Master of Finance (MFin)

Your study will focus on finance, but help you put this specialty into the context of other business disciplines.

This qualification has a focus on real-world learning – you can utilise our relationships with industry to draw on your own work experience. You will also learn the application of techniques in environments like our Trading and Investment Rooms – the first of their kind in New Zealand.

You will be taught by some of New Zealand's leading finance practitioners and will learn how to apply high-level in-depth research in the workplace.

The Master of Finance will also help develop your oral and written communication skills to the level expected of senior business leaders.

Insights:

• The 2021 Student Experience Survey results for this programme found that all respondents on this programme were satisfied with the teaching they have received, 100% highlighted that teaching staff engaged them actively in learning, and 100% highlighted that the qualification has improved their “ability to solve complex problems”.
• Between 2018 and 2021 the average number of students enrolled in the programme was 57 (headcount) and across the whole programme, 84% of courses were successfully completed during 2020.
• The QS World University Ranking by Subject ranks Massey in the top 250 universities worldwide in this subject area.
• The Massey Master of Finance is ranked by 2023 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) rankings as one of the top 150 Masters in Finance worldwide, #1 in New Zealand, and #6 in Australasia.

Entry Requirements:

• Admission to Massey
• All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University.
• Massey University entry requirements
• Specific requirements
• To enter the Master of Finance you will have been awarded or qualified for a relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification, with a minimum C+ grade average in the highest level courses.
• If you have a Bachelor of Business Studies with Honours from Massey University, or the equivalent degree of another recognised university, you may apply for credit towards Part One of the qualification.
• You will provide copies of all official academic transcripts for studies taken at all universities other than Massey University.
• English language requirements
• To study this qualification you must meet Massey University's English language standards.
• Massey University English language requirements
• Time limits for Honours, Distinction and Merit
• Where your qualification is completed within the stated time limit and to a high standard, you may be able to graduate with Distinction or Merit. 
• Look for information under ‘Student Progression’ in the General Regulations for Postgraduate Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas and Postgraduate Certificates.
• Contact us through the Get advice button on this page if you have any questions.

Structure Of The Master of Finance:

• You must select either Risk Analytics (professional option) or Financial Analytics and Research (research option).  
• If you study full-time, you’ll take 120 credits per year or 60 credits per semester.
• If you have passed 125330 Advanced Business Finance or an equivalent course in your undergraduate degree, you should not choose 125700 Managerial Finance. You should take the other Part 1 Subject courses. You will be required to take 125785 Research and Analytics in Economics and Finance in your first semester of study.
• For progression from Part One to Part Two for the Master of Finance (Risk Analytics) (professional option), you must have achieved a minimum C+ grade average in the first 60 credits of study in Part One.
• For progression from Part One to Part Two for the Master of Finance (Financial Analytics and Research) (research option), you must achieve a minimum B grade average in the first 60 credits of study, including a B grade for the course 125785.
• If you have a Bachelor of Business Studies with Honours, or the equivalent degree of another recognised university, you may apply for credit towards Part One of the qualification.
• If you wish to complete a more in-depth master’s research project you may extend your degree out to 240 credits.