剑桥大学金融专业申请攻略(硕士)
剑桥大学的Master of Finance (MFin)是设立在剑桥大学贾奇商学院的12个月的授课型硕士,是为有工作经验的申请人设立的,一般至少要求两年全职工作经验,并且至少有一年是金融行业。虽然该专业是一年制的,但是课程设置非常丰富包括核心课程,选修课程以及剑桥大学金融项目特有的项目(projects),该专业有两个必修项目及一个选修项目: Equity research project,group consultingproject,optional individual project。这些项目让学生有机会与金融行业的从业者或者专业直接接触,为学生提供将所学知识运用到现实世界的情景和问题中的机会。同时,该项目是CFA项目的合作伙伴,含括大部分CFA level 1的课程。
Core courses scheduled in Michaelmas Term:
Introduction to Derivatives
Economic Foundations of Finance
Financial Institutions & Markets
Financial Reporting & Analysis
Principles of Finance
Management Lecture Series
Management Practice
City Speaker Series
Core courses scheduled in Lent Term:
Econometrics
Fundamentals of Credit
Management Lecture Series (continued)
Management Practice (continued)
City Speaker Series
Electives:
Advanced Corporate Finance
Advanced Financial Accounting
Behavioural Finance
Fixed Income Analysis
Mergers & Acquisitions
New Venture Finance
Private Equity
Topics in Investment Management
The Circular Economy
Core courses scheduled in Easter Term:
Management Lecture Series (continued)
City Speaker Series
Electives:
Algorithmic Trading
Advanced Credit
Advanced Interest Rates Derivatives
Asian Capital Markets
FinTech – Blockchain Applications
Further Econometrics: Time Series
Infrastructure Finance
International Finance and Exchange Rates
Principles of Financial Regulation
Liquid Alternatives and Hedge Funds
Real Estate Finance
The Purpose of Finance
Understanding the International Economy and Financial System
Summer Jun – Sep:
Individual Project
学术材料:
1. 成绩单,在读证明或者毕业学位证(中英文版本,学校抬头纸打印并盖学校公章)
2. 语言成绩(IELTS,TOEFL,GRE/GMAT等)
3. 奖项,竞赛等(提供级别高的,中英文版本都需要)
文书材料:
1.Personal Statement:
2.CV
3.推荐信:需要三封推荐信:一封领导,一封同事还有一封学校老师。
Please provide a personal statement. It should not exceed 500 words and must include the following: What are your short and long term career objectives? What skills/characteristics do you already have that will help you to achieve them? What do you hope to gain from the degree programme and how do you feel it will help you achieve the career objectives you have?(个人陈述,不超过500字,并且必须包括以下内容:您的短期和长期职业目标是什么? 您已经具备哪些技能/特征可以帮助您实现这些目标? 您希望从学位课程中学到什么?您觉得它如何帮助您实现职业目标?)
申请截止日期:5.31(英国申请遵循先到先得,特别是排名较高的院校尽量早点递交申请)
金融专业作为当下最热门专业之一,社会需求比较大,就业前景也比较好,有经济分析预测、对外贸易、市场营销、管理等,如果能获得一些资格认证,就业面会更广,就业层次也更高端,待遇也更好,比如特许金融分析师(CFA)、特许财富管理师(CWM)、基金经理、精算师、证券经纪人、股票分析师等。
该专业对申请人的本科背景没有硬性要求,但是需要证明有一定的梳理和统计能力,所以商科或者理工背景的申请人会有一定的优势。一般争对国内985/211院校要求均分85+,最好达到88+,双非院校的申请人需要90+。雅思要求总分7.5单项不低于7.0或者托福总分110,单项不低于25. GRE/GMAT不是必须的,但是建议学生申请的时候能提供,增加自己的竞争力。申请的时候如果语言没有达到学校的要求,学校会先发条件Offer,后期把满足条件的语言成绩在规定时间内补交给学校,或者是参加剑桥大学的语言课程。如果是没有工作经验的应届生申请,可以选择 Mphil in Finance。