Financial Management (M.A.)
Kickstart Your Strategic Finance Career with an English-Taught Master’s in Financial Management!

Your Master’s in Finance and Management – Build Your Expertise for a Global Career in Finance
The financial world is constantly evolving, and companies are looking for leaders who combine strategic thinking with deep financial expertise. With the Master’s in Financial Management, you will gain the skills needed to effectively manage financial resources, plan investments wisely, and mitigate risks successfully.
This English-taught Finance Master’s goes beyond traditional financial topics: you will analyse complex corporate valuations, develop strategies for international markets, and explore emerging trends such as digital financial solutions and sustainable investments. The programme emphasises hands-on learning, including project work, interactive case studies, and networking with industry professionals.
The Master’s in Finance and Management prepares you for key positions in the financial sector. Whether you aim to work in corporate finance, risk management, or financial consulting, this programme equips you with the knowledge and expertise to excel in a competitive global environment.
Choose a degree that not only qualifies you but also inspires you to shape the future of finance!

Lerninhalte
Empirical Analytics for Finance
3
ECTS
- Brief review of Probability theory and Statistics
- Linear regression with one regressor
- Linear regression with single regressor – hypothesis tests and confidence intervals
- Multiple regression
- Non-linear regression functions
- Regression with Panel Data
- Regression with Binary independent variable
- Time series regression and forecasting
Empirical Analytics for Finance
3
ECTS
- Brief review of Probability theory and Statistics
- Linear regression with one regressor
- Linear regression with single regressor – hypothesis tests and confidence intervals
- Multiple regression
- Non-linear regression functions
- Regression with Panel Data
- Regression with Binary independent variable
- Time series regression and forecasting
Portfolio/Asset Management
3
ECTS
- Return measurement: Geometric and Arithmetic
- Systematic vs. Unsystematic Risk: DiversificationRisk: Standard Deviation; Semi-variance; Correlation; VaR
- Balancing risk and reward
- Market prices of risk: CAPM, market beta, and factor models
- Risk adjusted returns: e.g. Sharpe, Treynor, Jensen’s Alpha, Sortino, Calmar, Information Ratio
- Risk models: liquidity risk, credit risk, factor models
- Performance measurement and attribution
- Asset Management industry and fund types: pension funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, venture capital and private equity
Portfolio/Asset Management
3
ECTS
- Return measurement: Geometric and Arithmetic
- Systematic vs. Unsystematic Risk: DiversificationRisk: Standard Deviation; Semi-variance; Correlation; VaR
- Balancing risk and reward
- Market prices of risk: CAPM, market beta, and factor models
- Risk adjusted returns: e.g. Sharpe, Treynor, Jensen’s Alpha, Sortino, Calmar, Information Ratio
- Risk models: liquidity risk, credit risk, factor models
- Performance measurement and attribution
- Asset Management industry and fund types: pension funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, venture capital and private equity
Business Simulation Game (finance-specific)
3
ECTS
- Market analysis
- Developing a business plan
- Capital procurement (loans, venture capital)
- Human resource planning and capacity utilisation
- Business valuation
- Fundamentals of investment appraisal
- Fundamentals of internal and external accounting
Business Simulation Game (finance-specific)
3
ECTS
- Market analysis
- Developing a business plan
- Capital procurement (loans, venture capital)
- Human resource planning and capacity utilisation
- Business valuation
- Fundamentals of investment appraisal
- Fundamentals of internal and external accounting
Risk Management in Capital Markets
3
ECTS
Explain risk concepts and be able to apply risk definitions to different entities.
Risk Management in Capital Markets
3
ECTS
Explain risk concepts and be able to apply risk definitions to different entities.
