MSc Finance

Organisation:: Donau-Universität Krems
Ort, Bundesland, Land:: Krems, Lower Austria, Austria
Typ:: Full-/Part-time
Certificate:: M.Sc.
Duration:: 3 Semester/s
Certificate:: M.Sc.
Duration:: 4 Semester/s

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Programme

The MSc Finance program is designed for successful careers in the finance industry. It is an intensive English program that trains people who hold an academic degree to analyse and solve financial issues.

The program provides a unique learning experience where formal knowledge transfer of technical concepts is deeply rooted in business practice. The aim of this master's program is to provide managers or financial consultants with the tools they need to analyse problems in the finance area, to formulate alternative strategies to solve these problems and to reflect on the implications of different strategic options.

Target audience

Prospective finance specialists focused in the different finance branches, preferably alumnis of economic studies which want to specialize into the finance sector of companies.

Or interested alumnis with the goal of getting a technical training, as well as for young academics who want to specialize in finance by going ahead afterwards and completing their PhDs studies.

Emphases/Curriculum

The program “Master of Science in Finance” consists of 1 preparatory module (9 days) and 20 core and specialization courses (each 3,5 days). These 20 courses are composed as following: 7 courses out of the English MBA-core-modules and 13 courses specialization in Finance.

Preparatory Module

General Management
Management Accounting
Cost Accounting
Economics
Business Mathematics and Statistics

Core Modules

Managerial Economics
Applied Business Statistics
Corporate Finance
Accounting/Financial Reporting
International Financial Environment
Venture Capital
Mergers & Acquisitions

Specialization Modules

Security Pricing
Options & Futures
Capital Structure
Capital Budgeting
Financial Institutions
Empirical Finance
Financial Distress & Reorganization
Security Analysis
Financial Engineering
Dynamic Portfolio Strategies
International Financial Management
Institutional Investments
The Multinational Enterprise

After finishing the Master of Science in Finance program you may optionally add 2,5 more core modules to obtain the degree MBA Finance. The degree MBA also requires the writing of a master's thesis.

Admission/Entrance requirements

Total fees approx.:	19.500,-

Admission criteria: Austrian or equivalent foreign university degree (Magister, Bachelor, Master); minimum of 3 years professional experience (including a minimum of 1 year experience in a leading position); minimum age: 25 . Minimum 7 years of professional experience (including a minimum of 2 years experience in a leading position) as an equivalent qualification to a university degree; minimum age: 27. Adequate knowledge of the English language.

Languages
Language(s) of instruction:	English
Going abroad:	not possible

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Organisation

Danube University Krems has specialized in postgraduate academic studies and offers exclusive courses in the fields of economics and management, communications, IT and media, medicine and health, law, European integration and public administration, education and cultural sciences as well as of building and ecology. Being a European model project, Danube University Krems combines high quality in education, research and consulting with excellent customer orientation and service. More than 3,500 students from 50 countries are enrolled in over 150 academic courses.

The majority of the students of Danube University Krems have a university degree. Therefore, the main part of university teaching in Danube University Krems consists of courses which are concluded with an internationally recognized Master’s degree such as Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science (MSc), Master of Arts (MA) or Master of Laws (LL.M.). The range of courses offered here extends from executive MBA, IT consulting, European Union law, solar architecture and music management to health care management, psychotherapy and special fields of dentistry. Danube University Krems also offers a number of short courses and seminars.

Danube University Krems is located in one of Europe’s most beautiful cultural landscapes, the Wachau region along the Danube, which has been named a world cultural heritage site by the UNESCO. A renovated tobacco factory dating back to the onset of the 20th century and new buildings on Campus Krems provide students and educators with an open, innovative, and motivational atmosphere for research and studying. The new campus, which was opened in 2005, provides the region with a new landmark of international acclaim.

Study in Krems

Krems is a traditional educational town - with 30 schools and high schools attended by more than 10,000 students. Therefore, Krems’ environment is richly furnished with restaurants, hotels, guest-houses and students’ hostels, as well as leisure-time and cultural facilities. The idyllic environment of the Wachau, its exquisite wines and numerous sports facilities contribute in significant measure to the quality of life of students at the Danube University Krems.

Historic buildings and architecture from the middle-ages in the parts of Krems and Stein show for a meaningful past. The community, already mentioned in 995 as "urbs chremisa", was once the center of salt and wine trading and is one of the oldest towns in the country.

Strolling through the medieval alleyways, tasting wine in closed-down monasteries, relaxing in a café by the street, and amusedly smiling in the museum of caricatures: art and culture can be experienced and lived in Krems. The folk music festival "Glatt & Verkehrt" (Smooth & Traffic), the Lower Austrian Danube Festival, the film program of the Austrian Film Gallery, and the exhibitions at the internationally renowned Art Center Krems are the highlights of the town’s annual event calendar. As a member of the art-mile in Krems, the Danube University of Krems is a regular part of the local art and culture scene.

The Danube University of Krems is an ideal starting point for jogging, cycling, playing squash and tennis, or simply for taking a walk through the vineyards. Oarsmen and swimmers can pursuit their hobbies in the nearby Danube River.