Master of Finance

Course Overview

Course Details

What you will be learning:

This programme is specifically designed to provide:

• A solid in-depth knowledge in the theory and practice of decision making needed to face the challenges in the financial world of today.
• An understanding of the demanding financial environment and its key areas at a global level.
• Specialised financial knowledge and tools to move from theory to real-world applications needed for a graduate to be on the forefront of the financial world.
• FinTech knowledge and technical skill relevant to Finance.
  
• The Benefits of the Programme

On successful completion of this programme, you will be able to :

• Have an in-depth understanding concerning principles of the financial workings and also the application of such understanding in using those financial assets to the world of business and investment.
• Understand and apply advanced concepts of finance and investment and extend the knowledge of the finance discipline into more specialised areas.
• Have the ability to integrate knowledge, handle complexity and formulate judgments with incomplete or information including reflection on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
• Communicate clearly and unambiguously the conclusions and the knowledge and rationale underpinning them, to specialist and non-specialist audience. Apply qualitative and quantitative techniques in analysing and evaluating financial and investment problems.
• Use information technology, such as word processing, databases, the web and econometric packages to download and analyse financial and economic data.
• Conduct independent research and solve multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary questions in a professional field on an academic, higher education level.
• Put plans into action with the experience learned from the successful entrepreneurs and a solid understanding of the realities of a business especially in financial or investment related areas.

Dual Degree Programme

Students who are under Bachelor’s Degree Programme will have the option to opt-in for the APU-DMU Dual Degree Scheme. Under this Scheme, students will receive 2 Degree Certificates & Transcripts upon graduation: 1 from Asia Pacific University (APU), Malaysia and 1 from De Montfort University (DMU), UK.

Admission requirements :

please contact our educational consultants or submit your application for Admission assessment.

Fee Structure

Curriculum

Modules & Project

This programme comprises 10 coursework modules (including Research Methodology module) and a Project.

Modules

• Quantitative Methods for Decision Making
• Securities, Futures and Options
• Financial Regulation and Regulatory Policy
• Financial Markets and Institutions
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Fixed Income and Equity Investment
• International Finance
• Investment and Portfolio Management
• Research Methodology
• Project

Project

You will be expected to conduct effective research in relation to Finance for both academic and industry purposes. Project will provide you an opportunity to study a topic related to Finance in the form of a written report. You are required to develop your chosen research study by conducting literature reviews, engaging with research methodology, developing skills in data collection and analysis. At the end of the study, you will produce and present a report conforming to the conventions of academic writing.