Advanced Corporate Finance and Valuation
3
ECTS
Advanced Corporate Finance and Valuation
3
ECTS
Programming & Modelling
2
ECTS
- Introduction to Python (modulisation)
- Coding in Python (data assignment/updates, data types, )
- Solving iterative problems (understanding and creating loops)
- Making decisions (understanding and creating selection statements)
- Working with structured data (strings, lists)
- Documenting
- Testing
- Debugging
Programming & Modelling
2
ECTS
- Introduction to Python (modulisation)
- Coding in Python (data assignment/updates, data types, )
- Solving iterative problems (understanding and creating loops)
- Making decisions (understanding and creating selection statements)
- Working with structured data (strings, lists)
- Documenting
- Testing
- Debugging
Financial Fraud and Ethics
2
ECTS
- Financial fraud and its manifestations
- Ethics in finance
- Alternative Banking Models like those of Triodos and GLS Banks
- Alternative business models like those of KIVA and BOVESPA
- Alternatives to growth models
- Alternative investment products like Social Impact Bonds
- Impact Finance and Micro Finance
- Understanding the alternative Indices and their shortcomings
- Rating Agencies and soft factor scores.
Financial Fraud and Ethics
2
ECTS
- Financial fraud and its manifestations
- Ethics in finance
- Alternative Banking Models like those of Triodos and GLS Banks
- Alternative business models like those of KIVA and BOVESPA
- Alternatives to growth models
- Alternative investment products like Social Impact Bonds
- Impact Finance and Micro Finance
- Understanding the alternative Indices and their shortcomings
- Rating Agencies and soft factor scores.
Multinational Finance
3
ECTS
- Introduction to Multinational Finance
- Foreign Exchange and Eurocurrency Markets
- Rationale for hedging currency risk
- Managing operating exposure to currency risk
- Foreign market entry and country risk management
- Multinational capital structure and cost of capital
- Real options and cross-border investment strategy
- International capital markets
Multinational Finance
3
ECTS
- Introduction to Multinational Finance
- Foreign Exchange and Eurocurrency Markets
- Rationale for hedging currency risk
- Managing operating exposure to currency risk
- Foreign market entry and country risk management
- Multinational capital structure and cost of capital
- Real options and cross-border investment strategy
- International capital markets
Management Accounting
3
ECTS
- Managerial accounting and global business environment
- Cost term, terms and classifications
- Systems design: Job-order costing
- Systems design: Process costing
- Cost-volume-profit relationships
- Sustainability and ethics in accounting decision making
Management Accounting
3
ECTS
- Managerial accounting and global business environment
- Cost term, terms and classifications
- Systems design: Job-order costing
- Systems design: Process costing
- Cost-volume-profit relationships
- Sustainability and ethics in accounting decision making
Corporate Finance
3
ECTS
- Overview of corporate finance(ing) and company structures
- Present values
- Future values
- Introduction to valuing stocks
- NPV and other investment criteria
- Decision making with NPV and other criterial
- Working capital management
- Efficient Markets and Behavioural Finance
Corporate Finance
3
ECTS
- Overview of corporate finance(ing) and company structures
- Present values
- Future values
- Introduction to valuing stocks
- NPV and other investment criteria
- Decision making with NPV and other criterial
- Working capital management
- Efficient Markets and Behavioural Finance
International Financial Accounting
3
ECTS
- Fundamentals of accounting
- Fundamentals of financial accounting
- Property, plant and equipment
- Intangible assets
- Financial instruments
- Inventories and Receivables
- Provision, Current and non-current liabilities
- Revenue recognition
- Superordinate standards
International Financial Accounting
3
ECTS
- Fundamentals of accounting
- Fundamentals of financial accounting
- Property, plant and equipment
- Intangible assets
- Financial instruments
- Inventories and Receivables
- Provision, Current and non-current liabilities
- Revenue recognition
- Superordinate standards
Applied M&A & Restructuring
3
ECTS
- Corporate strategy evaluation and development of strategic options
- Emergent and prescriptive approaches
- Gap closing strategies
- Buy strategies: Mergers and Acquisitions
- Build strategies: Strategic renewal, organic corporate development strategies
- Ally strategies
Applied M&A & Restructuring
3
ECTS
- Corporate strategy evaluation and development of strategic options
- Emergent and prescriptive approaches
- Gap closing strategies
- Buy strategies: Mergers and Acquisitions
- Build strategies: Strategic renewal, organic corporate development strategies
- Ally strategies
Internship or Study Abroad
10
ECTS
You can choose between an internship (lasting at least eight weeks) or a semester abroad at one of our partner universities.
