Education: MSc - Curriculum 

Curriculum

The one-year master programme comprises of 60 ECTS credits distributed over 3 distinct course types:

• Courses and electives help you to get acquainted with a wide range of topics that are essential for financial economics, and provide you with a solid background for attending the seminars.
• Seminars are the most important component of the master programme and are also highly appreciated by alumni. The programme allows you to elect from the available seminars in Corporate Finance and Investments.
• The last block of the programme involves the Master Thesis. Students can concentrate entirely on their thesis until the end of August.

Because of relatively large numbers of students choosing for financial economics, we can offer a large variety of topics. However, the largest part of this programme is in small groups (seminars); the thesis is individual. You can make your own combination of courses and seminars from the three tracks (Corporate Finance, International Finance and Investments) to match your personal interests.

Classes

Depending on one’s personal preferences, courses and electives present an excellent way to get acquainted with a variety of topics that are essential for Financial Economics.

The seminars offered by the Master in Financial Economics are characterized by its small groups. For these intensified courses, active participation and commitment is a prerequisite. You are expected to present pieces of the literature or case applications, ask questions, mention doubts and express your ideas in class discussions.

The thesis is written individually under close supervision of one of our staff members.

The exciting programme attracts a relative large number of international students creating a highly diversified class. In addition to that, the Master in Financial Economics uses most modern didactical methods, including seminars with classroom experiments, cases and discussions. Lectures by guest speakers, company trips and a study trip will bridge the distance between theory and practice and help you get acquainted with practitioners and corporations. The combination of these aspects creates a truly international learning experience in a cosmopolitan atmosphere.

Time Frame and Language

The programme is taught in English. The 1-year (5 blocks) master programme Financial Economics starts in September each year and can only be followed during daytime.