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M.Sc. Finance
Tilburg University
| Application deadline: | 15 April (non-EU), 1 July (EU) |
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| Start date: | September 2013 |
| Duration full-time: | 12 months |
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| Delivery mode: | On Campus |
| Educational variant: | Full-time |
Description
Our Master´s programme in Finance offers you a thorough education in the essentials of investments and corporate finance. The core courses in the programme focus on topics like the determination of a firm´s cost of capital, the capital structure of a firm, risk and return characteristics of investments, event studies, and portfolio management decisions. The electives in the program enable you to specialise in financial management or investment analysis. These specializations prepare you for a professional career as chief financial officer (CFO), financial planner, treasurer, portfolio manager, risk manager, or investment advisor. In the first semester, all students take compulsory courses in investment analysis, capital structure and empirical finance. This ensures that every student knows the essentials of investments and corporate finance. Next to the three compulsory courses you can choose two electives in the first semester and two electives in the second semester.
Contents
Programme (provisional)
The programme consists of 60 Credits (ECTS), equivalent to 1680 hours of study. You will take 4 or 5 core courses and 2 or 3 electives of 6 ECTS each, and write a Master´s thesis of 18 ECTS. The first semester starts in September, with exams in December and January. The second semester runs from January to June, but is divided in two. From January to March, you will take courses. From April onwards, you will be able to focus on writing your Master´s thesis.
Capital Structure
Investment analysis
Empirical Finance
2 Electives from:
- Corporate Governance and Restructuring
- Corporate Valuation
- Derivative Securities and Risk Management
- Investment Analysis of Aging and Pensions I- Advanced Financial Accounting- Strategic Management
2 Electives from:
- Financial Markets and Institutions- Treasury Management
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Analysis and Investor Behaviour
Master´s Thesis
Requirements
In order to have access to the Master's programme in Finance, you need a solid basis in the following areas:
* Mathematics and Statistics (24 ECTS)
* Academic Training (24 ECTS)
* Economics (18 ECTS)
* Management or Marketing (12 ECTS)
* Accounting (12 ECTS)
* Finance (12 ECTS)
Proficiency in English is required. Students who did their Bachelor´s in the Netherlands, native English speakers and applicants with a Bachelor´s degree from a programme entirely in English are admitted without a test. All other students should have a minimum Academic IELTS score of 6.5, or, alternatively, a minimum TOEFL score of 575 is necessary. Scores on separate parts are also evaluated, since candidates must possess good reading, writing, and oral skills. In addition, applicants need to take the GMAT tes. The average GMAT score of admitted students is 600.
The following characteristics are not required: Candidates with work experience are welcome, but work experience is not a prerequisite to enter the programme. Proficiency in Dutch or any other language apart from English.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
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