Internship or Study Abroad
10
ECTS
You can choose between an internship (lasting at least eight weeks) or a semester abroad at one of our partner universities.
Integrative Case Studies
3
ECTS
- Focused review of the curriculum content
- Pre-assessment quiz/ content area assessment as benchmark for students’ status quo
- Guide and Strategic Plan to Case Study Analysis
- Writing a proper Case Study Analysis report
- Developing proper answers to Case questions, applying the relevant theoretical knowledge and frameworks
- In-depth Case Study Analysis with focus all subject areas of the curriculum
- In-depth Case Study Analysis with special focus on Strategic Management
Integrative Case Studies
3
ECTS
- Focused review of the curriculum content
- Pre-assessment quiz/ content area assessment as benchmark for students’ status quo
- Guide and Strategic Plan to Case Study Analysis
- Writing a proper Case Study Analysis report
- Developing proper answers to Case questions, applying the relevant theoretical knowledge and frameworks
- In-depth Case Study Analysis with focus all subject areas of the curriculum
- In-depth Case Study Analysis with special focus on Strategic Management
Master Thesis
18
ECTS
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.
Master Thesis
18
ECTS
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.
Business Elective
3
ECTS
A business elective is a business or management-related elective course.By choosing Business Electives in the second and third semester you can personalize your degree course and extend your management knowledge.
Business Elective
3
ECTS
A business elective is a business or management-related elective course.By choosing Business Electives in the second and third semester you can personalize your degree course and extend your management knowledge.
Venture Lab
4
ECTS
- Discovering and evaluating entrepreneurial opportunities
- Developing business ideas from opportunities (e.g. based on using Design Thinking, Personas and User Stories).
- Feasibility analysis of business ideas<
- Transferring the idea into a Business Model
- Business Model and its building blocks (value proposition, customers segments, channels, customer relationships, revenue model, key partners, key activities, key resources, cost structure)
- Business Plan: Introduction, Sample Case and General Outline
- Developing the details of the business plan
- Finding sources of financing: Business angels; Private equity; Start up financing; Venture capital investors<
- Preparing a pitch deck for successfully presenting the new venture business plan
Venture Lab
4
ECTS
- Discovering and evaluating entrepreneurial opportunities
- Developing business ideas from opportunities (e.g. based on using Design Thinking, Personas and User Stories).
- Feasibility analysis of business ideas<
- Transferring the idea into a Business Model
- Business Model and its building blocks (value proposition, customers segments, channels, customer relationships, revenue model, key partners, key activities, key resources, cost structure)
- Business Plan: Introduction, Sample Case and General Outline
- Developing the details of the business plan
- Finding sources of financing: Business angels; Private equity; Start up financing; Venture capital investors<
- Preparing a pitch deck for successfully presenting the new venture business plan
Interdisciplinary Elective
3
ECTS
By choosing Interdisciplinary Electives in the second and third semester you can personalize your degree course and extend your management knowledge. An interdisciplinary elective is an elective from another discipline than your own specialization.
Interdisciplinary Elective
3
ECTS
By choosing Interdisciplinary Electives in the second and third semester you can personalize your degree course and extend your management knowledge. An interdisciplinary elective is an elective from another discipline than your own specialization.
Business Simulation Game
3
ECTS
In a business simulation game participants have to manage their own virtual company which operates in the same market as other participant-operated competitors. This involves making typical management decisions in realistic environments. Beside the deepening and active examination of subject-specific knowledge the simulation games also include the team environment, where interaction, communication and prioritization are of paramount importance. Participants learn how to manage risk and uncertainty while time is limited and information constrained. Group-reflections help to take over different perspectives and to discuss pros and cons of content- as well as behavior-related actions.
