msc quantitative finance at UCD vs msc finance at TCD

MASKMAN

Dear all,
I have admission in the Msc in Quant Finance course for the session starting sep this year.

I also have admission offer from Msc Finance course at TCD.

have few queries regarding the courses - I am a foreign student and will be coming to ireland for the first time this sep. Got attracted to Quant Finance course because I have an engineering background, with exp in IT but interest in Finance - want to make a shift to Finance post graduation and thought the course will allow me to leverae my present background and establish a continuity into Finance.

Wanted to get some opinions on the course.

how is the course regarded in ireland

what are the job prospects after the course if one has no prior exp in Finance

what are the job prospects for non europeans

what is the usual profile of students

will like to get in touch with some students

how does the quant finance course compare to the course at TCD (tho personally i don't prefer the tcd course cause it is new and also because the way the course is designed - teaching a complete module in intensive weekly sessions) -

will like to get some opinions

thanks in advance !!

defiantshrimp

The Msc at TCD is brand spanking new, so you won't get the info you are looking for. The course director was a lecturer of mine last year though. The impression I got from him is that it will be a course quite focused on the type of material the CFA covers (www.cfainstitute.org/) and will help you sit those exams if you decide you want to. I also get the impression it won't be highly quantitative, unlike the UCD course. I don't know much else I'm afraid.

Hitchhiker's Guide to...

if you are planning to work abroad then it is worth bearing in mind the international reputation of TCD.

i'd say both courses are excellent tbh from knowing some of the people teaching on both of them