Curriculum

Students of the MQF programme are required to complete twelve core modules and three electives within 12 months on a full-time basis. Part-time students will complete the same curriculum within 24 months.

Exemption is granted on a case-by-case basis. Applicants with former training in certain core modules may be granted exemption of up to one module in Term 1. There will be no exemption for the courses conducted at Cass Business School.

The tuition fees will not be waived for the exempted modules.

You have to submit the details of the courses five weeks before Term 1 begins. These include:

• Learning outcome statements, course objectives, course overview and assessment method.
• The university that you attended, your grade and the year you took the course.​​​​​​​

Students are expected to attend all the classes scheduled for each of the core and elective courses. The pace is rapid, and sessions follow a building-block approach, with each lecture building on the material covered earlier.

Students will need to set aside a considerable amount of time for preparation, reading, project work, private study, completion of assignments, and revision for final examinations.

The pace at which individuals work will obviously vary, but as a rough rule of thumb, students will need to put in two to three hours of work outside of the classroom for every hour actually spent in the formal sessions.

Due to the high intensity and demanding nature of the curriculum, students are encouraged to devote their full attention to their coursework. However, students with good academic perfomance may be allowed to pursue part-time internships if opportunities arise. Do note that international students with a student visa are only allowed to work for 16 hours a week during academic terms.

You may withdraw from the programme upon approval from the Programme Director. However, if you withdraw from the programme two weeks or more after the commencement of a term, you are liable for the full payment of fees for the entire term. Request for partial payment will not be considered.

Students who wish to request for leave of absence have to write in to the Programme Director with valid reasons.

As the programme is only offered on a yearly basis, the minimum leave of absence is one year. The candidature lapses automatically if you do not return the following year.