According to the current regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training and the training regulations of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City.

Requirements for applicants:

– Having graduated or have been eligible for university graduation recognition (or equivalent qualifications or higher) of the appropriate industry; for research-oriented programs that require a grade of graduation from quite or above or an article (with ISSN), published scientific seminars (with ISBN) or participation in a grassroots-level scientific research project or higher that has been accepted in relation to the field of study, research. All of the above-mentioned works shall be published for no more than 5 years up to the date of submission of the application;

– Having foreign language proficiency of Tier 4 or higher under the 6-tier foreign language capacity framework for Vietnam;

– Meet the other requirements of the training program standard issued by the Ministry of Education and Training and in accordance with the provisions of the training program.

List of appropriate majors: applicable according to Appendix 2, Regulation No. 3840/QyD-DHKT-DBCLPTCT dated December 9, 2021).

University graduates who do not belong to the fields suitable for the master’s training industry should complete the requirements for additional study of 06 sections (12 credits) of specific master training institutions as follows (according to the current announcement of the Institute of Postgraduate Training):

(1) Principles of Finance – Banking (2 credits)

(2) Management (2 credits)

(3) Microeconomics (2 credits)

(4) Macroeconomics (2 credits)

(5) Probability and statistics (2 credits)

(6) Advanced mathematics (2 credits)

Applicants will be exempted from 01 (or more) of the 06 courses as prescribed if they have studied this part at the undergraduate level.

Applicants are foreigners: if applying to study master’s training programs in Vietnamese, they must reach a Level 4 or higher level of Vietnamese language proficiency under the Vietnamese Proficiency Framework for foreigners or have graduated from university (or equivalent level or higher) where the training program is taught in Vietnamese; meet the requirements for a second foreign language as prescribed by UEH (if any).

For the training program taught and studied in a foreign language: applicants must meet the requirements of foreign languages, specifically when there is one of the following conditions:

– Applicants are citizens of countries that use the foreign language used to teach as the official language.

– University degree or higher in the language used in teaching; or a university-level diploma or higher whose program is conducted primarily in the language used in teaching;

– One of the diplomas or certificates of the language used in teaching reaching level 4 or higher under the 6-tier foreign language capacity framework for Vietnam specified in Appendix 1 of this Regulation or other equivalent certificates published by the Ministry of Education and Training, valid as of the date of registration.

(According to Decision No. 3794/QD-DHKT-DTSDH dated December 8, 2021 on the promulgation of regulations on enrollment and training of master’s degrees – Article 5).

Master students who graduate from finance program achieve the following outcomes:

Knowledge

• Interpret and explain in detail the theories, instruments, and rules of financial markets and activities;
• Relate to and explain real-life issues based on in-depth theoretical knowledge of corporate finance, financial investment, and financial risk management;
• Design and conduct research to address issues of organizations and society in the field of finance and economics;

Skills

• Be able to solve real-life issues using knowledge of finance, risk management, and investment on the global scale and in various economic, social, moral, and institutional contexts;
• Have skills in analyzing and consolidating the complex issues of domestic and international financial systems in the presence of multi-dimensional information and apply to work context;
• Be able to do research, synthesize, and present research results to solve issues in finance;
• Have skills in diagramming and composing research results and applying innovations to the finance sector in real life;

Autonomy and Responsibility

• Be able to learn and work in groups to generate financial solutions in corporate management, portfolio management, and financial risk management;
• Be able to support, guide, and supervise others in carrying out tasks related to capturing, identifying, analyzing, and evaluating financial information sources as well as the complex issues of the global economic and financial system;
• Combine methodology with practical expertise to carry out financial projects efficiently with full awareness of occupational rules and institutional regulations;

In addition to the above learning outcomes, graduates achieve a level of foreign language proficiency of 4/6 in Vietnam’s Foreign Language Competency Framework.