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MSc in Fianance and Capital Market, DCU feedback

  • 05-11-2009 9:18am
    #1
    pencil787
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    Hi Everyone

    I would like to find out about the DCU's MSc in Fianance and Capital Market.

    Is there anyone who has donethis course/currently enrolled in the course ?

    I am at the final stage of accountancy exams at the moment. Thinking to enroll in Next year. I want to have kind of plan B in terms of career,Accountany has a very limited scope???


    If you are an exgraduate/current student

    What was your overall view of the course, job prospects. Is it worth the time and money.


    When did you do the course? Would you please give an in depth insight into the course interms of assignments, topics covered. etc

    Was the course 'doable' with good amount of sutdy or was it just overly difficult? I will have to consider time and money factors as well before I commit myself to the course.

    Thank you for your help.

    Prompt feedback will be appreciated:)


Comments

  • #2
    Priapus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 114 ✭✭Priapus


    Getting into an accountancy firm and doing your ACA exams will be the most obvious route to take from your degree. You will also be assured of a fairly predictable and handsome salary range when qualified. Especially if you get into one of the Big4.

    The MFCM is tough. And the career prospects coming out of it are less clear cut imo. As a graduate you have to find which area of finance you want to work in. And at the moment, opportunities are limited. Compared to accounting, you join a training contract, do auditing bullcrap work for 3 years or so and will get work anywhere afterwards, with a reliable salary scale to work from thanks to membership of the ACA institute. The MSc in Finance will cost you, and the reward in the end is uncertain. But it is only one year. I would not suggest doing it (or any other course) for the sake of having a masters.

    If you want to work in Finance as opposed to Accountancy, the CFA exam or something like that would be more useful.

    I am not an accountant by the way, in case it sounds like I am all about that. I just can't help but see in my working life how employers love them just cause they are qualified accountants. Some of them can hardly use pivot tables for instance...but are "Chartered"


  • #3
    Quatre Mains
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭Quatre Mains


    My advice is to go oou and get some experience in accountancy for a year or two, and then make a decision. The course is quite demanding - you would only be able to work one day of the weekend and could expect many late eveings doing assignments. There is very little crossover with accountancy and as such it would give you an exra string, but as its basically only accountancy firms hiring, stick with that for now.


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