Master’s Programme Banking and Finance
You want to be able to react successfully to the challenges of modern financial markets?
The programme delivers the necessary competencies to understand the economic mechanisms of financial markets, the complexity of managing financial institutions, and the complex behaviors of financial actors. Students will acquire a rigorous theoretical basis and the competence to apply theoretical knowledge to practical management situations.
Master of Science
Duration/ECTS-Credits
4 semesters/120 ECTS-Credits
Mode of Study
Full-time
Language
English
Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degree/equivalent
and Language Certificates
Hints
It is recommended to commence the programme in the winter semester in order to avoid study delays.
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Management
Level of qualification
Master (Second Cycle)
ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7
ISCED-F
0412 Finance, banking and insurance
Study Code
UC 066 974
Dates and Deadlines for admission
Masterstudium Banking and Finance
FAQ
Graduates possess highly specialized knowledge in the areas of finance markets, financial institutions and investment and finance decisions in companies. They are able to apply their competences in these core areas and at the intersections to other areas of economics and business administration by formulating and substantiating arguments scientifically and by solving problems innovatively.
The Master's Programme Banking and Finance is intended to provide students with the abilities to fulfill demanding tasks, particularly in companies in the finance sector.
The content of the master's programme focuses on both necessary theoretical fundamentals and on the conditions for the implementation and applicability of scientific knowledge. The degree program is held in English.
Students of the master's program acquire the following skills:
- Solid knowledge of quantitative methods for financial issues
- The ability to treat scientific issues independently
- The ability to apply scientific knowledge to practical problems
- Reflective consideration and application of acquired abilities
The master's programme also provides the basis to pursue an academic path through continuation to a doctoral program.
The Master's Programme in Banking and Finance qualifies graduates for positions in companies in the finance sector, e.g. banks, financial services companies and insurance companies. The specific competences of graduates are also essential for finance departments of large companies.
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Business Studies, Economics & Management
This degree programme forms part of the University of Innsbruck’s economics programme. This also includes management, marketing, finance, economics and tourism.
Economic research is centred within the Centre for Economic Research (Research Area: Economy, Politics and Society (EPoS)), one of the eight Research Areas at the University of Innsbruck. Here, economic, organisational, political and social structures and developments are studied from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Those considering setting up their own business can also enrol in the Extension Programme Entrepreneurship programme as a supplementary option.
