Finance - MSc

Led by expert faculty and highly-skilled industry practitioners, learners on this course will be immersed in ongoing issues, themes, and innovations within financial research and practice. Learners will receive in-depth training in a variety of fields within finance, including financial analysis, corporate finance, capital markets, corporate governance, data science, mathematical and predictive modelling, portfolio analysis, derivatives, private equity, and financial regulation.

Learners will be tasked with using a combination of computational techniques (data analytics, statistical analysis, Python coding) and evidence-based narrative inquiries (projects, essays, report-writing) to critically evaluate complex contemporary business, environmental, and socioeconomic events in the context of financial, risk and insurance theory.

This course receives special recognition from the Global Association of Risk Professional (GARP), the world-leading professional association for financial risk managers. Enrolled learners may avail of scholarship opportunities to pursue professional qualifications and accelerate their career in Financial Risk Management (FRM) and Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR).

Delivery and Pathway

The course follows a 3-semester structure that challenges learners to understand, think, apply, learn, and create in a multitude of live learning environment contexts. Learners have the choice to specialise in a capstone pathway that aligns with their career goals by pursuing a ‘research’ pathway’, a ‘business analytics’ pathway, or a ‘double degree’ pathway. The delivery of the course is primarily face-to-face with blended elements incorporated into the course structure. Learners also gain access to use of a world-leading financial database which will be used to inform the learning materials being taught throughout the year.

‘Double Degree’ Pathway

This course affords qualifying learners the opportunity to forego their summer semester and move to France to complete a 2nd Masters degree. This is a competitive process, and applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Course fees are entirely covered for this opportunity, and mobility grants are available to help with travel and living costs. At the end of the 2nd year, learners receive their MSc. from the University of Limerick as well as a Masters from the double degree partner. Internship opportunities are available at many of the partner programmes. The university partners are:

• Audencia Business School (Nantes), 
• Excelia Business School (La Rochelle), 
• Neoma Business School (Reims or Rouen), 
• Rennes Business School, and 
• Toulouse Business School.

Who is it for?

This course deals with global issues, and has a strong network of graduates working across the globe. The course is designed for recent graduates and early career professionals looking to elevate their understanding and critical interpretation of ongoing financial events, and develop skills to enhance their employability within the financial services industry and related fields within the business domain. This course also caters for later-career professionals in the wider business domain looking to gain a deeper understanding of different streams of finance and data analytics.

Candidates with sufficient third-level experience in a cognate discipline are also considered, as well as those who qualify for admission under the RPL scheme.