Master in Applied Finance at University of Sri Jayawardenapura Sri Lanka
Department of finance of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, offers the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Finance and the Master of Applied Finance for those who have completed the PGDAppFin and wish to pursue Master of Applied Finance.
Students are normally admitted first into the Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Finance and will gain the Diploma after successfully completing all the courses listed in first year. Those students who complete the diploma level courses will be eligible to do further nine courses listed in second year and to complete Master of Applied Finance degree. Candidates who are admitted to the course for the degree of MAppFin be eligible for the award of a Diploma in applied finance or an MAppFin but not both. Candidates who fail in MAppFin courses shall be eligible for the award of the Diploma only. Eventually, PGDAppFin will be awarded for those who complete the PGDAppFin.
The Rationale
Department’s mission with this programme is to become the pre-eminent Master of Applied Finance Programme in the country. It seeks to contribute to the financial market development of Sri Lanka through the dissemination of finance related knowledge and skills. Particular, programme aims to train and educate corporate sector managers involved in finance sector.
The emphasis of the master of applied finance is to place and practice of finance into an international setting. The programme is intended to equip students with the financial skills required to operate in an increasingly competitive international environment. The programme will provide a thorough grounding in the theory of finance, show the application of theory of finance; and require students to apply their knowledge to real world problems and projects. It is anticipated that graduates of this degree will service the needs of the financial sector and the treasury/finance functions of the organizations large or small. Prospective vocations include: finance director, treasurer, banker, stockbroker, financier, credit manager, financial analyst, fund manager and so on.