DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN FINANCE (01N30070)
DESIGNATED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN FINANCE (01N30089)
Students must also comply with the University General Regulations and the Supplementary
Regulations for the Degree of Master of Arts.
The courses listed below are all compulsory for this degree.
PROGRAMME YEAR 1 – 120 Credit Points
First Half Session
Second Half Session
Course
Credit
Course
Course Title
Course Title
Code
Points
Code
PO 1002
Finance, Risk and Investment
15
AC 1513
Accounting & Entrepreneurship
The Economics of Business and
EC 1006
15
EC 1505
The Global Economy
Society
Plus 60 credit points in other courses, including Enhanced Study, agreed with Adviser of Studies
Credit
Points
15
15
PROGRAMME YEAR 2 – 120 Credit Points
First Half-Session
Second Half-Session
Course
Course Title
Credit
Course
Course Title
Code
Points
Code
AC 2030
Business Finance
15
AC 2527
Markets Regulation
AC 2028
Personal Investment
15
PO 2504
Understanding Statistics
Plus 60 credit points in other courses, including Enhanced Study, agreed with Adviser of Studies
Credit
Points
15
15
PROGRAMME YEARS 3 & 4 – 240 Credit Points
First Half-Session
Second Half-Session
Course
Course Title
Credit
Course
Course Title
Code
Points
Code
AC 3550
International Financial Management
AC 3050
Corporate Finance
30
Financial Strategy and Investment
AC 4031
30
AC 4526
Dissertation in Finance
Management
AC 4028
Empirical Methods in Finance
30
Plus a further 90* credit points from level 3 and 4 courses in Accountancy and Finance or in cognate disciplines
(defined here as course code prefixes AC, EC, MS and PO)
Credit
Points
30
30
PLEASE SEE OVER 
The University of Aberdeen operates a flexible modular degree structure and details of all the degree programmes
available can be accessed through the University web pages at:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/registry/calendar
Descriptions of all courses can be found in the Catalogue of Courses or on the University web pages at:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/registry/courses
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*Candidates must obtain 30 of those credit points from courses outwith AC coded courses to satisfy
Enhanced Study requirements.
Honours students must take at least 90 credit points at Level 4.
Students may only count 240 credit points of Level 3 and 4 courses towards their Honours
classification.
Designated Degree
A minimum of 360 credit points including at least 90 from level 3 courses.
The credit points must include the compulsory courses for programme years 1, 2 and 3.
The 30 credit points at year 3 which are not taken up by compulsory courses must be from cognate
disciplines – defined as Catalogue codes AC, EC, MS and PO.
This information, whilst correct at the time of going to press, is subject to alteration without notice. Choice of courses
may be restricted by degree regulations or timetabling, and are subject to approval by your Adviser(s) of Studies.
The University of Aberdeen operates a flexible modular degree structure and details of all the degree programmes
available can be accessed through the University web pages at:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/registry/calendar
Descriptions of all courses can be found in the Catalogue of Courses or on the University web pages at:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/registry/courses
PROGRAMME YEAR 4 – 2013/2014
PROGRAMME YEAR 4 – 120 Credit Points
First Half-Session
Course
Code
Second Half-Session
Course
Course Title
Credit
Code
Points
AC 4529
Dissertation in Finance
30
PLUS a further 90* Credit points from level 4 courses in Accountancy and Finance or in cognate disciplines (defined here as
Catalogue codes AC, EC, MS and PO), A minimum of 90 credits must be at Level 4
Course Title
Credit
Points
The University of Aberdeen operates a flexible modular degree structure and details of all the degree programmes
available can be accessed through the University web pages at:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/registry/calendar
Descriptions of all courses can be found in the Catalogue of Courses or on the University web pages at:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/registry/courses