Master of Science in Finance (Corporate Finance)

The objective of our MSc Finance (Corporate Finance) at UCC is to produce graduates who can contribute immediately to the corporate finance industry. As a participant in the course, you will focus on developing your analytical and professional skills, culminating in either a corporate finance project or a corporate internship.Our course has been designed in conjunction with an industry course board to ensure it meets the corporate finance skills needs of employers. Upon completion of MSc Finance (Corporate Finance), you can expect to have excellent career prospects with business advisory, consultancy, corporate investment banking, and venture capital firms. The Professional Development module provides students with additional training in industry-relevant skills: this ranges from presentation skills to Excel training. There is a strong focus on teamwork and several modules have elements with team projects/assessments. In the third semester, students have the choice to complete either a corporate finance project or a corporate internship. For the internship opportunity students have to go through a competitive recruitment process, including interviews with employers. In the project, students work under the supervision of an academic mentor while the corporate internship option allows students to explore their career options to make informed career choices.
The course prepares you for careers in investment banking, large corporations, and business advisory firms. Graduates of the course will also enter careers in regulation, venture capital, and consultancy.
All the top international and national companies recruit students from UCC. The course management team spend a lot of time developing links with the top international companies with a particular focus both on Dublin and London and beyond.
Recognising that not all our graduates are interested in pursuing careers abroad or in Dublin we also actively foster relationships with the local business community in Munster.

Applicants must normally have

A second class honours grade I in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) or equivalent in a business programme or
The expectation of graduating with a second class honours grade I in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) or equivalent in a business programme in the year of entry or
A second class honours grade I in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) or equivalent in a cognate discipline with a quantitative element.

Applicants who achieve a second class honours grade II in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8), in either a business degree or a degree in a cognate discipline with a quantitative element, will be assessed on a case by case basis under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Duolingo English Test: DET 120 (with a minimum score of 110 in each individual section)

IELTS: 6.5 Overall; 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)

TOEFL iBT: 90 Overall; Listening 20; Reading 19; Speaking 21; Writing 20

Cambridge Examinations:

C2 Proficiency
C1 Advanced
B2 First

176 overall with no less than 169 in each element of the test

Pearson PTE: Minimum score of 63 with no section score below 59