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Masters Financial Economics

University of: Oxford University


Required Degree:	Economics
Required Grade:	A Grade from a good university Click Here
Fees (GBP):	23,500 GBP
IELTS:	7.5
GRE/GMAT:	Not needed
Start Date:	Sept
Apply by:	No deadline
Email:	Not listed
Phone:	+44 (0)1865 270000
Website:	www.ox.ac.uk

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The MSc in Financial Economics is taught jointly by members of the Economics Department and the Saïd Business School, although teaching takes place in SBS.

It is a nine-month programme that provides graduates with an outstanding training in the tools of financial economics sought by financial institutions, companies and public organisations. It is also designed for students wishing to pursue doctoral degrees in finance.

Through courses in Asset Pricing, Microeconomics, Financial Econometrics, and Corporate Finance it equips students with a thorough grounding in the study of financial economics. In addition to these core courses, students develop their own specialist knowledge and map out their future careers through a project report and/or through their choice of elective courses.

Selected students will be able to pursue a DPhil in Finance after the Master's. Students wishing to pursue doctoral studies will be required to choose research-focused electives.

Please consult the website at www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/mfe for up to date information, including the open events at which prospective students can learn more about this course.

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Nagu	Posted: 2007/8/23 3:25 Updated: 2007/9/25 17:33
Level 4 Joined: 2007/9/4 From: London Posts: 97	Re: Masters Financial Economics I am currently an MFE student at Oxford, and for those considering the program, let me impart a few words of advice. First, the program is intensely theoretical and mathematical. You should have an intense mathematical background. In addition, you are expected to manipulate software dealing with econometrics and statistics, including coding some programs and models. You should consider whether or not such a program will suit your interests and help you achieve your goals. Finally, if you attend the program, be prepared to experience little to nothing outside of life at the business school, especially if your background is not of a heavily quantitative nature. The material and the classes are immensely time-consuming. On the bright side of things, the name Oxford has and will undoubtedly continue to attract some of the best and brightest from around the world. The average GMAT in our initial MFE class is 730, which has hardly an equal anywhere in the world. Secondly, you will have the opportunity to meet several top industry experts, which has been a tremendously enriching part of the course. However, remember that Oxford is not a centre of business, and your lack of proximity to the finance centre is undoubtedly an obstacle rather than an advantage. In sum, though the program has some highlights, essentially the benefit will be the brand-name Oxford on your resume. I consider this program a mistake (I also got in to LSE). On the other hand, for those interested in heavily quantative careers, such as structuring, exotics, etc¡ this program may be of value, though one should keep in mind that such fields are even more competitive than IB.