MF

MF

In 2010, the Degree Committee of the State Council issued the new degree of Master of Finance (hereinafter referred to as MF), in order to meet the overwhelmingly increasing demand on advanced finance professionals. Tongji University is one of the 85 institutions that were first authorized by the Committee. The year of 2011 saw the first enrollment of MF.

Since 2014, with the strong support of the university, Tongji-MF program has been jointly operated by the School of Economics and Management and the School of Mathematical Sciences. Tongji-MF program has so far distinguished itself in the domains of Mathematical Finance and Fintech, which is in accordance with the features of Tongji University, who is famous for its sciences and technologies.

Since 2023, Full-time Smart Finance Program is a powerful collaboration between the School of Economics and Management and the School of Electronics and Information Engineering. Relying on the two schools’ superior disciplines in finance, management, computer science, and artificial intelligence, it creates a brand-new “new business + new engineering” innovative education model. The program aims to cultivate compound financial elites who are well-versed in financial theories, master core technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, and computer science, have a deep understanding of new financial business scenarios, and possess cross-border innovation capabilities.

Features

Superior Discipline Integration: Bringing together excellent faculty from the Schools of Economics and Management, Mathematics, and Electronics and Information Engineering, it integrates high-quality resources from multiple disciplines of Tongji University, including liberal arts, science, and engineering.

Practice-Oriented: Centered on cultivating professional capabilities, it attaches great importance to practical teaching. It establishes school-enterprise cooperation with well-known enterprises such as Guotai Junan and Dongzheng Futures to carry out training bases, and adopts a “2-to-1 joint guidance” mode by in-school tutors and industry tutors.

International Orientation: As a CFA University Affiliation Program, it offers numerous international exchange and exchange programs, as well as occasional short-term overseas study tours.

Curriculum

The curriculum of Tongji-MF contains three main parts: core courses, elective courses and compulsory activities. 42 credits are required in part Time Class l, including 18 credits for core courses, 17 credits for elective courses and 7 credits for the compulsory session. 45 credits are required in full Time Class l, including 21 credits for core courses, 13 credits for elective courses and 11 credits for the compulsory session.

Part time class: Elective courses have three directions, namely, Financial Technology and Intelligent Finance, Investment and Financing Management, Financial Engineering and Risk Management.

Full time class: Elective courses have one direction: Intelligent Finance.

Length of Schooling and Duration

Tongji-MF is a two-year program based on a credit system and no less than 1 year of dissertation writing. The degree grantee must meet the credit requirements and pass the dissertation defense as well.

Certificates Awarding

Eligible students who meet the credit requirements and pass the dissertation defense within the prescribed years can obtain the postgraduate diploma uniformly issued by Tongji University, and the MF (Professional) degree certificate assessed by the Degree Committee of the State Council.

Tuition Fee

The tuition fee is 208,000 RMB in all for full-time students and part-time students, excluding relevant expenses on hard-copy materials, etc. The tuition could be paid in two annual installments.

Admissions Requirements

–     Full Time Class: Senior undergraduates who are going to get the bachelor’s degree in the coming year.

–     Part Time Class: Bachelors or above who have got their degrees recognized by the state before the spot confirmation.

Admissions Process

Full Time Class

–     Summer school participation

–     Online application for the National Graduate Recommendation

–     Enrollment Confirmation/ Registration

Part Time Class

–     Online application for the National Graduate Entrance Examination

–     Spot confirmation

–     Entrance examination

–     Interview after Interview Notification

–     Admission Notification

–     Enrollment Confirmation/ Registration

(More details on the entrance examination, please refer to: https://mf.tongji.edu.cn )

Contact

Tongji-MF Program Office

Add: Room 309, Yunchou Building, 1239 Siping Rd, Shanghai, China

Tel/Fax: +86-21-65982259, +86-21-65982778-872

E-mail: mf_sem@tongji.edu.cn

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