（Major Code：025100）
Program Description
Shanghai Normal University’s School of Finance and Business offers Master of Science in Finance taught in English program (MF in English). The objective of the program is to prepare students for a career in corporate financial management, which involves forecasting, budgeting, planning and controlling the financial operations of a business.
One distinctive advantage of the program is our focusing on your development of strong quantitative analysis skills, such as methods of statistical analysis. Students could select one of the three tracks of the program: Financial Calculation and Modeling, Financial Risk Management, and Capital Operation Management. Besides, the design of Chinese Language courses is aiming to prepare the students who would love to stay and work in China.
Program Requirements
The MF in English program requires the completion of 33 credit hours within 2 years Full-time education, among which, 17credtis are core courses and 16 credits are elective courses. Students have also the option to intern in finance corporates for three months.
Graduation Requirement: Students must complete 33 credit hours and the professional thesis for graduation.
Curriculum
The MF in English program curriculum are built upon a set of core courses, a major elective courses and track courses.
• Core Courses for all tracks: 17 credit hours
Financial Theory and Policy
Financial Statement Analysis
Corporate Finance
Financial Derivatives
Chinese
Study on Theory and Practice of Socialism: Chinese Characteristics
• Major Elective Courses
For the following elective courses, you must complete at least 6 credit hours.
Business Statistics
Industrial Economics
Regional Economics
Marketing on Finance
Financial Strategy Management
Behavioral Finance
Asset Valuation
• Elective Courses for Financial Calculation and Modeling Track
Regression and Multivariate Analysis
Big Data of Finance
Financial Data Digging and Predict
Financial Calculation and Modeling
Theory and Practice of Financial Quantitative Trading
• Elective Courses for Financial Risk Management Track
Financial Risk Management 1
Financial Risk Management 2
Advanced Investment and Portfolio Management
Asset Pricing and Risk Management
Cases in Financial Risk Management
• Elective Courses for Strategic Corporate Finance Track
Chinese Finance Institutes and markets
Investment Bank
Wealth Management
Fixed income securities
Cases in Commercial Bank Management
Cases in M&A
In the track courses, you must complete at least 10 credit hours.
Students who have no background in finance or business need to make up two of the following courses:
Principles of Accounting
Principles of Economics
Introduction to Finance
Probability and Mathematical Statistics
Thesis Arrangements
From the third semester, students should start to select topics of thesis and complete the opening report in the end of the semester. At the end of the fourth semester, students should complete the final version of the thesis. Thesis oral defense will be held at the end of the fourth semester. The thesis should be written and defended both in English.
Tuition / Cost
• Tuition: 28000RMB / year.
• Registration Fee: 450 RMB
• Entrance exam: 200 RMB
Accommodation
• On Campus: 1500 RMB~3300 RMB / Month
• Off Campus: 2500RMB~3500 RMB / Month
Application Documents & Deadline
• Application Form with Picture
• The Copy of Highest Academic Degree
• Official Transcripts (from an accredited college or university)
• For applicants of non-English native speaker: TOEFL score 65 or IELTS 5.5 or the relevant evidence which shows English as the main language of instruction during the undergraduate study.
• Three Letters of Recommendation (associate professor or above)
• Copy of The Passport and 8 Passport Photos
All application materials must be submitted by the deadline in May 31, 2015, in order to be reviewed during admission cycle.
Admissions
In addition to the application documents and fee, several items are required to determine admission including:
• Bachelor’s Degree: Degrees in Economics, Management, Business, Mathematics and Science of Engineering are preferred
• Pass Entrance Examination
Contact Us
International Affairs Department - Shanghai Normal University’s School of School of Finance and Business
Room 304 of the 6th building, No. 100 of Guilin Road, Shanghai, PRC, 200234
P: (86-21-)64321625 F: (86-21-)64323977
E-mail: lilytangtang@gmail.com
tangli@shnu.edu.cn
