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The Cass advantage Located in the heart of the City of London, one of the world’s great financial centres, Cass Business School is home to one of the largest finance faculties in Europe. Studying for your Masters here means being part of a global network of Cass students, alumni and partners, and ideally positioned to embark on the next exciting stage of your career journey.
About the course A Masters in Finance from Cass has the potential to open up global career opportunities for flexible high-calibre students. That’s because Cass is among the world’s most respected business schools, meeting the needs of employers with a unique blend of theory and practice.
The course is designed to fit your career aspirations, by allowing you a choice of specialist financial core modules in Term two. We modify and refine module contents regularly to reflect the most up- to-date industry practices.
Our professors and lecturers will inspire you with their industry knowledge gained from many years working in the financial services sector, and also their active research in the field of finance.
Scholarships Each year, the School makes funds available for scholarships to outstanding students.
Careers During your time at Cass, you will have access to a dedicated Relationship Manager who will share their knowledge and expertise with you. We also offer company presentations, careers fairs, workshops and online resources to help you devise your own career strategy.
The Cass MSc provides excellent opportunities to make contacts within the City of London, and recent graduates have progressed into a variety of roles in areas such as fund management, banking and corporate finance.
Examples of where recent graduates from the MSc in Finance are working:*
- Nomura – Fixed Income Division, Structured sales Analyst – UK
- Lazard Asset management – Institutional Sales/ Relationship Management, Associate – Germany
- PwC – Valuations and Strategy, Analyst – India
- Renaissance capital – Investment Banking, Analyst – Russia
- Enterprise Performance Management,
- Analyst – UK.
The Cass MSc in Finance
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Disclaimer:
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to change. Cass Business School accepts no liability for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions, however caused. Published February 2015.
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Masters is a specialist
programme which is
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Tuition fees
GMAT average*
- students who supplied GMAT score for Finance courses
Full-time Induction (two weeks)
Term one
- Corporate finance and valuation
- Financial reporting
- Statistics in finance
- Theory of finance
- Research methods for finance professionals.
Term two
- Asset management
- Derivatives & risk management.
Choose two of the following:
- Advanced corporate finance
- International finance
- Fixed income.
Term three Route 1
- Business research project + one elective
Route 2
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Trading and market microstructure
Example of previous electives appropriate for this course:*
- Islamic finance
- Advanced financial analysis
- Corporate restructuring
- Entrepreneurial finance
- Fixed income securities and derivatives
- Forecasting financial markets
- Raising equity capital
- Risk management
- Security analysis.
- Subject to availability and pre-requisites
Standard entry requirements Bachelors degree: UK 2.1 or above, or the equivalent from an overseas institution. Some level of previous study in finance or quantitative methods is preferred.
English requirements: An IELTS score of 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in the writing component.
GMAT is highly recommended for this course, and likely to be requested.
Curriculum overview The world of finance is highly attractive to top- calibre graduates, with employers looking for the in-depth knowledge and analytical skills needed to succeed in today’s rapidly changing and increasingly complex global markets.
To satisfy the requirements of the degree programme students must complete:
Nine core modules and either two core modules and three electives or one elective and a Business Research Project.
The Cass MSc in Finance
Accreditation Cass Business School is among the global elite of business schools that hold the gold standard of ‘triple- crown’ accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS).
CFA programme partner CFA, the global association of investment professionals, recognises the rigour and the relevance of the MSc in Finance and has awarded this programme partner status.
ACCA and CIMA Students successfully completing the MSc in Finance will be awarded exemptions from some ACCA or CIMA exams.
CISI Centre of Excellence Cass Business School is one of a select group of UK universities to be designated a Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) Centre of Excellence.
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MSc Specialist Masters student intake by geographical region 01 United Kingdom/Rest of Europe 49% 02 Asia 44% 03 Americas 3% 04 Africa 2.5% 05 Middle East 1.5%
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Tier 4 Visa students If you are a Tier 4 student visa holder and wish to follow an electives route in the third term your formal course end-date will be moved forward to 31 July 2016. City University has a legal obligation to report the change in your circumstances to UKVI (UK Visas and Immigration). Consequently, your Tier 4 student visa will be curtailed (shortened) to 60 days after the new course end date (to the end of September). The University cannot continue
to sponsor your Tier 4 visa after the completion of the electives as continued engagement with the course is no longer required.
If you choose to undertake the dissertation module as part of your Masters course then your visa will run for the full length of the programme.
If you want any advice about the implications of taking the elective modules on your Tier 4 visa, please contact the University’s International Student Advice team at visaadvice@city.ac.uk.
