The College of Business and Economics at Qatar University (QU) launches a master’s degree program in finance, which will officially start in Fall 2020.
The program aims to provide competencies with the latest knowledge in the field of finance and to graduate distinguished specialists and researchers that can contribute effectively in the field.
The program offers two tracks, the first focuses on research and includes a dissertation at the conclusion of the course work.
The second track focuses largely on practical skillsets and includes an applied research project to complete the graduation requirements.
The program is comprised of 36 credit hours, in English language, with an expected duration of two-years. All prospective applicants must meet the QU master degree requirements which include a bachelor degree (or higher) with an average cumulative GPA of 2.8 out of 4.0, or its equivalent from a higher education institute accredited by the International Accreditation Society or the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, or its equivalent in the country where the diploma was acquired.
Applicants are also required to demonstrate English proficiency as part of the admissions process by meeting one of the conditions; having previously attained a diploma in a higher education institute, where the language of instruction was English or obtaining a minimum TOEFL score of 520 (paper test) or 190 (computer) or 68 (Internet), or alternatively a score of six in the IELTS test and these scores must be no older than two years from the intended start of semester.
Passing the admissions interview and writing a short text during the interview process are also required.
The registration is open until February 27, 2020 through the QU Graduate Studies page on the official university website.
