Description

The MSc programme in Finance at Aalborg University Business School (AAUBS) helps to develop a coherent understanding of the functioning of financial markets as well as the functioning of firms’ financing.

The programme leads to a master's degree in Economics and Business Administration with specialization in Finance.

Upon graduation, you will have:

• coherent and profound understanding of the functioning of financial markets as well as the functioning of firms’ financing
• learned to master state-of-the-art theoretical and empirical models for financial decisions, financial asset pricing, and risk management, all of which are valuable skills for portfolio managers, risk managers, advisors, and consultants
• very useful skills and tools to tackle situations in your future career that are complex, unpredictable and that require new solution models. Your academic background also means that corporate management, specialists and laymen listen to your financial insights in professional and academic discussions

Career Opportunities

Graduates from the MSc programme in Finance will be able to move into a variety of careers in:

• investment and corporate banking
• financial asset management or trading
• corporate finance
• consulting
• the wider financial services sector

After graduation, you would typically be employed at a finance department in a larger company, perform various job functions in banks and other financial institutions as well as work broadly in the consultancy business.

Admission

Read about application and requirements at the homepage of the study programme

Read more about the language requirements of Aalborg University

How to apply

Student guidance

To find out whether the level of your foreign certificate or diploma satisfies the general entry requirements, you should contact Aalborg University directly.

A list of the most commonly recognized exams and diplomas can be found at the Danish Agency for Higher Education
http://en.fivu.dk/recognition

Exchange students should contact their home institution for information on application procedures and deadlines.

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students outside EU, EAA, or from Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.

For Further Information

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.fivu.dk/

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System