Finance
Start your financial career with the MSc in Finance at the Amsterdam Business School. With this programme you will gain a deep understanding of financial decision-making and markets. We will train you in a broad range of skills to take with you to your first employer. Choose one of 5 tracks and focus on the field that interests you most. Or consider our dual track in Finance and Real Estate Finance or our Duisenberg Honours Programme in Corporate Finance and Banking and Regulation.
Discover the MSc Finance programme and tracks
In this Master's programme, you can choose one of our 7 tracks.
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Track Asset Management
Are you interested in pursuing a career in the asset management industry? In the Asset Management track you investigate the challenges of managing funds and choosing the right portfolio strategy.
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Track Banking and Regulation
Are you interested in the fast-moving world of high finance and in becoming a specialist in financial regulations, banking and international corporate governance? With the Banking and Regulation track you prepare yourself for a career in banking, banking regulation or consulting.
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Track Corporate Finance
Do you have a sharp mind and a fascination with numbers and governance? Do you see yourself working with a bank or a consultancy firm? In the Corporate Finance track you learn to analyse complex financial decisions to uncover the underlying forces and help organisations set their strategies.
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Track Quantitative Finance
Do you have a mind for mathematics and an interest for data driven analysis applied to financial decision making? The Quantitative Finance track is for students with strong analytical skills and an interest in (big) data analysis and applications in finance.
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Track Real Estate Finance
Do you have ambitions in real estate? The Real Estate Finance track provides you with an in-depth understanding of real estate in the context of international finance.
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Combination Track Finance and Real Estate Finance
Do you want to attain a dual specialisation in both Finance and Real Estate Finance? The Finance and Real Estate Finance Combination Track is for ambitious students that seek for a career in real estate finance.
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Duisenberg Honours Programme in Corporate Finance and Banking
The Duisenberg Honours Programme in Corporate Finance and Banking is designed for top-talent with excellent analytical and leadership abilities and a fundamental drive to challenge the corporate environment. It is a challenging programme and a great chance to stand out for future employers.
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Top-5 reasons to study Finance at Amsterdam Business School
- Create your own MSc programme
Explore the field that interests you most: choose from 7 top-level academic specialisation tracks, take specific courses and work on real-life cases with like-minded fellow students. - Cutting-edge programme in quantitative finance
Featuring innovative courses in Python computing and algorithmic trading. - Career preparation as a part of the programme
Development of crucial soft skills demanded by employers, through groupwork, presentations, in-class debates, and social networking events. - Interactive learning experience
You will enjoy mastering knowledge at the highest level through our blended learning teaching method. - Duisenberg Honours programme
The Duisenberg Honours programme in Corporate Finance and Banking is designed for top-talent with excellent analytical and leadership abilities and a fundamental drive to challenge the corporate environment.
Understand the complexities of financial markets and international business
During the MSc Finance, you will become an expert in your specialist field of choice (track) and learn how to collaborate with team members from other disciplines and countries in an international setting. Develop your academic skills and insights and your capacity to solve real-life business problems. Our close collaboration with leading international companies in finance will help you grow, both academically and professionally.
Watch Stijn's review of the MSc in Finance.
Career prospects
Graduates can be found in a wide variety of private and public organisations, such as:
- financial institutions;
- commercial organisations;
- consultancies;
- government agencies;
- NGOs.
Is this Master’s in Finance for you?
It will be no surprise that a successful career in finance depends on more than just good grades. If you have a natural interest in finance, are analytically strong and have interpersonal and problem-solving skills, you will definitely get the most out of the MSc in Finance. An interest and talent for data science can also be a big plus, since like in almost every industry, the power of data management becomes increasingly important.
My understanding of financial knowledge has gotten deeper through the fusion of different ideas. The multi-cultural background of students and faculty stimulate you to being open to new ways of thinking.Wang Xinling, Corporate Finance track Read about Wang's experiences with this Master's
| Degree programme | MSc |
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| Mode | Full-time |
| Credits | 60 ECTS ECTS, 12 months |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Accreditation | EQUIS, AACSB |
| Starts in | September |
| CROHO code | 60046 |
| Location | Roeterseiland campus |