About Ib - Financial Management (m.a.) in CBS - Cologne Business School

Finance Master as a Specialization in International Business Studies

Finance is the backbone of the economy of every country and every company. This is where you see your future. You have discovered your talent for finance and are now ready for the next step: a four-semester master’s degree programme with a focus on Finance at CBS International Business School qualifies you for higher management tasks in international corporations. Here you acquire the skills that employers are looking for: along with outstanding expertise, this especially means being highly motivated, multilingual, and capable of leadership, integration and teamwork.

Specialize on Finance in you Master’s

Financial Management is a specialisation within the English-language Master’s programme International Business. In addition to special finance seminars and courses, this includes everything from a modern Master’s in Business Administration – from business economics to corporate governance to value based management and sustainable supply chain management. Elective subjects offer you the possibility to set your own priorities.

Ready for mergers & acquisitions

Mergers & acquisitions are an essential means for growing or opening up new markets, especially in an international business environment. Here, your analytical skills are needed when going through the books of an interesting candidate for takeover. In the first semester, you will deepen your knowledge about empirical methods, the second semester will be about empirical finance and in the third semester, you will get to the bottom of the success factors underpinning mergers, acquisitions and restructuring.

Finance expertise on an international level

Weigh up opportunities and risks by utilizing analyses and financial design models to find potential for optimization – your future knowledge shall determine the success of your company. In the first semester, you will begin with the subjects Global Finance and International Investment. In the second semester, you will be dealing with risk management and the many influencing factors in transnational business, taking into account the challenges of the international financial markets such as exchange rates, parities and trade restrictions.

Prerequisite for your Master’s degree in Finance

You must have successfully completed a first degree in Business Administration (e.g. a Bachelor’s degree in International Business at CBS) and be completely fluent in English. We also recommend sound basic knowledge in the subjects finance and accounting.

Career opportunities worldwide

Your Master’s degree in Finance from one of Germany’s most prestigious business schools offers you the opportunity to take up professional and managerial positions at home or abroad, in small and medium-sized organisations or with multinational corporations, investment banks, insurance companies or financial advisory firms. The Master’s degree also allows you to continue your academic career, including a doctorate.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Bachelor's degree from a university or technical college

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS     :   6.5
• TOEFL   :   92

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