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Banking and Asset Management – (M.Sc.)
University of Liège
HEC Management School
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| Application Deadline: | For EEA: 08-31, Non EEA: 04-30 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 850 - ≈ € 1,923 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Liège / Belgium / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Liège
The programme is Masters degree in Management Sciences with specialisation in Banking and Asset Management.
The programme is a vast but nevertheless technically specialized program, which is built around the main themes involved in the management of financial institutions and markets. It aims to give students precise knowledge of the key principles of market finance, as well as the newest and most complex calculation and optimization procedures necessary to master the use of financial instruments currently on the market. The accent is placed on the application of these principles and methods by the students rather than on theoretical developments.
This specialization is offered to students who are attracted by a wide variety of jobs in the field of market finance and want to create varied career opportunities for themselves by choosing a study program which allows them to immediately enter professional life.
The following competencies are acquired by the end of this specialization:
- capacity to reason and use specialized knowledge in financial management of financial institutions and asset management companies;
- specialized knowledge of financial institutions, markets and financial instruments, their functioning and utilization;
- mastery of the concepts and subjects relating to asset and risk management;
- knowledge of the fundamental principles of market finance, development of real skills and rigor in economic reasoning;
- pertinent evaluation of the field of application of financial operations through the mastery of new approaches to calculation and optimization;
- appraisal of the competencies acquired during the program through personal reflection on the role of finance and with the experience acquired in group and individual work.
Career opportunities
Among others, the student graduation with this field will thus be prepared to seize opportunities in:
- Activities in the scope of asset management (management of mutual funds / pension funds / hedge funds) related to the all portfolio operations, from day-to-day management to risk management or to strategic investment decision making;
- In general, all jobs related to portfolio management (institutional investors, private banking and wealth management, insurance…);
- All types of executive functions in financial institutions
- Executive functions in financial management inside financial or industrial companies regarding a.o. treasury management, assets and liabilities management, or credit management;
Contents
A general core curriculum(55 ECTS)
The program is structured around a general core curriculum, allowing each student to acquire a solid foundation of knowledge in subjects to do with management, a deep capacity for analysis and a management-orientated critical viewpoint.
In addition to the general courses, this core curriculum also comprises transversal
activities: International Strategy (3 ECTS); Managerial Skills Development (2 ECTS).
All these courses are in English.
A range of specializations (60 ECTS) are directly linked with our peaks of
excellence and thus benefi t from the School’s market-leading research, the associated international academic networks and contributions from the School’s large partner companies (chairs, professorships...).
Students must take six courses (30 ECTS), produce a thesis (20 ECTS) and complete an internship in a company (10 ECTS). Both the thesis and the internship are related to the chosen fi eld of specialization. Students thus accumulate 60 credits in the chosen major, which constitutes the highest specialty level in French speaking community of Belgium.
A Skills Porfolio (5 ECTS) completes your theorical training by adding a soft skills element. It gives you access to intensive workshops focusing on the acquisition of transversal skills.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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Register Now!Requirements
Entry qualification: Undergraduate diploma (or higher)
English
Proof of proficiency must be provided:
- FCE or CAE or CPE;
- or IELTS score 5.5+;
- or TOEFL score 69+;
- or other equivalent
Other requirements
At least 2 references must be provided.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 69 |
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