Overview

The Advanced Economics and Finance MSc course from the Copenhagen Business School accommodates the need for economists with strong quantitative competencies. This programme 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.

Programme 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 2024-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2024-03-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

94

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Economics Finance Econometrics View 9 other Masters in Finance in Denmark

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

94

Student insurance

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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/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 15200 EUR per year during 24 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Copenhagen

7928 - 13456 DKK /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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