowledge of finance in a work context, allowing you to learn through practice and develop your critical writing and thinking skills by using the corporate internship as a site of inquiry, research, and reflection. Students will undertake an internship with a relevant company in an area appropriate to the program. To secure an internship place, students go through a competitive recruitment process, including interviews with employers
The course prepares you for careers in investment banking, large corporations, and business advisory firms. Graduates of the course will also enter careers in regulation, venture capital, and consultancy.
All the top international and national companies recruit students from UCC. The course management team spends a lot of time developing links with the top international companies with a particular focus both on Dublin and London and beyond.
Recognising that not all our graduates are interested in pursuing careers abroad or in Dublin we also actively foster relationships with the local business community in Munster.