MEconSc (International Finance)
J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics
Key facts
Entry requirements
NQAI Level 8 honours degree or equivalent to a minimum standard of Second Class Honours grade 1 or equivalent. GPA 3.0 or equivalent international qualification. IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent if applicable.
Duration:
1 year, full-time
Next start date: September 2012
Average intake: 30
Closing date: Please refer to the offer rounds/closing date webpage.
Course overview
This programme is specifically designed with dedicated courses to deepen students’ understanding of the forces driving the global economy and the operations of the international financial markets. The programme provides both a rigorous foundation in the theory of international finance and necessary technical skills used in applied financial market analysis.
It provides an emphasis on current issues in international economic policy and on recent developments in the areas of multinational investment flows, dynamics of exchange rates, risk management and asset pricing. Students gain a deeper understanding of both the microstructure and macroeconomic implications of these issues, and necessary technical skills for analysing financial data using computer simulation based models.
The Financial Services industry, which is a part of Internationally Traded Services has been identified by the Irish Government as one of the key sectors for the delivery of high value-added jobs in Ireland and a crucial sector in the further development of Ireland’s knowledge-based economy.
Course outline
The programme provides a special emphasis on current issues in international economic policy and on recent developments in the areas of multinational investment flows, dynamics of exchange rates, risk management and asset pricing. Students gain a deeper understanding of both the microstructure and macroeconomic implications of these issues, and necessary technical skills for analysing financial data using computer simulation based models. Graduates with these skills are highly valued by commercial banks, investment banks and other financial institutions, by public institutions such as Central Banks and by multinational corporations.The Financial Services industry, which is a part of Internationally Traded Services, has been identified by the Irish Government as one of the key sectors for the delivery of high value-added jobs in Ireland and a crucial sector in the further development of Ireland's knowledge-based economy.
The programme includes such modules as:
• Macroeconomic Theory
• International Finance
• Financial Econometrics 1 (Time Series Analysis)
• Seminar in Financial Economics 1 (Portfolio Theory)
• Quantitative Methods in Finance
• International Monetary Economics
• Financial Econometrics 2 (Applied Portfolio Modelling)
• Seminar in Financial Economics 2
(Derivatives and Risk Management)
Students also complete a minor dissertation.
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PAC code
GYC10
Fees for this course
EU (Total): €6,755
- Student levy: €224
Non-EU (Total): €13,250
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