Finance & Regulation

Financial regulation is a growing part of the ever-evolving finance industry, requiring specialised knowledge and skills. Our MSc Finance and Regulation draws on expertise from the disciplines of Finance and Law to provide students with a relevant and stimulating learning experience. It is designed to equip graduates with a knowledge of financial markets and associated laws as well as statistical techniques that will make them attractive to employers and perfectly placed to build a bridge between financial markets and the legal system. The application of finance theory to real world problems is a consistent theme running through our Finance modules, with extensive use of real-world data from the Bloomberg terminals helping to integrate theory with real world practice. On the regulation side, our Law modules focus on the regulatory framework in place within the European Union to regulate the capital markets sector and the unique contractual and governance frameworks in place for Islamic finance transactions.

In common with the world of finance, our MSc Finance and Regulation is an intensive and challenging programme. We begin with a preparatory Autumn School to integrate students from different backgrounds and ensure that all students have the required levels of Finance, Maths and statistics to succeed in the programme. Students will also be introduced to computer skills essential to modern finance. We then have two semesters of taught modules, during which Finance modules are taught over four days per semester and Law modules have one 2-hour session per week. Our new Summer School, featuring a taught module in Data Management and Financial Analytics is designed to provide students with practical experience in software used across the industry, while a capstone project completes the programme.

Autumn Semester

Mandatory:
Framing Irish Music: Sources & Discourses 1
Music Ethnography
Introduction to Fieldwork Techniques
Irish Traditional Music Performance Research Seminar
Introduction to Ritual Studies

Options: students choose two options from the list below
Colloquium 1
Independent Study 1
Media Technologies for Performing Arts & Arts Research
Writing & the Documentation of Arts Practice 1

Spring Semester

Mandatory:
Framing Irish Music: Sources & Discourses 2
The Anthropology of Music
Critical Engagements with Irish Traditional Music

Options: students choose two options from the list below
Colloquium 2
Independent Study 2
Broadening: Introduction to Place-Making (postgraduate)
Critical Contexts for Arts Management & Cultural Policy

Summer
Final Presentation

Successful applicants will normally have:

A minimum 2.2 single honours (level 8) degree in Finance, Law, Economics, Business, Maths or other quantitative discipline;

A minimum 2.2 double honours (level 8) degree in which one of the above disciplines constitute at least 50% of the degree content and the applicant has a 2.2 grade in that component of the overall degree.

Other applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis and may be interviewed if they have:

A minimum 2.2 double honours (level 8) degree in which any of the above disciplines constitute between 20% and 49% of the degree content and the applicant has a 2.2 grade in that component of the overall degree;

A primary degree in any other discipline and have at least 5 years relevant work experience. This is done through the Maynooth University Procedure for Non-Standard Entrants and Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning.

Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

Minimum English language requirements: please visit Maynooth University International Office website for information about English language tests accepted and required scores. The requirements specified are applicable for both EU and non-EU applicants.

National University of Ireland Maynooth's TOEFL code is 8850

All applications should be made through the PAC system.

Closing Date: 30 June 2021

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Start Date: 09/Sep/2019

Our MSc Finance and Regulation is an ideal launch pad for a successful career in Financial Regulation. The programme is designed to equip graduates with the necessary skills and adaptability to forge a successful and sustainable career in this specialised area. Careers in Regulation and Compliance in National and International Regulatory Agencies, Investment Banks, Stockbroking firms, Multinational firms, Central Banks are among the diverse career paths accessible to graduates.