Business Simulation Game
3
ECTS
In a business simulation game participants have to manage their own virtual company which operates in the same market as other participant-operated competitors. This involves making typical management decisions in realistic environments. Beside the deepening and active examination of subject-specific knowledge the simulation games also include the team environment, where interaction, communication and prioritization are of paramount importance. Participants learn how to manage risk and uncertainty while time is limited and information constrained. Group-reflections help to take over different perspectives and to discuss pros and cons of content- as well as behavior-related actions.
Interdisciplinary Elective
3
ECTS
By choosing Interdisciplinary Electives in the second and third semester you can personalize your degree course and extend your management knowledge. An interdisciplinary elective is an elective from another discipline than your own specialization.
Interdisciplinary Elective
3
ECTS
By choosing Interdisciplinary Electives in the second and third semester you can personalize your degree course and extend your management knowledge. An interdisciplinary elective is an elective from another discipline than your own specialization.
Business Project
6
ECTS
The overall objective of this course is to provide students with possibility of applying their business knowledge on concrete business situation, related to the field of their specialization.
By the end of the module students should be able to:
- Define project goals for the “client”.
- Work under the set timeframe and agreed project scope.
- Cooperate in the international project teams.
- Evaluate markets/ industries/ competitive landscapes.
- Develop possible strategic directions for the “client” business.
- Formulate recommendations.
Business Project
6
ECTS
The overall objective of this course is to provide students with possibility of applying their business knowledge on concrete business situation, related to the field of their specialization.
By the end of the module students should be able to:
- Define project goals for the “client”.
- Work under the set timeframe and agreed project scope.
- Cooperate in the international project teams.
- Evaluate markets/ industries/ competitive landscapes.
- Develop possible strategic directions for the “client” business.
- Formulate recommendations.
Business Elective
3
ECTS
A business elective is a business or management-related elective course.By choosing Business Electives in the second and third semester you can personalize your degree course and extend your management knowledge.
Business Elective
3
ECTS
A business elective is a business or management-related elective course.By choosing Business Electives in the second and third semester you can personalize your degree course and extend your management knowledge.
Value Based Management
3
ECTS
- Value maximization and corporate objectives, shareholder value and stakeholder value approach
- Financial measurement of corporate strategies and competitive advantage: the principles
- Shortcomings of traditional profitability ratios for a value-based management
- Economic Value Added, Cash Value Added
- Identifying the drivers of value creation and investment decision-making
- Management compensation and incentives for value creation
Value Based Management
3
ECTS
- Value maximization and corporate objectives, shareholder value and stakeholder value approach
- Financial measurement of corporate strategies and competitive advantage: the principles
- Shortcomings of traditional profitability ratios for a value-based management
- Economic Value Added, Cash Value Added
- Identifying the drivers of value creation and investment decision-making
- Management compensation and incentives for value creation
Corporate Governance
3
ECTS
- Historical developments around the world
- Directors and board structures in different parts of the world
- Family business governance
- Role of institutional investors
- Corporate governance in mergers and acquisitions
- Socially responsible investments
- Corporate governance in different regions
Corporate Governance
3
ECTS
- Historical developments around the world
- Directors and board structures in different parts of the world
- Family business governance
- Role of institutional investors
- Corporate governance in mergers and acquisitions
- Socially responsible investments
- Corporate governance in different regions
International Project Management
2
ECTS
- Social competence: Communication, motivation, groups and team structures, leadership, conflict management
- Methodological competence: Structural aspects, time management, cost management, human resource management, creativity and problem solving
- Organisational competence: Quality management, documentation, risk management, project start and closure
International Project Management
2
ECTS
