International Finance
It provides an emphasis on current issues in international economic policy and on recent developments in the areas of multinational investment flows, dynamics of exchange rates, risk management and asset pricing. Students gain a deeper understanding of both the microstructure and macroeconomic implications of these issues, and necessary technical skills for analysing financial data using computer simulation-based models.
The financial services industry, which is a part of the internationally traded services sector, has been identified by the Irish government as one of the key sectors for the delivery of high value-added jobs in Ireland and a crucial sector in the further development of Ireland’s knowledge-based economy.
The programme provides a special emphasis on current issues in international economic policy and on recent developments in the areas of multinational investment flows, dynamics of exchange rates, risk management and asset pricing.
Students gain a deeper understanding of both the microstructure and macroeconomic implications of these issues, and necessary technical skills for analysing financial data using computer simulation based models.
Subjects taught
The programme includes such modules as:
Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
Microeconomic Theory
Applied Portfolio Management
Derivatives and Risk Management
Economics and the Global Economy
Financial and Macroeconomic History
Financial Data Analytics
Financial Econometrics
Global Financial Economics
International Finance
Green and Sustainable Finance
Entry requirements
Normally a H2.1 degree (NFQ Level 8 or equivalent) with Economics to intermediate level.* Candidates with a significantly high H2.2 honours degree and who have achieved a 2.1 average in relevant Economics modules as their major, may also be considered. * By "intermediate level economics" we mean courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics at a level typically done in second or third year of an undergraduate programme. Accordingly people who have only studied one year of economics are not eligible for admission. IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent, if applicable.
Application dates
Closing Date
Please view the offer rounds website at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/postgrad-admissions/key-dates/
Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System
Duration
1 year full-time.
Enrolment dates
Next start date September 2024
Closing Date Offers are made on a rolling basis.
Post Course Info
Career Opportunities
Graduates with the skills taught in this programme are highly valued by commercial banks, investment banks and other financial institutions, by public institutions such as Central Banks and by multinational corporations. Employers of graduates of this programme include Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, First Derivatives, European Central Bank, and Central Bank of Ireland.
As a graduate of this programme, you will combine your knowledge, skills and competences to evaluate investment opportunities, carry out research to develop financial solutions, and leverage your numerical and analytical skills to communicate technical information in a simple format to your clients, employers, and public sector agencies. This programme can also be a stepping stone to a PhD programme.
Special emphasis is given to current issues in international economic policy and to recent developments in cross-border investment, exchange rates, risk management and asset pricing. Graduates with these skills are highly valued by banks and other financial institutions, by public institutions such as central banks and by multinational corporations.