Master of Finance
Shenzhen, China
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
Program Highlights
- The Finance program provides specialist training in finance for international students. The master's degree in the finance program focuses on a core curriculum in financial theory and applications.
- This is a two-year, full-time program in which international students learn alongside Chinese peers in an environment of cross-cultural dialogue.
- All courses are instructed exclusively in English, as is all academic support provided by faculty, TAs, and staff members.
- The faculty members of this program have earned their Ph.D. degrees from top-ranked universities over the world.
UK Program
Presently, PHBS offers a cross-border master's program in Finance. Students admitted into the programs will study one year on the PHBS UK Campus and another year on the PHBS Shenzhen campus. This program provides specialist training in finance, modern financial theories, application, and methodologies. Finance students also have the comfort of knowing that PHBS Master of Finance courses are recognized by the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program for preparing students for the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) exams.
It aims to develop in student’s solid theoretical knowledge in management as well as the ability to carry out research in related concentrations. It also aims to prepare students with cutting-edge expertise in corporate management, and the ability to provide solutions to practical business issues by applying managerial theories. It provides hard and soft skills required to turn students into innovative global management leaders in a wide range of sectors and careers.
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Curriculum
The Finance program curriculum is very quantitative-based and therefore requires students to have a very high level of mathematical skills. It is recommended that students who apply for this program have an undergraduate degree in a related or quantitative field such as economics, finance, mathematics, and engineering.
To obtain a Master of Finance degree from Peking University HSBC Business School, students are required to fulfill 54 credits in 18 courses, including 14 required courses, 4 elective courses (minimum of 3 major elective courses and up to 1 non-major elective courses), complete 2 required courses that do not count for credit (Graduate Thesis Seminars and Outdoor Leadership Training Program) and complete a Master’s thesis and pass a thesis defence.
General Prerequisite
- Chinese I (Chinese II prerequisite)
- Chinese II (Business Chinese prerequisite)
General Required
- Graduate Thesis Seminar
- Outdoor Leadership Training Program
- Master’s Thesis and Defense
Major Required
- Microeconomics
- Microeconomics
- Applied Econometrics
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Markets
- Investments
- Corporate Finance
- Introduction to Chinese Economy
- Business Chinese I
- Business Chinese II
- Independent Study of China
- Business Ethics and Research Methodology
- Writing in English
- Business Mathematics
Major Elective
- 3 courses
Non-Major Elective
- 1 course