MS Finance – UMT

Course Name:    MS Finance

Overview:   

The emerging global scenario necessitates the financial organizations to look for capable researchers in finance, competent of responding to the market needs who are ethical leaders, having the capacity to analyze the complex problems and make intelligent, cost effective decisions. This is a unique program that emphasizes qualitative and empirical approach to deal with risk and return trade-off problems in financial and non-financial sectors of Pakistan. The main objective of the program is to enable participants to identify, evaluate and explain the financial decisions of the firms to maximize the value of the firms.

Number of Semesters:    4

Requirements

• 16 years of education in commerce/business or equivalent with 1st division or 2.5 CGPA out of 4.
  
• NTS is preferable but not compulsory.
  
• University Entrance Test will be taken and 50% marks must be scored. (Those who have cleared NTS scoring 50% marks are exempted from the University test).
  
• Appear and clear the interview with selection committee.
  

Course Duration:     2 years

How to apply:

• Applicant
  
  • Issuance of Admission form
    
• Fill in Application form
  
• Submit to Admission Office
  
  • Completely filled Application form
    
  • 4 – Photographs
    
  • Photocopies of all Academic Doc’s
    
• Checked by Admission officer
  
  • Approved to the Admission Test
    
  • Admit card
    
• Test & Interview
  
  • NTS/UMT Entry test
    
  • Interview
    
• Merit list
  
  • Accepted candidates
    
• Fee Submission
  
  • Submit Admission & Library Charges
    
  • First Installment of Tuition Fee
    
• Orientation
  

Curriculum:

Core Courses

1. Inferential Statistics for Finance
   
2. Research Methods & Techniques for Finance
   

Elective Courses

1. Strategic Financial Planning
   
2. Global Financial Management
   
3. Portfolio Theories and Practices
   
4. Islamic Finance
   
5. Financial Re-Structuring
   
6. Risk Management Theories and Practices
   
7. Financial Econometrics
   
8. Financial Engineering
   
9. Corporate Governance
   
10. Financial Modeling
    
11. Mergers & Acquisitions’ Strategies
    
12. Future, Options & Swap Strategies
    

NOTE:

The list of courses (core & electives) is not exhaustive and any revision / deletion / addition is the sole authority of the department of Finance, as and when required.