UK-China Master of Finance

This course aims to provide our students with the opportunity to undergo a comprehensive and rigorous study in current financial theories, financial markets, investment banking, and digital technologies. In addition to an MA in Finance, this course is duly recognized by the Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) and it would aid students in their future preparations for undertaking the CFA examination.

As the MA in Finance is a two-year cross-border program, our students will spend their first year, studying on our campus on Boars Hill in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, and in their second year, our students will undergo their studies on our campus in Shenzhen, China. Our students will study in a world-class university, in two countries, with internationally renowned academics. At the end of their studies, they will be equipped with critical and practical problem-solving skills in finance which will make them extremely competitive and well sought after in the world of banking and finance.

Our campuses are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. Furthermore, to enable our students to obtain the most current and up-to-date knowledge and skills, our students will study with academics who are forefront in their research in finance. Our students will also study the latest in-demand topics in finance like Fintech, Blockchain, Big Data Science, and AI Analytics which are extremely useful in business applications.

Since opening up to foreign trade and investment and implementing free-market reforms in 1979, China has been among the world's fastest-growing economies, with real annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth averaging 9.5% through 2018, a pace described by the World Bank as “the fastest sustained expansion by a major economy in history. Thus, with the one-year study in China, this MA in Finance program provides our students with the stellar opportunity and advantage to develop an in-depth understanding of the workings of Chinese businesses, the Chinese economy, and its financial industry. Furthermore, it will also allow our students highly sought-after access to employment and entrepreneurship in the region.

Academic excellence: This course is designed and delivered by faculty members who had received their Ph.D. from top universities in the world. Our finance research department is distinctive and it draws upon the expertise from worldwide forefront research hubs in finance.