Master of Science in Finance & Economics

This Master program provides advanced knowledge and skills in both fields of Finance and Economics with the ability to integrate both fields and apply specialized state-of-the-art knowledge to address research and practice-related issues in financial management based on econometric models.

Program Structure & Curriculum

The Master of Science study program in Finance & Economics consists of 4 semesters. Students earn a total of 120 ECTS credit points according to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System.

The study program includes the following modules

Scientific Skills and General Studies: strong competencies in scientific methods and other academic skills are prerequisites for the success of the study program; as far as students have already acquired these in their Bachelor studies, they can broaden their academic horizon through electives in various fields.

Advanced Scientific Skills: to strengthen the research competencies students must advance their skills to a higher level of research methodology and quantitative analysis; furthermore, specific research competencies are to be developed in the selected area of specialization that will also be the domain for the Master thesis.

Specialization: core courses from specializations (“Major”) related to the selected Master program:

Integration: in-depth courses to integrate the selected Majors and to obtain the most advanced and recent knowledge and skills.

Master Thesis & Defense: research based on state-of-the-art methods.