Maynooth,
Ireland
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Higher Diploma in Arts - Finance in Maynooth Ireland | Maynooth University
Maynooth University
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Maynooth Ireland
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Qualification
Postgraduate Diploma
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
EUR
14,000
(c. USD16,132.2)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
Finance is an engaging and rigorous field that presents diverse, fast-paced career paths throughout the financial sector. The industry has evolved significantly, adapting to more globalized, technologically advanced, and data-centric markets. A finance education equips you with versatile skills applicable to various challenges - whether supporting entrepreneurs securing funding, guiding investors toward profitable ventures, assisting investment banks in developing innovative products, aiding regulators in safeguarding the industry, helping individuals obtain mortgages, or enabling multinational corporations to finance their operations. Pursuing finance unlocks countless professional possibilities. This intensive one-year program serves as an ideal launchpad for those aspiring to thrive in finance. The curriculum offers a fast-track pathway to achieving honors degree-level finance knowledge. Participants will explore fundamental theories, analytical techniques, and practical applications across investments, derivatives, global finance, and econometrics, while selecting specialized courses from options including corporate finance, fixed income markets, and financial accounting. The program culminates with an independent research thesis. Earning a 60% or higher in the diploma ensures admission to our master's degree program.
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Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
An honours primary degree in any discipline. Students without any knowledge of Economics or Finance are strongly advised to have a good background in Statistics and Quantitative Methods and to be prepared to undertake substantial independent study to equip themselves with the expected level of Economics and Finance. Well-motivated, quantitatively-able honours graduates of any discipline are welcome to apply. Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level, a primary degree in any other discipline and have at least 5 years relevant work experience. In exceptional cases, consideration will be given to candidates who do not hold a primary degree, but who do have at least 10 years’ relevant work experience, at least three of which are in a management position.
IELTS - 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in each band; TOEFL internet-based test iBT: 90 with no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in all other sections; Pearson Test of English - 63 with no less than 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section; Duolingo English Test (DET) - 120 with no less than 110 in literacy, conversation, and comprehension subscores and no less than 95 in production. (This lower production subscore applies to non-EU applicants only), Cambridge Proficiency Cert. - 176+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English. Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); Cambridge Advanced Cert. - 176+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); ETAPP - C1 or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); Oxford Test of English - 140 with no less than 125 in each skill; Trinity College London ISE - ISE III with at least merit in each skill category.
Tuition
EUR
14,000