- Social competence: Communication, motivation, groups and team structures, leadership, conflict management
- Methodological competence: Structural aspects, time management, cost management, human resource management, creativity and problem solving
- Organisational competence: Quality management, documentation, risk management, project start and closure
Corporate Social Responsibility
3
ECTS
- Cornerstones of sustainable management
- CSR as management approach
- Practical approaches of organizational effectiveness
- Tools for CSR implementation
- CSR and financial performance
- Life cycle assessment
Corporate Social Responsibility
3
ECTS
- Cornerstones of sustainable management
- CSR as management approach
- Practical approaches of organizational effectiveness
- Tools for CSR implementation
- CSR and financial performance
- Life cycle assessment
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
3
ECTS
- Defining the state of a sustainable supply chain based on actual trends
- Discussion of various theoretical concepts (e.g. Stakeholder Theory, Slack Resource Theory) and their implications for sustainable supply chain management
- Defining a “New Normal” of how to do business (e.g. circular economy, regenerative business models, carbon literacy training)
- Sustainable Marketing (definition, Green Marketing Strategy Mix, Green Washing and Sustainable Consumer Buying Behaviour)
- Sustainable Procurement (definition, Sustainable Procurement Process Model with a focus on sustainable supplier relationship management; new trends like circular procurement)
- Sustainable Logistics
- Sustainable Design
- Carbon Emission / Human Rights in global supply chains
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
3
ECTS
- Defining the state of a sustainable supply chain based on actual trends
- Discussion of various theoretical concepts (e.g. Stakeholder Theory, Slack Resource Theory) and their implications for sustainable supply chain management
- Defining a “New Normal” of how to do business (e.g. circular economy, regenerative business models, carbon literacy training)
- Sustainable Marketing (definition, Green Marketing Strategy Mix, Green Washing and Sustainable Consumer Buying Behaviour)
- Sustainable Procurement (definition, Sustainable Procurement Process Model with a focus on sustainable supplier relationship management; new trends like circular procurement)
- Sustainable Logistics
- Sustainable Design
- Carbon Emission / Human Rights in global supply chains
Strategic Analysis & Management
3
ECTS
- Strategy making process and strategic reasoning: cognitive process of strategy
creation through the prism of logic and intuition - Setting strategic purpose in the context of responsible stakeholder management
- Advanced external environment analysis: markets, industries and competitive
landscapes in static and dynamic perspective in the domestic and international
context - Diagnosing and managing strategic capability through national borders over time
- Cultural and institutional context of strategic management: concepts, frameworks
and analytical tools - Generic and interactive business strategies, inside-out and outside-in perspective on
achieving and sustaining competitive advantage internationally - Network-level strategies
- Corporate development and configuration: strategic options and portfolio matrices
- Strategy formation
- Strategic change and corporate restructuring
- Strategic renewal
- Strategy evaluation and strategic controls: tools and methods
- Organizing for success
Strategic Analysis & Management
3
ECTS
- Strategy making process and strategic reasoning: cognitive process of strategy
creation through the prism of logic and intuition - Setting strategic purpose in the context of responsible stakeholder management
- Advanced external environment analysis: markets, industries and competitive
landscapes in static and dynamic perspective in the domestic and international
context - Diagnosing and managing strategic capability through national borders over time
- Cultural and institutional context of strategic management: concepts, frameworks
and analytical tools - Generic and interactive business strategies, inside-out and outside-in perspective on
achieving and sustaining competitive advantage internationally - Network-level strategies
- Corporate development and configuration: strategic options and portfolio matrices
- Strategy formation
- Strategic change and corporate restructuring
- Strategic renewal
- Strategy evaluation and strategic controls: tools and methods
- Organizing for success
Language & Communication Skills
2
ECTS
The “Scholarly Writing and Analysis” course is offered for German native speakers. German as a foreign language is offered as an obligatory course for Non-native German speakers.
Language & Communication Skills
2
ECTS
The “Scholarly Writing and Analysis” course is offered for German native speakers. German as a foreign language is offered as an obligatory course for Non-native German speakers.
