The field of finance is concerned with monetary resources and everything related to it: assets, liabilities, baking, investment, credit, etc. Divided generally in three areas of expertise, public finance, corporate finance and person finance, this field of study is very complex and requires from its students solid knowledge and ability in areas such as mathematics, statistics, economics and sometimes computer programming.
Public Finance deals with the finances of the state or the sate divisions such as provinces, counties or municipalities. It encompasses also central banking system that have a great influence in the global economy.
Corporate Finance is focused on maximizing the profit or the value of a private enterprise by balancing risk and profitability in the management of investments.
Personal Finance targets the individual or the family as the focus of the financial activity. Concerned with personal long term financial stability, this area provides services in terms of taxation, financial planning, inheritance, credit and others.
With great diversity in its areas of expertise, Finance offers prospective students a wide choice panel and many different levels of qualification. One of the highest and most sought out is the MBA in Finance, which secures the path towards a successful career in this field.
Masters in Applied Economics (MAE) program is an intensive, empirically-based program that leads you to a great well-paying job in the field of economics in only 12 months! You study at the university in the center of beautiful Prague and get a fully chartered US Masters degree recognized all over the world. The entire program is in English and includes professional English-language courses.
At Ashridge, we believe all learning must make a difference, be practical and be based on the real issues faced by companies, public sector organisations and individual managers.
The EMBA course allows you to spread your MBA degree over two years so that you continue your career alongside the part time programme.
Do you want a rewarding, exciting and challenging career? If so, this is the course to set you on the path to a wide variety of careers in investment, trading, financial analysis, fund management, banking, financial services, finance and financial consultancy.
Our Financial and Business Management MSc has been developed from two highly successful courses run by the Business School – the Accounting and Finance MSc and the Business Management MA. Both of these courses have established international reputations for excellence.
If you have a degree in any discipline and would like to significantly enhance your career prospects in the wider business practice of accounting and financial management, this Accounting and Finance MSc course is ideal.
This programme is full time and starts in September. Accelerated students are usually full-time, self-sponsored and are seeking to broaden their horizons and accelerate their careers. While all projects and assignments are aimed at embedding and applying the learning, Accelerated MBA students use the assignments and project to develop their abilities in new settings.
If you have a degree in any discipline and would like to significantly enhance your career prospects in the wider business practice of accounting and financial management, this International Finance MA course is ideal.
This Master’s degree covers the whole chain of quantitative finance, from theoretical aspects to the application in a professional setting. This Master draws on the recognized excellence of our engineering school in quantitative finance, and makes great use of the collaborations with the Universities of Paris-Dauphine and Cergy-Pontoise.
The Master in Finance aims at preparing students for high level careers in investment, private and commercial banking, securities design and trading, risk and asset management. Students are most welcome to join research departments of government agencies and central banks too.
The programme will give you the technical knowledge you need to understand how financial services products work, along with the marketing acumen required to compete successful in this highly competitive market.
The European Masters are designed to provide students with rigorous training in the conceptual, analytical and empirical foundations of modern International Private Banking and International Corporate Finance. This program emphasis on the history and culture of the European economy and the organisation and competition between Companies.