2. Master of Science in
FINANCE
&
BUSINESS: FINANCE

3. 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.

4. 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

5. Financial System

6. Financial World

7. Financial World

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

9. 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

10. Career Opportunities Financial Institutions Corporations
Consultancy firms
Independent Analysts

11. 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

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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

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

18. 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)

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

20. 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

21. 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)

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

23. 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

24. 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)

25. 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

26. 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)

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

28. 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

29. 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)

30. 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

31. 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.

32. 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

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

34. Transferable Skills

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