Innovation Management & Digital Transformation
3
ECTS
- Diagnosing the change context: diffusion and dynamics of innovation
- Sources & types of innovation
- Product/service, process & business model innovation
- Individual and corporate creativity
- Strategic innovation management & the innovation process incl. New Product Development (NPD)
- Introduction to digitalization, digital age & digital divide
- Digital drivers & disruptive forces
- Technological drivers of digital transformation
- Socio-technological change associated with the adoption of the mentioned drivers
- Introduction to the digital organization & digital business models
- Impact of digitalization on the value chain (Industry 4.0)
- Digitalization-related innovation theories & technology management
- Digitalization leadership & organisational transformation concepts
- Change management & transformational leadership
- Agility and VUCA world
- SCRUM and Design Thinking
Innovation Management & Digital Transformation
3
ECTS
- Diagnosing the change context: diffusion and dynamics of innovation
- Sources & types of innovation
- Product/service, process & business model innovation
- Individual and corporate creativity
- Strategic innovation management & the innovation process incl. New Product Development (NPD)
- Introduction to digitalization, digital age & digital divide
- Digital drivers & disruptive forces
- Technological drivers of digital transformation
- Socio-technological change associated with the adoption of the mentioned drivers
- Introduction to the digital organization & digital business models
- Impact of digitalization on the value chain (Industry 4.0)
- Digitalization-related innovation theories & technology management
- Digitalization leadership & organisational transformation concepts
- Change management & transformational leadership
- Agility and VUCA world
- SCRUM and Design Thinking
Empirical Research Methods
3
ECTS
- Development of a research question
- Primary vs. secondary data
- Steps of research process
- Research designs
- Quantitative and qualitative data
- Structured methods of data collection: questionnaire and structured interview
- Un- and semi-structured methods: qualitative interview and focus group
- Quantitative and qualitative content analysis
- Ethical considerations of data collection
- Sampling
- Data analysis using statistical software programs (SPSS)
- Univariate analysis, bivariate analysis (crosstab and correlation), multiple linear regression
- Writing a research report – structural and other formal requirements
Empirical Research Methods
3
ECTS
- Development of a research question
- Primary vs. secondary data
- Steps of research process
- Research designs
- Quantitative and qualitative data
- Structured methods of data collection: questionnaire and structured interview
- Un- and semi-structured methods: qualitative interview and focus group
- Quantitative and qualitative content analysis
- Ethical considerations of data collection
- Sampling
- Data analysis using statistical software programs (SPSS)
- Univariate analysis, bivariate analysis (crosstab and correlation), multiple linear regression
- Writing a research report – structural and other formal requirements
Business Economics
3
ECTS
- Analysis of demand, supply, and market equilibrium
- Theory of consumer choice
- Theory of the firm, production and cost analysis
- Market structures: perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, contestable markets
- Game theory
- Pricing strategies
- Factor markets, labor economics
- Economics of information
- Industrial organization
- Limitations of markets and interventions by the government
- Econometric techniques related to these topics
Business Economics
3
ECTS
- Analysis of demand, supply, and market equilibrium
- Theory of consumer choice
- Theory of the firm, production and cost analysis
- Market structures: perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, contestable markets
- Game theory
- Pricing strategies
- Factor markets, labor economics
- Economics of information
- Industrial organization
- Limitations of markets and interventions by the government
- Econometric techniques related to these topics
Why CBS UNIVERSITY
Your path to CBS
Starting your studies at CBS University of Applied Sciences is as unique as you are – and at the same time, completely hassle-free. With our user-friendly online application process, you can apply from anywhere, with no numerus clausus restrictions. Instead of rigid admission requirements, we focus on a personal selection process that highlights your strengths and potential.
Whether you choose a dual, part-time, or full-time programme, CBS University offers the perfect combination of theory and practice.

Admission requirements
The Zugangsvoraussetzungen für dein Master-Studium an der CBS University of Applied Sciences variieren je nach Studiengang . into your studies at CBSSciences is so Like yourself — and at the same time designed. With our easy to use Can you yourself apply, completely without . Instead of staring Waiting for you with us is a that is your strengthsand focuses on potential. Regardless of whether you opt for dual, part-time or full-time study, the CBSUniversity offers you the of
Deadlines
The application deadline is year round open, even before you graduate from high school. For dual study programs, you should sufficient lead time Plan so that we can find your suitable practice partner. The start of studies is flexible: in the winter semester or, for selected programs, also in the summer semester. One early candidature is particularly important for limited study places secure and apply for any necessary visas in good time.
funding
A dual or part-time study Is often used by the Practice partner financed, which is also a valuable occupational provides accompaniment. A full-time study On the other hand, can be achieved by numerous Funding opportunities like BAföG or stipends Personalize to give you an optimal connection of personal Development and academic To make the future possible.
