The study programme Banking and Finance prepares you for challenging tasks in the financial services sector and corporate finance departements of companies.

Students get an understanding of financial markets and the management of financial services institutions. The MSc in Banking and Finance is CFA-affiliated and ranked by the Financial Times as one of the best Finance in Masters programmes.

We offer a dual degree programme with Edinburgh Napier University and Lingnan University in Hong Kong. Take advantage of the opportunity to spend an exchange semester in Hong Kong or Edinburgh – and receive two MSc degrees, while developing your international network. 

Why choose the Master of Science in Banking and Finance?

The Master of Science in Banking and Finance is a research-based MSc with a practical dimension providing advanced technical and management training. It offers subject-specific skills and knowledge in the areas of Bank and Risk Management, Corporate Finance and Investments (incl. Alternative Investments) as well as FinTech, Sustainability, Data Analytics and Blockchain. The master's degree prepares students for demanding duties in the financial sector.

Graduate profile:

Students graduating with the MSc in Banking and Finance possess practical, research-based knowledge in the area of banking and finance. 

Graduates possess the following abilities:

• Understand and explain key driving forces and influences in the financial services sector
• Understand and reflect on the process of digitization and its impact on business models of financial service providers
• Understanding specific technologies such as data analytic tools and blockchain and assessing their importance for financial markets
• Understand and apply advanced methods for measuring and controlling risks of banks and other financial services companies
• Understand central approaches for the analysis of financial markets when making investment decision
• Understand alternative investments and structured products and their contribution to the risk and return of portfolios
• Understand and apply advanced concepts of corporate finance
• Understand and discuss qualitative and quantitative methods in academia and its application in practice

Field of activity:

Strategic key roles in the financial sector:

• Banking
• Financial services companies
• FinTechs
• Private Equity
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Investment funds
• Pension funds
• Asset management providers
• Financial consultancies
• Auditing services providers
• Finance departments of companies across all sectors