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MSC Finance

City University of Hong Kong
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Introduction

MSC Finance is a Masters program taught at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (Full-time: 1 year; Part-time/Combined mode: 2 years) options.

The MSc Finance at City University of Hong Kong provides advanced knowledge in financial management, including financing and investment strategies and risk management. Students complete required core courses that cover areas such as Corporate Finance, Derivatives and Risk Management, Financial Econometrics, and Investments, plus Professional Seminars in Finance.

The programme is delivered in a Combined mode with weekday daytime or evening classes and Saturdays. Students take 8 required core courses (total 24 credit units) and choose 2 electives (total 6 credit units). It has a normal study period of 1 year full-time or 2 years in part-time/combined mode, with a maximum period of 2.5 years full-time or 5 years part-time/combined.

Modules

  • Corporate Finance
  • Derivatives and Risk Management
  • Financial Econometrics
  • Investments
  • Professional Seminars in Finance
  • Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Fixed Income Securities
  • International Financial Management
  • Asset Management and Hedge Fund Strategies
  • Credit Risk Management
  • Financial Computing
  • Financial Systems, Markets and Instruments

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in MSC Finance at City University of Hong Kong for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

  • program specific academic requirment set by City University of Hong Kong.
  • English Language OR any other language requirments as set by City University of Hong Kong as pre-requiste for admission in MSC Finance.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university; and preferably possess more than 1 year of work experience in the industry.

Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is NOT English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement.

  • a score of 79 (for tests taken prior to 21 January 2026) or 4 (for tests taken from 21 January 2026 onwards) (Internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)@#; or
  • an overall band score of 6.0 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS)@#; or
  • a score 490 in the Chinese mainland's College English Test (CET-6); or
  • other equivalent qualifications.

@ TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within the two years preceding the start of the University's application period. 'TOEFL iBT Home Edition', 'TOEFL MyBest Score', 'IELTS Indicator', 'IELTS One Skill Retake' and 'IELTS Online' are not acceptable. All TOEFL results must be sent directly by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) using CityUHK’s institution code 3401, while IELTS results must be sent via the IELTS Results Service e-delivery to 'City University of Hong Kong - Graduate School'.

# Applicants with an IELTS overall band score of 6.0 or a TOEFL overall score of 4 will be required to pass an interview for English proficiency conducted by the concerned academic unit. Applicants with a comparable overall score of 79 or above shown on the TOEFL report may be exempt from the interview requirement. Interviews for other applicants may not be required.

Scholarships

9 fully funded scholarships are listed for Hong Kong. See Hong Kong scholarships.

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