Master’s Programme Banking and Finance

You want to be able to react successfully to the challenges of modern financial markets?

The Master's Degree Programme in Banking and Finance offers high-quality education and training designed to successfully cope with the challenges modern financial markets face.
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.

Faculty
Faculty of Business and Management

Qualification Level
Master (Second Cycle)
ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7

ISCED-F
0412 Finance, Banking and Insurance

Study Code
UC 066 974

Application
It is recommended to commence the programme in the winter semester in order to avoid study delays.

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Why is it worth to study Banking and Finance?

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.

What are the main topics of the study programme?

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.

What career opportunities do I have with this degree?

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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What are further opportunities for graduates of this programme at the University of Innsbruck?

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