Finance
Become an expert in financial management or investment analysis. Learn how to determine a firm's cost of capital, how to plan mergers and acquisitions, get companies listed on the stock market, restructure corporations, make portfolio investment decisions, quantify risks, and hedge them using various derivative instruments.
Gain a solid foundation in the principles - and practice - of finance. Learn the latest theoretical concepts from scientific literature and apply them to real-world cases during assignments, simulation games and group discussions in class.
Program and courses
- Apply the latest theoretical concepts from scientific literature to real-world cases during assignments, simulation games and group discussions in class.
- Specialize in either corporate finance or investment analysis through a wide selection of elective courses, and by choice of your Master's thesis topic. Other tracks to specialize:
- Finance: CFA - Learn the concepts and principles that investment professionals around the world find important and integral to global practice.
- Sustainable Finance - Become a financial expert with a heart for the environment and society. You will learn how sustainability issues change the concept of finance.
- Finance: Data Science - Become a finance professional who works on the threshold between finance and data science.
- The program is taught by teachers with very good teaching evaluations. The teachers are some of the world's leading finance academics. Many teachers in the program have been awarded Excellent Teacher awards.
- The Master's program in Finance is CFA accredited and is ranked in the Global Masters in Finance Ranking by the Financial Times.
Typical courses are:
- Investment Analysis
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Empirical Methods in Finances
Į magistro studijų programas gali stoti visi, baigę universitetą arba besimokantys paskutiniame kurse. Studijos kurias baigei ar tebesimokai turi būti panašios krypties kaip ir tos, į kurias nori stoti, kadangi priėmimas yra paremtas ECTS kreditų suderinamumu.
- ECTS kreditų išrašas - jei dar nesi baigęs aukštosios mokyklos, būtina prisegti ECTS kreditų išrašą, kuriame būtų matyti, kokius dalykus Tu mokeisi bei kokius pažymius ir kiek kreditų už juos gavai. Kai siunti anketą paskutiniame kurse, diplomą reikia prisegti vėliau, kai tik jį gausi.
- Bakalauro diplomas – jei jau esi baigęs aukštąją mokyklą, išrašo nereikia, užtenka prie anketos prisegti savo Bakalauro diplomą.
SVARBU: anglų kalbos testo sertifikatą privaloma pateikti kartu su visais dokumentais, atsiunčiant anketą. Universitetas nesvarsto stojimo anketų be anglų kalbos testo rezultatų, todėl sertifikatą privaloma pateikti iki stojimo pabaigos. Anglų kalbos žinias gali patvirtinti vienu iš šių būdų:
- IELTS – 6.5, ne mažiau nei 6.0 iš kiekvienos dalies
- TOEFL – 90
1. Educational background/diplomas
To be eligible for the Master's in Finance program you must have a solid academic 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)
*Academic training means courses / experience in research skills and an academic way of working. E.g. if you have written a thesis or have done a research project this will count as academic training.
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The GMAT or GRE test is a compulsory qualitative admission requirement for this program
- The required minimum GMAT Overall score for applicants is 550. GRE test scores are also accepted. Scores should be recalculated to comparable GMAT scores via the conversion tool.
- The GMAT institutional code for Tilburg University is VMV-LT-02. The GRE institution code for Tilburg University is 0730.
Please note:
- The test results must not be older than two years at the time of application.
- It is not obligatory to have completed the GMAT test before application. In our online application system you can indicate the approximate test date.
Exemptions from the GMAT requirement
- Students with a relevant degree from one of the official partner universities of the Tilburg School of Economics and Management are exempted from the GMAT requirement.
The Master's program in Finance equips you with a broad knowledge framework in business and specialized knowledge in financial management - a highly attractive profile for companies, banks and consultancy agencies.
Possible job positions after graduation:
Financial planner
Portfolio Manager
Risk Manager
Investment adviser
Treasurer
and eventually Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Facts & Figures
Average number of months until first paid job: 3
Job within 6 months after graduation: 86%
Is (very) satisfied with the Master's program: 87%
The gross monthly income of our graduates the first year: € 2.993
Where do our graduates work?
Alumni of the Master's program in Finance currently work for international companies, small domestic firms, and large Dutch and international banks. Others work in financial consulting or for venture capitalists, non-profit organizations, insurance companies, investment funds, pension funds, and the Dutch government including the financial authority (AFM) and the Ministry of Finance. Examples of positions attained by our graduates include that of:
Associate Debt Solutions at ABN AMRO
Financial Controller at Achmea Holding
Corporate Finance Assosiate at Deloitte
Senior Advisor at Ernst & Young
Financial Advisor at Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe
Project Manager procurement transformation at Heineken
Manager Performance Measurement & Reporting at ING Bank
Management Consultant at KPMG
Stock Accountant at Mars
Financial Management Trainee at Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Business Controller at Philips Consumer Lifestyle
Financial Trainee at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Finance Specialist at Rabobank International
Credit Analyst at Rabobank Nederland
Financial Trainee at SNS REAAL
