Investment Fund Administration

Overview

This Masters programme has been developed in conjunction with the funds industry and is for early to mid-stage career professionals in the industry who are ambitious to develop their careers further.

The investment fund administration sector is characterized by very well qualified individuals who have deep specialist knowledge of their area of expertise. This programme provides participants with the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of the industry and acquire skills that will assist them as they assume management and leadership roles in their careers.

The programme is a unique mix of professional development and sector specific knowledge that will help you to advance your career. The programme offers the flexibility of online learning with the benefit of an on-site experience also. This allows participants to develop their own personal network within the industry and develop their team and organisational skills through group assessments.

The programme comprises a blend of modules including:

• management development
• aspects of the funds industry
• technology
• critical thinking & analysis

These are the types of modules that will enhance your knowledge of the industry and develop key skills to allow your career to thrive in an increasingly more complicated world.

Start Date

September 2024

Course Delivery

The Master of Business (MBus) in Investment Fund Administration will be delivered on a part-time basis over two and a half years. The programme will be delivered as a blended online and on-site programme, with some weeks to be delivered on-site at the Cork campus of MTU.

Award

Upon completion, candidates will be awarded a level 9 Master of Business in Investment Fund Administration. The programme also has an embedded award structure (for more information on this, please contact us at the Enquiries email address above).

What will I study?

Modules

The Funds Industry modules

• Contemporary issues in the Funds Industry
• Regulation of Investment Funds
• Governance of Investment Funds
• Fund Reporting and Risk Management

Management Development modules

• Strategic Leadership
• Managing People
• Professional Development
• Managing Technological Change

Critical Thinking and Analysis modules

• Data Analytics and Statistics
• Critical Thinking with Statistics
• Asset Management Techniques
• Principles of Financial Regulations

Research Modules

• Finance Research Methods and
• Work-Based Project OR
• Applied Investment Fund Project

Entry Requirements

Applicants who have a minimum of Level 8 qualification in business/finance/economics/IT/Law or an approved equivalent qualification are eligible to apply for entry to the programme. The programme is offered on a modular basis and requires learners to attain 90 credits. Additionally, candidates would ideally have at least 12 months’ work experience within the investment fund sector.

If you do not have a level 8 honours degree then it is possible that you may be eligible if you can provide evidence of a broader portfolio of training, learning and experience. This process is call RPL (recognition of prior learning) and we at MTU can help you navigate these processes.

All applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of English language proficiency (IELTS score of at least 6.0). English language tests must be undertaken no more than two years prior to the start of the programme.

What is RPL?

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is when formal recognition is given for what you already know prior to starting on a programme or module. With recognition of prior learning the focus is on learning and not on experience as such. You can apply for RPL in any MTU accredited programme or module. Programmes which are accredited by professional bodies or any external awarding bodies may have their own procedures for RPL which you should refer to.

Fees

€500 for a limited number of applicants.

Generally this programme would cost approximately €5,900, however as this programme is 90% HCI funded for the year 23/24, a limited number of Irish-resident candidates enrolling for September 2023 will only need to pay a total of €500. There is no guarantee that any subsidies such as this will be available after the September 2023 intake. Please feel free to apply and you will be notified as to your eligibility for subsidised fees (there will be no obligation to continue with your enrolment in the event that a subsidy is not available to you and you wish not to proceed).

Please note that applicants will be required to pay an acceptance fee of €500 online if a place on a course is offered. This fee is deductible from the overall course fee. 

Note: You will not be charged for applying for the programme by clicking the 'apply now' button, you are only asked to pay an acceptance fee if a place is offered to you, and you wish to accept it.