M.Sc (Corporate Finance)

Course Overview

The MSc in Corporate Finance is a one-year, full-time programme that prepares graduates for a wide range of careers in the financial sector. 

This programme is designed to equip you with analytical and decision-making skills relevant to the finance industry. It combines specialist knowledge, practical insight and an advanced understanding of corporate finance theory and practice. Potential careers include roles in investment banking, commercial banking, fund management, insurance, corporate finance services, and in finance divisions of firms in other industries and sectors. 

Learning Outcomes

• Apply effective decision making to global business problems.
• Identify, analyse and solve applied problems in individual – and team-based settings.      
• Evaluate and apply tools in the core business disciplines of Finance, Accounting and Economics to solve technical problems and contribute to solving strategic problems.
• Analyse and evaluate corporate finance and investment problems using appropriate techniques, practices, and theories.
• Critically analyse and interpret how global financial markets and investment firms operate.
• Develop analytical, ethical, and communication skills to contribute to both personal and organisational development.

 *We will secure internship opportunities, but it is at the discretion of employers as to whether they shortlist and offer a position to applicants. In case a student cannot secure an internship, two summer schools must be completed.

CFA Institute Affiliation
The MSc (Corporate Finance ) is participating in the University Affiliation Program (UAP) run by the CFA Institute. This affiliation demonstrates that our curriculum is closely tied to the practice of investment management and is helpful to students preparing for the CFA Program exams

Chartered Accountants Ireland - Professional Examination Exemptions
CAI has granted CAP 1 exemptions in three CAP 1 papers*:

• Paper 1 – Finance
• Paper 2 – Management Accounting
• Paper 3 – Financial Accounting

*Subject to achieving a minimum overall degree award of a 2.2 (second class honours grade two) and minimum examination performance in specified subjects.