Banking and Finance - FINSCR2585
Stream Summary
Faculty: UNSW Business School
School: School of Banking and Finance
Contact: graduateresearch.business@unsw.edu.au
Program: 2585 - Commerce & Economics
Award(s):
Master of Philosophy (Research)
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Stream Outline
The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Banking and Finance is designed to provide students with in-depth learning of modern theories, practices, and research processes in Finance. This program is suitable for students who aim to pursue a Doctoral study or an industry role with strong research and quantitative focus.
Students complete the MPhil program in a minimum of 1.5 years of full time study, which involves a coursework component and a thesis. Prior to the thesis stage students must have the following knowledge and skill base:
Students complete the MPhil program in a minimum of 1.5 years of full time study, which involves a coursework component and a thesis. Prior to the thesis stage students must have the following knowledge and skill base:
- A good and thorough knowledge of finance theories, including the economic intuition and mathematics of modern finance. This knowledge is necessary to understand and appraise studies in the frontiers of finance research, and it forms the base on which the thesis is developed.
- A solid understanding of the breadth and depth of econometric and statistical techniques and how to apply these techniques in modern finance research.
- A diverse and comprehensive knowledge of major areas of finance, including asset pricing, corporate finance, funds management, banking, market structure, and risk management.
- The capacity for analytical and critical thinking. Students must display originality in approaching research questions and issues.
- Excellent written and oral skills.
Upon successful completion of this program, students will have the ability to:
- Design an original research project, which has the potential to make important contributions to Finance knowledge
- Critically analyse data and apply different methods of problem solving and research inquiry
- Communicate complex issues and impart their research findings to peers and the wider research community
Stream Structure
All MPhil in Banking and Finance students shall study the following core courses:
- FINS5575 Research Methods in Finance 1 or FINS5579 Research Methods in Finance 2
- FINS5776 Asset Pricing Theory
- FINS5577 Empirical Corporate Finance or FINS5581 Empirical Corporate Governance
and one of:
During and after completing qualifying courses and/or concurrent prescriptions, research students undertake original research and prepare a research thesis. Students shall enrol into one of the following:
and submit a thesis on an approved topic. This must meet high academic standards and have the potential of being published in a high-quality journal.
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All MPhil program information for this stream is contained in the program record. Please use the back button on your browser or, alternatively, search via program code (the last four digits of this stream number) using QuickFind on the left-hand side of this page.
Further Information
Prospective students are strongly advised to make contact with the UNSW Business School Research Office to establish a potential supervisor before applying for research study at the University.
Please refer to the following web-page for further information on how to apply, scholarships, English language requirements, thesis preparation and other research related matters: https//research.unsw.edu.au/
Please refer to the following web-page for further information on how to apply, scholarships, English language requirements, thesis preparation and other research related matters: https//research.unsw.edu.au/
