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Global Finance
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Global Finance

CBS International Business School (Cologne)
CologneGermany
On campus
Full-time
€10,980.00/year
 1317 Points
Duration
2 Years
Language
English
Apply date
Sep 2024

Program Description

Finance is one of the most attractive employer markets for business economists. The prerequisite for your career in the capital market, however, is a deep understanding of its interrelationships, processes, and actors. By studying Global Finance (Master of Science), you lay the foundation for your career in international companies and groups. As a manager in senior management, you will acquire in-depth specialist knowledge of finance over four semesters, language skills in English as the language of instruction and another language, as well as competence in team leadership.

In the master’s programme “Global Finance” you will acquire in-depth knowledge in business administration and finance. Your university education will focus on seminars on “Business Economics”, “International Investment” and “Values Based Management”.

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Curriculum

Semester 1

Business Economics

Empirical Research Methods

Data Science

Business Intelligence

Programme specific teaching units:
Global Finance
International Investments
International Financial Accounting
Management Accounting

Interdisciplinary competencies:
International Project Management
Language & Communication Skills

Semester 2

Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Governance

Programme specific teaching units:
Applied M&A & Restructuring
Business Simulation Game (finance-specific)
Sustainability & Biodiversity in Finance
Behavioural Finance
Fixed Income Securities
FINTECHs & Digital Finance
Business Project

Interdisciplinary competencies:
Financial Fraud and Ethics

Semester 3

International Economics
Advanced Financial Analysis

Programme specific teaching units:
Empirical Analytics for Finance
Risk Management in Capital Markets
Business Valuation
Portfolio/Asset Management
Venture Lab
Integrative Case Studies
Business Simulation Game
Master Thesis Tutorial

Interdisciplinary competencies:
Programming & Modelling

Semester 4

Master Thesis: During your 4th semester you are working on your Master thesis. You have 19 weeks to complete your thesis and the subject is freely selectable. A supervisor from CBS will support you and you can write the thesis in collaboration with a company as well. Or you can write your thesis in connection with a stay abroad.

Internship or Study Abroad: You can choose between an internship (lasting at least eight weeks) or a semester abroad at one of our partner universities.

Careers

After graduating, you will have many opportunities in the world of finance:

  • a management position in medium-sized organisations
  • investment banks
  • multinational corporations
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