HANDS-ON LEARNING AT ITS BEST
At CBS, we are committed to seamlessly integrating theory and practice, allowing you to apply your knowledge directly and gain valuable insights into the real working world.
Business Projects
Im Rahmen der Business Projects an der CBS International Business School haben Studierende die Möglichkeit, gemeinsam mit renommierten Unternehmen an realitätsnahen Projekten zu arbeiten. Diese praxisorientierte Lehrform verbindet theoretisches Wissen mit konkreten wirtschaftlichen Fragestellungen und gewährt tiefe Einblicke in berufliche Abläufe.
Unternehmenskooperation
Dank eines Netzwerks von über 1.300 etablierten Unternehmen aus diversen Branchen profitieren Studierende von exklusiven Einblicken in die Arbeitswelt. Diese Kooperationen eröffnen nicht nur spannende Perspektiven, sondern fördern auch die Entwicklung wichtiger Kontakte und bieten nachhaltige Karrieremöglichkeiten.
Praktikum/Berufserfahrung
Ob in Form von Pflichtpraktika, die fester Bestandteil vieler Studiengänge sind, oder durch die Integration von Berufserfahrung in duale und berufsbegleitende Programme: Du kannst dein Fachwissen direkt in der realen Arbeitswelt anwenden.
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Der Career Service und das Talent Development der CBS unterstützen dich dabei, dein ideales Partnerunternehmen zu finden. Mit 1:1-Coachings, Workshops und einem breiten Netzwerk an Unternehmenspartnern begleiten wir dich über deine gesamte Studienzeit hinweg. Gemeinsam entwickeln wir eine Strategie, die zu deinen Stärken und Karrierezielen passt.

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FAQ: The most important questions about studying Financial Management
Here you can find answers to all important questions all around your Financial Management master's degree. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us at any time.
What is Financial Management?
The Master’s in Financial Management provides in-depth knowledge in corporate finance, investment strategies, and risk management. Students learn how to make strategic financial decisions and navigate companies through volatile markets.
Why should you study the Financial Management Master’s programme?
This programme prepares you for a career in one of the most dynamic sectors of the global economy. With strong financial expertise and analytical skills, you can work in multinational corporations, banks, or financial consultancies.
How long does the Financial Management Master’s programme last?
The Master’s in Financial Management typically lasts 4 semesters (2 years) and concludes with the award of a Master of Arts (M.A.).
Does the Financial Management Master’s programme have a Numerus Clausus (NC)?
There is generally no NC for the Financial Management Master’s programme. Admission is based on your academic background and relevant professional experience.
What are the admission requirements for the Financial Management Master’s programme?
Applicants need a recognised Bachelor’s degree in business, IT, or a related field. Since the Financial Management Master’s programme is taught entirely in English, strong English skills are required.
How is the Financial Management Master’s programme structured?
The programme combines theoretical foundations with hands-on projects and case studies. Students benefit from industry partnerships and have the opportunity to participate in financial consulting projects during their studies.
Where can I study the Financial Management undergraduate programme?
The Financial Management Master’s programme is offered at the Cologne campus.
What will I learn in the Financial Management Master’s programme? What are the core subjects?
Key study areas include Financial Analysis, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Corporate Valuation, Tax Strategies and International Accounting.
Can I study abroad during the Financial Management Master’s programme?
Yes! In the fourth semester, you can either study abroad and write your Master’s thesis internationally or complete a minimum seven-week internship as part of the Financial Management Master’s programme.
Can I write my Master’s thesis in collaboration with a company during the Financial Management studies?
Yes! In the final semester, you can either spend a semester abroad or complete a corporate internship, providing the perfect opportunity to write your Master’s thesis with a business focus.
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