Master of Science in Financial Economics

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Fact sheet

The Master's

The goal of this programme is to expand students’ knowledge of financial-economic problems and to provide them with the relevant analytical tools to investigate them. Graduates should be able to analyse and solve complex financial and economic problems indepen dently. Adopting a scientific approach, the programme addresses the macroeconomic environment as well as specific financial business situations. In particular, it offers insights into international monetary and macroeconomic problems and stresses the analysis of business case studies. The programme uses a variety of teaching methods with a clear emphasis on small interactive groups, including class presen tations, teamwork exercises, case studies, class discussions and paper writing.

My profile

The programme targets students interested in recent developments in financial economics seeking careers in the financial sector, international organisations, government and other corporations. Applicants must have a sufficient background in economics, finance and statistics.

Admission requirements

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Study programme

The programme consists of number of core electives, additional electives and a Master’s thesis (15 ECTS). The curriculum covers the entire field of financial economics, including micro and macro finance, international finance, asset pricing and risk management. Additionally, the programme includes a number of academic lectures and guest lectures by business leaders and policy makers.

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Assets

One of the faculty’s most important assets is its vast national and international network. We maintain strong links with the business and financial community by organising regular workshops with industry leaders and the European Commission, situated only 30 minutes from our campus. Many of our alumni work at European institutions, and many of the department’s staff members act as advisers to various European bodies and international companies. The student association, Ekonomika, is equally active via its Business-to-University lecture programme. Our Alumni network offers excellent communication channels and networking opportunities with leading figures in industry and politics.
 

We have a wide international student exchange network as well. Not only do we participate extensively in the (intra-EU) Erasmus programme (with 65 partners), we also have numerous agreements with leading universities outside the EU, e.g. the Wharton School of Business (University of Pennsylvania), the University of Chicago, Cornell University, the University of Illinois and Rochester University in the United States, the University of British Columbia, Queen’s University, the University of Toronto and the Université de Montréal in Canada, the Indian Institutes of Management Calcutta and Bangalore in India, the Chinese University and the City University of Hong Kong, Beida, Tsinghua and Fudan in China, Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, National Taiwan University, Seoul National University in South-Korea, Queensland University of Technology Brisbane and the University of Sydney in Australia, Stellenbosch in South Africa, Insper in Brazil, Esan in Peru, the University of Monterrey in Mexico and the Singapore Management University.

Career prospects

Graduates of the programme will have obtained profound, broad knowledge of the analytical frameworks necessary to analyse the macroeconomic, corporate and investment aspects of financial issues. Graduates are able to analyse complex problems in financial economics independently by drawing on this theoretical and analytical framework and by choosing and applying the relevant analytical tools. They have the ability to define and implement research projects, solve financial problems and draw and present conclusions independently. They have a positive attitude toward analytical problem solving.
 

The unique combination of finance and economics provided by the MFE programme is greatly valued by employers. Graduates
of the programme have gone on to careers in financial institutions, international teams and corporate environments including
multinational consulting firms such as McKinsey & Company, large corporations such as Electrabel and international organisations such as the European Commission.

Application

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