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Overview
The MSc in Advanced Economics and Finance accommodates the need for economists with strong quantitative competencies. The Advanced Economics and Finance program from Copenhagen Business School (CBS) is a thorough preparation for a variety of careers. Graduates are working in the financial sector, consulting firms or joined a PhD program in economics or finance.
Career opportunities
The programme has been created to accommodate the need for economists with strong quantitative competencies at banks, mortgage credit institutions, pension funds, insurance companies, investment or central banks and major consultancy companies. These will also typically be the areas in which graduates will find employment. The strong theoretical focus of the programme additionally provides excellent preparation for a PhD study.
You will learn to work independently with economic and financial problems, and thus obtain qualifications to work as a key analyst in financial institutions and consultancy as well the business community in general wherever strong, quantitative financial and economic skills are needed. The programme also makes you a strong candidate for working in research departments – i.e. in the development of new products in financial institutions, like structured products and derivatives for investment banks
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Contract, Agency, and Game Theory
- Asset Pricing
- Corporate Finance
- Econometrics
- Advanced Industrial Organization
- Derivatives and Risk Management
- Corporate Governance
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Credits
120 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Economics Finance View 21 other Masters in Economics in DenmarkAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 94
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 7
Other requirements
General requirements
Your educational background will be subject to an overall individual assessment in order to establish if the academic areas listed below are covered to a sufficient extent
The specific entry requirements are minimum 30 ECTS-points within one or more of the following areas:
- Economics (e.g. economic theory, micro economics, macro economics, international economics, monetary economics)
- Finance (e.g. corporate finance, investment analysis, managerial finance, international finance, derivatives)
- Quantitative methods (e.g. statistics, econometrics, mathematics)
Tuition Fee
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International
15200 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 15200 EUR per year and a duration of 24 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 0 EUR per year and a duration of 24 months.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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