Background

With the progress of economic globalization, the relationship between economy and finance grows more complex and closer and finance plays an increasing role in the economy, while modern financial development patterns and structures are changing accordingly.

The above factors have given rise to the urgent demand for financial talents who grasp the financial theory and have excellent practice abilities. Against this background, the 27^th meeting of the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council held in January 2010 approved the MF degree setting scheme and decided to introduce the MF degree in China.

The same year, the Ministry of Education authorized some universities to enroll MF students starting from 2011. SEBA’s MF Program was among the first programs approved in China and it came formally into operation in September 2013.

This three-year Master of Finance program has been transformed into an international double degree program from 2022. SEBA cooperated with international partnership to provide opportunities for all students to study abroad in the second year. That means all students of this program will go abroad in the second year to pursue their second master degree of finance. The University of California, Irvine, the University of Minnesota, the University of Geneve, Antwerp Management School, emlyon Business School and Singapore Managment University are all involved in this partnership.

Learning Goals

The learning goals of the MF Program are highly aligned with the school’s mission “To build a global vision and stick to local practice, to develop new management knowledge and cultivate outstanding talents”,  pecifically as follows:

Curricula

The curricula of this program are formulated by all faculty members of the Department of Finance according to the MF degree setting scheme approved by the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council under the guidance of our MSc Programs Committee, which not only reflect suggestions from the school’s faculty, staff, students and employers, but also solicit suggestions from outside experts in the field of finance, knowledgeable about the talent demands of the financial development. The curricula are reviewed by SEBA’s AOL Committee and approved by CQU Graduate School. The curricula are reviewed on a periodic basis and the MF Degree Office in charge of the revision.

Core Courses of the MF Program: