Finance MA

The Finance MSc at Budapest University of Technology and Economics educates students for professional work in financial analysis and risk management. The programme covers financial processes at both macro and micro levels and focuses on investment analysis, portfolio management, corporate and bank treasury, and risk management.

Students study a structured curriculum combining quantitative and economic foundations, social sciences, management studies, and finance courses. The degree includes quantitative courses, economic and management skills, applied technology in finance such as data analytics and management information systems, general and specific finance courses, plus project work and a thesis.

Modules

• Quantitative Methods
• Introduction to Financial Mathematics
• Pricing and Price Forecasting
• Economics
• Corporate Law
• Intensive Seminar
• Economic History
• Environmental Management Systems
• Organisational Behavior
• Financial and business ethics
• Data Analytics
• Management Information Systems

For our MSc programs an eligible BSc degree is needed. Applicants will have to take an online entrance examination, consisting of two parts. First, they need to take an online test. In case they pass the test successfully, they have to take part in an online motivational interview. During the interview applicants are expected to give an account of their professional interests, skills and training, and also to explain their motivation for joining the programme.

• Career opportunities in the financial services sector (bank, insurance, trading)
• Financial analysis
• Data or quantitative analysis
• Several positions in any industry
• Jobs in the European financial market