有关金融专业

Question

我想出国留学，向学习金融专业，但不知道金融专业是否适合文科生，对于数学的要求是怎样的？并且它要学习写什么课程。
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Answer 1

英国留学，查看专业详细设置来选择专业（以金融专业为例）

留学选择专业，一定要根据专业的具体设置来确定你的选择方向是否正确。

以金融专业来说大致有几个方向，其中有数理分析为主的金融，有倾向于会计方向的金融，另外还有倾向于财政、投资的金融，另有些金融专业与银行专业关联等，以上大部分是偏理的金融，毕业的时候获得的是理学硕士MSC；还有少部分与管理专业关联，毕业后获得文科硕士MA。

有些学生在国内的本科是偏文的金融专业，必须重视这个问题，因为本科阶段较少的涉猎数学计算的问题。

所以说，选择英国留学，查找专业和学校，不能偷懒嫌麻烦， 也不能单纯的听别人说，要事必躬亲自己到学校的网站上“研究”一番，找到自己理想的专业，否则，选择错误将造成学习过程中很大的麻烦。

下面我们以几个排名比较突出的英国名校的金融专业，来比较一下哪个学校的金融专业符合你的想象。

牛津大学：MSc Mathematical and Computational Finance
The finance sector is a leading employer of mathematics graduates. This MSc trains graduates with a strong mathematical background to apply their expertise to the solution of real finance problems. Students take a minimum of four core courses in mathematical methods and numerical analysis, and a minimum of two optional courses, as well as writing a dissertation.

1. Introductory Courses
2. Core Lecture Courses
Practical Stochastic Calculus
Stochastic Differential Equations
Asset Pricing and Portfolio Theory
Financial Derivatives 1
Numerical Methods 1
Stochastic Calculus and Fixed
Financial Derivatives 2
Numerical Methods 2
Stochastic Control and Dynamic Asset Allocation 1
3. Optional lecture courses
4. Dissertation
5. Programming Courses

爱丁堡大学：MSC in Finance and Investment
Programme
Most business schools offer an MSc in Finance. Few offer an MSc with such a strong investment component. A powerful blend of academic rigour and vocational insight, the MSc in Finance and Investment will add considerably to the knowledge of those looking to further their career in this vital sector.
The School's location in the UK's second largest financial centre allows us to attract visiting speakers from the key financial institutions, fund managers and analysts. Students are able to interact with leading figures from many major companies; this is particularly evident in the dissertation, which offers an invaluable opportunity to collaborate on a topic that has real, of-the-minute industry relevance.
The practical, theoretical and numerical skills learnt through the programme, as well as the global perspective of investment markets and asset classes, will leave you well qualified for a range of finance related professions. We expect graduates to take up positions in investment analysis, portfolio management, financial statement analysis and evaluation, corporate finance, product development, client servicing and risk management.
The School is a recognised partner institution by the Chartered Financial Analysis (CFA) Institute and the School is recognised as a Centre of Excellence in the provision of postgraduate education in finance and investment by the UK Securities and Investment Institute (SII).
Learning Outcomes
Students who follow this programme will gain knowledge and understanding of:
 global financial markets and the finance and investment industry;
 the roles of different organisations and how they interact; plus the factors behind their success and failure;
 the role of different asset classes;
 how to estimate the fair value for an investment;
 how to test assumptions and sensitivities, and compare different investments;
 how portfolios of investments can be constructed and analysed.
华威大学专业：MSc in Finance
Objectives
To provide students with a strong foundation in both the principles and practice of finance, together with the analytical tools required by the finance industry. The course exposes students to different fields of finance, specialising in either Investment Management or Corporate Finance.
Entry Specifications
You should ideally have (or expect to obtain) a first or upper second class honours bachelor’s degree from a British university or the equivalent from an overseas university. The degree should be in a relevant subject, which could include Accounting and Finance, Economics, Business Administration; also Engineering or other science-based degrees. In addition, a good standard should have been achieved in mathematics and statistics at the undergraduate level. For applicants whose first language is not English, we also require a high level of competence in written and spoken English.
Course Outline
Core modules:
 Asset Management
 Foundations of Corporate Finance
 Economics of Financial Markets
 International Finance
 Quantitative Methods for Finance
 Empirical Finance
Students specialise by taking either the
Investment Management stream studying the following modules:
 Derivative Securities
 Fixed Income & Credit Risk
or the Corporate Finance stream studying the following modules:
 Advanced Corporate Finance
 Financial Reporting & Statement Analysis
Elective modules (students choose two) may include:
 Behavioural Finance
 International Financial Management
 Corporate Governance
 Risk Management
(or one from the stream not already studied)

Dissertation from July to September
Assessment
Written examinations, module tests, coursework, plus dissertation.

伦敦政经: MSC in Finance
Programme
The MSc Finance full-time programme has been designed to meet the needs of high-level graduates from fields not specifically relating to finance, whose career objectives lie broadly within the financial services sector.
The foundation of the programme is built in the first term with the study of two core courses – Asset Markets and Corporate Finance. Asset Markets takes the student from fundamental concepts to up to date applications in fixed-income, equity, and derivatives markets. Corporate Finance begins with the firm's investment decision and the cost of capital. This in turn is linked to the firm's financial structure and market environment where the firm operates. It studies in detail major financial decisions including dividend choice, going public, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring in financial distress. In the second term, students deepen their knowledge by taking four optional half unit courses, on topics such as financial systems, risk management, portfolio management methods, advanced derivatives and structured financial products, fixed income, advanced corporate finance, and applied financial valuation. Students will also be required to write an extended essay in the place of an exam in one of the four optional courses.
The MSc Finance full-time programme follows the same syllabus as that of the part-time MSc Finance evening programme, which is focused towards professionals currently working in London's financial services sector. Both modes of the MSc Finance programme allow students access to a number of specifically designed applied courses, taught in part using case studies, and the opportunity to gain deeper practical insight and links to the City.
The programme is aimed at people with good undergraduate degrees and good quantitative skills. Admission to the programme is very competitive, in previous years the majority of students accepted into the programme have obtained first class degrees or the equivalent. Applicants without a UK undergraduate degree are required to submit a GMAT test (GRE is acceptable exceptionally), however the GMAT is also strongly recommended for all students with UK undergraduate degrees, especially those who have not achieved or are not expected to achieve a first class degree, or whose quantitative skills are not demonstrated by their undergraduate studies. Applicants are also required to have studied a minimum of A level Mathematics (or its equivalent). The mathematics used in the programme includes basic calculus and statistics. Admitted students are required to attend a pre-sessional Quantitative Methods course in September. Applicants from developing countries may be eligible to be considered for one of the Lord Dahrendorf Scholarships (sponsored by Deutsche Bank). For more information, please see the Department of Finance
Term 1: Compulsory courses
 Corporate Finance
 Asset Markets
Term 2: Options
(* half unit)
Choose four half unit options from the following list of courses:
 Applied Financial Valuation* †
 Financial Engineering* †
 Fixed Income Securities and Credit Markets* † or Fixed Income Markets*
 Risk Management and Financial Institutions* †
 Topics in Portfolio Management* †
 Corporate Finance Theory*
 International Finance*
You will be required to write a 6,000 word dissertation (replacing the exam) in one of your half unit courses.
† Exclusive to MSc Finance students
伯明翰大学：Money, Banking and Finance MSc
Programme
The MSc in Money, Banking and Finance is our most popular programme. There is a worldwide demand for those trained in the area, which shows no sign of abating.
Graduates from the programme hold high-ranking positions in financial centres around the globe. In addition to those aiming at careers in the private sector, it attracts economists currently working in economics, treasury or finance ministries, or in central banks, and graduates preparing for such careers.
The programme comprises 180 credits in total (credits are given in brackets).
Compulsory courses
• Macroeconomics (30)
• Econometrics with Financial Applications (30)
• Economics of Financial Markets (20)
• International Banking and Finance (20)
• Topics in Money and Banking (10)
• Risk, Uncertainty and Information (10)
• Option (20)
• Dissertation (40)
The option is selected from:
• International Banking: Regulation and Supervision
• International Investment
• Security Analysis and Portfolio Theory
• Development Economic Policy
• International Trade Policy
• Political Economy and Economic Policy
• Natural Resource Economics
• Game Theory
• Economics of Labour Markets
• A graduate course offered elsewhere in the Schools of Business, Public Policy or Social Sciences (subject to approval)

Answer 2

金融专业是以融通货币和货币资金的经济活动为研究对象，具体研究个人、机构、政府如何获取、支出以及管理资金以及其他金融资产的学科专业，是从经济学中分化出来的。