Master of Science in FINANCE & BUSINESS: FINANCE

Programs’ aim The aim of these programs is to accept high quality graduates with interest in finance, from a variety of fields, not only business, finance and economics, but with sufficient quantitative background, and produce well trained, responsible and ethical finance professionals for a great variety of occupations in financial and non-financial corporations and organizations.

What is Finance? The study and practice of the management of money Huge amounts of capital are channeled daily from savers/investors to borrowers (companies, governments, households, etc.) through the financial system

Financial System

Financial World

Financial World

The Essence of Finance Personal Corporate Finance Finance Public and Social Finance Create Value Time - Uncertainty

Financial World: Going Forward Increase in traded global wealth Complexity of financial solutions Foreign investments and international diversification Globalization Regulation FinTech Customized financial services Pension systems

Career Opportunities Financial Institutions Corporations Consultancy firms Independent Analysts

Career Opportunities: Financial Management Financial Strategy Mergers and Acquisitions Project analysis and valuation Corporate recovery Corporate treasury Risk Management and Control Compliance with Financial Regulation Wealth management

Career Opportunities: Financial Services and Insurance Retail Banking Commercial Banking Financial Planning Wealth Management Insurance Financial Dealing Financial Brokerage

Career Opportunities: Investment Banking and Investment Underwriting: Raising Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Business Valuation Market Analysis (Market Specialists) Economic Research Fund Management Private Equity/Venture Capital Financial Innovation

Career Positions Individual Corporations Commercial and Investment Banks Pension, Mutual or Hedge Funds Advisory and Consultancy Firms Sovereign Funds Independent Analysts Government and Public Institutions Non Governmental Organizations

Why MSc in Finance? Emphasis on theory Build analytical skills Actual analytical tools used in the industry (CFA partner program) Opportunity to develop computational skills (Excel, Matlab, Bloomberg – BMC, Eviews, etc.) Study of real-life cases Active connections with the industry (relevance and trust) International opportunities Study in depth all important aspects of finance

Why MSc in Business: Finance Emphasis on theory Build analytical skills and learn analytical tools Build IT skills (Excel, Matlab, Bloomberg, Stata, Eviews, Python, etc.) Extensive study of real-life cases Active connections with the industry (relevance and trust) International exposure Combine finance with other disciplines

Admission Requirements General Bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS) GPA 3.50 (B) Minimum C in relevant subjects Overall assessment

Admission Requirements MSc in Finance Bachelors in Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Accounting, etc. Economics, Mathematics, Statistics of Econometrics MSc in Business: Finance Bachelors in Business, Finance or Economics. Economics, Mathematics, Statistics of Econometrics, Accounting, Finance, 2 Administration and Management courses QTEM: Minimum B in quantitative courses (finance, economics, methodology)

MSc in Finance Degree Requirements 5 core courses 30 ECTS 10 specialization courses 60 ECTS Thesis 30 ECTS

MSc in Finance Courses: 1st year 1st Semester 2nd Semester Mathematics Research Methodology in Finance Economics for Finance Applied Business Ethics Quantitative Methods for Finance Investments Theory of Financial Markets Applied Valuation Corporate Finance Financial Risk Management

MSc in Finance Courses: 2nd year 3rd Semester 4th Semester Finance Electives / Internship / Exchange (24 ECTS) Finance elective (6 ECTS) Master Thesis (24 ECTS) Master Thesis (6 ECTS)

MSc in Business: Finance Degree Requirements 5 core courses 30 ECTS 6-7 courses in the major 36-42 ECTS 3-4 free electives on general business 18-24 ECTS Thesis 30 ECTS

MSc in Business: Finance Courses: 1st year 1st Semester 2nd Semester Mathematics Research Methodology in Finance Microeconomics Applied Business Ethics Multivariate Statistics and Econometrics Investments Introduction to Asset Pricing Applied Valuation Multinational Corporate Finance Risk Management

MSc in Business: Finance Courses: 2nd year 3rd Semester 4th Semester Electives / Internship / Exchange (24 ECTS) Finance elective (6 ECTS) Master Thesis (24 ECTS) Master Thesis (6 ECTS)

MSc in Finance: 3rd Semester Options International Exchange: Study during the 3rd semester abroad at any one of the more than 200 partner Universities (e.g. Frankfurt School, Tilburg University, EDHEC Nice, University of Bocconi, University of Zurich, etc.) Specialized Internship: Internship positions, specific for MSc in Finance students. Pure BI: Finance electives

Electives – MSc in Finance 3rd Semester: 18 – 24 ECTS from Derivatives Fixed Income Corporate Governance Credit Markets and Financial Crises Internship for MSc in Finance International Finance International Finance and the Firm (3 ECTS) CFA Research Challenge (3 ECTS)

Electives – MSc in Finance 4th Semester: At least 1 from Advanced Corporate Finance Portfolio Management

MSc in Finance Double Degree Opportunities Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics in Portugal. International MSc in Finance. MSc in Economics major Finance. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia MSc in Money and Finance

MSc in Business: Finance 3rd Semester Options International Exchange: Study during the 3rd semester abroad at any one of the more than 200 partner Universities International Internship: e.g. Statkraft, Nordea, DNB Mixed BI: Internship + 12 ECTS Electives (6 or 3 ECTS courses)/International elective (6 ECTS)/Summer school (6 ECTS) / Short international exchange (12 ECTS) Pure BI: Electives from other business disciplines (Economics, Marketing, Leadership, Organizational Behavior, Strategy, Logistics, Accounting, Law, Business Analytics)

MSc in Business: Finance Finance electives 3rd Semester: At most 1 of Derivatives Fixed Income Corporate Governance Credit Markets and Financial Crises CFA Research Challenge (3 ECTS) 4th Semester: 1 of Advanced Corporate Finance Portfolio Management

Double Degree Opportunities Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics in Portugal. International MSc in Management. International MSc in Finance. EDHEC Business School, Campus Lille, in France MSc in Entrepreneurship, LLM in Law & Tax Management, MSc in Marketing Management or MSc in Strategy & Organisational Consultancy. Queen's School of Business in Canada Master in International Business.

QTEM Master Certificate Become highly skilled in quantitative and analytical techniques Spend the 2nd and 3rd semesters at two top partner Universities in two different countries Have 8 weeks of internship

Compensation There are many highly paid jobs in the financial industry, but they require Ambition Responsibility Dedication Hard work

Transferable Skills

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