Hello,I have been offered a place for the MTF specialist master program at Cass for next September. Since I am still in the process of applying to other programs, I was wondering how the MTF program was valued currently (from a purely employer perspective, as I am not considering research) so as to know whether I should go for it without hesitation or rather offer me (potentially) some choice. The other programs I intend to apply to are IC, KCL (both FinMath) and LSE (Finance & Economics) in the UK and CMU, CU, NYU and Chicago (all FinMath) in the US.TksTom

i'd advise against this course at Cass. A couple of times i've seen students on it with a week to go before handing in theirmasters dissertation wanting help because they don't have any idea what they are doing. This says to me that the course has problems.I'd recommend KCL, LSE, CU or chicago out of your list.

hi all,i've been accepted into the Cass MSc in investment mgmt, and rather than start yet another thread about the merits of a masters program, i thought i'd ask my questions in this thread!basically, i'm in toronto right now, just finished an undergrad degree in business, but having a real difficult time getting a job...i've been accepted to cass (rejected from imperial, still waiting on lse) and hope to parlay the degree into a job in the industry...i know this is a quant board, but math isn't my strongest attribute (although i can get by) so i think i may be best suited to more of a fund mgmt type of role....would you guys be able to help me out and let me know whether this would be a good opportunity to pursue? the fact that i would likely have to go heavily in debt to pay the 17,500 pound tuition is a factor i need to consider as well....thx in advance, any help is much appreciatedcheersd.

MTF is a well respected course - in London at least..... c web-site for more details. i'm surprised at the comments from Leibniz99 and am sure its NOT standard behaviour. i can understand part-time students leaving things a bit late but one week to go to hand in a 10,000 word thesis - well in my opinion thats the students' loss. all my colleagues are looking forward to and constantly thinking/researching topics for a thesis + we're constantly told that University policy is very strict regarding theses and that if they arent handed in by sept then you dont graduate that yr. calibre of part-time students is very good - 2 work for one of the largest and fastest growing quant hedge funds in london (Aspect), 3 traders from large i-banks in city (converts, derivs trading), one ex-student at the largest conv arb hedge fund in london (KBC), a convertible bond structurer etc etc and many more....including and Exec Director at Goldman Sachs, London - see brochure for details - who is full of praise for the program.i dont know many of the full-time students, many of them are from overseas, many of them continue to complete PhDs - a credit to the course which fosters and encourages/instills a desire for further finance research.

any thoughts on the MSc in Investment Mgmt?re: the full-time program, are there good opportunities for foreign students (canadian to be specific) to gain employment in the City after graduation?thx

knew someone from the previous FT program ... all the courses are taught in the evening ... what's the point unless you are a PT student? Besides, the PT students are already in the industry .... if there are any jobs, the PT students would prob be the first to get those .... if you are thinking of networking ... as the program would like you to believe, well ... in this real world, people network for a reason, if you are a green FT student, best of luck ... my advice: get into a better structured FT program elsewhere for better opportunities.

http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/media/storie ... 64.htmlsee above link to answer your question. BGI put out a BIG add in FT Appointments section, front page, looking for students from THREE of the more quant Master's degrees (MTF was one of them)