Finance
Study Finance in Groningen and learn about corporate and sustainable finance, asset management, and what drives the investment decisions of companies and individuals.
What role do financial institutions play in supporting sustainable development and responsible investing? And how do you decide at what price a company can be acquired or sold?
In the one-year MSc Finance, you will dive deep into the world of finance, analyzing and evaluating real and complex financial problems faced by companies and institutions.
- Tailor your learning: you can choose a profile and specialize in corporate finance, investment and risk management, sustainable finance, quantitative finance, and general finance.
- Take a double degree master's (optional): top-up your year at our partner, Lund University (Sweden).
- Cutting-edge competences: learn how to use data science, how to consider sustainability and mitigate climate risks – gaining essential skills for the future. Possibility to specialise with a Focus Area.
- Real-life assignments: put theory into practice with real-life investment games and business cases from companies, allowing you to connect with future employers.
IELTS Academic overall score 6.5 (Speaking 6, Writing 6.5); TOEFL internet-based overall score 90 (Speaking 20, Writing 24); Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency (overall score 176, Speaking 169, Writing 176); LanguageCert Academic: overall score 70 (min. 65 in Speaking, 70 in Writing); Pearson PTE Academic (min. 56 in Speaking, 70 in Writing).
To be eligible for admission to this Master's, you need to hold an academic Bachelor's or Master's degree from a research university in one of the following fields: Economics and Business Economics, Business Administration, Econometrics and Operations Research, Economics of Taxation, International Business and Technology Management (with additional requirements).
Checklist including brief description (max. 20 pages) of relevant courses you have taken in the field of the specific Master programme you are applying for, and of any courses in research methods and statistics. Course descriptions must include a description of topics covered in the course, learning objectives and a literature list of the course book(s) used in each course.
Job examples
- (Sustainable) financial analyst
- Impact investment analyst
- Consultant in corporate governance
- Banking
- Stock trading
- Investment banking associate
- Microfinance consultant
- Finance manager
- Portfolio manager
- Asset management analyst
