Curriculum (MScFIN)

Curriculum

Students are required to complete 10 modules in one year of study. Each module bears three credits.

Core Courses (Seven courses):

1. FIN520 Corporate Finance
2. FIN521 Financial Markets and Investment Analysis
3. FIN522 Management of Financial Institutions in Hong Kong and Mainland China
4. FIN523 Quantitative Methods for Finance
5. FIN524 Principles of Risk Management
6. FIN525 Fixed Income Securities
7. FIN530 Principles of Financial Analysis and Valuation

Elective Courses* (Any three):

1. FIN531 Derivative Securities
2. FIN532 Financial Planning and Services in Hong Kong and Mainland China
3. FIN534 Hong Kong and Mainland China Monetary and Financial Systems
4. FIN535 International Financial Management
5. FIN536 Investment and Wealth Management
6. FIN537 Real Estate Investment and Finance
7. FIN538 Securities Laws and Regulatory Framework in Hong Kong and Mainland China
8. FIN539 Algorithmic Trading and Quantitative Strategies
9. FIN540 Venture Capital and Private Equity
10. FIN541 Insurance Law in Hong Kong and Mainland China
11. FIN542 Insurance Practice in Hong Kong and Mainland China
12. FIN543 Introduction to FinTech
13. FIN545 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing and Sustainable Finance
14. FIN546 Structured Products in Financial Market
15. FIN600 Case Studies in Finance
16. RIM531 Life and Health Insurance (offered by MScRIM)
17. RIM533 Property and Casualty Insurance (offered by MScRIM)
18. RIM535 Financial Risk Management (offered by MScRIM)
19. RIM536 Big Data Analytics for Risk Management and Insurance (offered by MScRIM)
20. ACT502 - Business and Company Law

* The offering of elective courses is subject to sufficient demand and faculty availability.