Master's in Finance International School of Management (ISM)

The Master's in Finance expands your knowledge in the areas of taxation, financial law, accounting and rating. It trains you to be an expert in financial management. The programme will sensitise you to current topics, enabling you to develop a comprehensive understanding of the interrelationships between markets.

This is complemented by courses about investment banking and bank management. In numerous projects, you will apply your theoretical knowledge to real business problems and present your results in teamwork.

After you graduate, attractive career options in the financial sector will be waiting for you. International and national companies, management consultancies, financial institutions and asset managers need well-trained financial professionals now more than ever.

Semester 1–2: Acquiring of in-depth specialist knowledge from the global financial sector, supplemented, i.e. by law, balance sheets and taxes, personal focus on accounting or controlling

Semester 3: Semester abroad at one of the ISM partner universities in Europe or overseas

Semester 4: Master's thesis

Practice-oriented lectures, consulting projects and a twelve-week practical phase are important components of the course. Furthermore, students have the opportunity to complete an international double degree.

A twelve-week, compulsory internship during the first semester guarantees a high level of practical relevance.

• A successfully completed Bachelor's degree with at least 180 ECTS points
• or an equivalent course of study at a university or university of applied sciences or a foreign higher education institution of corresponding rank
• at least 30 ECTS credits in the field of economics and business administration
• submission of the application forms
• participation in an application interview and a case study

Admission process:

The admission process consists of a case study and an interview. You are expected to present the results of your case study on the day of the admissions test.

Included in the tuition fee

On average, the cost of living is about 1,000 EUR per month.

As an international student in Germany, you can work part time (20 hours per week) during the semester and full time (40 hours per week) during the semester breaks. This means that over the course of a year, you can work a maximum of 120 full days or 240 half days without requesting approval from the German Employment Agency.

The ISM supports its international students with the allocation of scholarships – full or partial – to enable suitable students to study at the university.

More information: https://en.ism.de/images/downloads/financing-opportunities-ism.pdf

The Career Centre is the central service centre for student applications, career entry and perspectives, and the set-up of a student's own network. It is the interface between students, alumni, and companies. The Career Centre offers the best possible support to students in order to help them prepare for job interviews and career paths.

The International School of Management (ISM) — with campuses in Dortmund, Frankfurt/Main, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, Stuttgart and Berlin — is a private, state-recognised University of Applied Sciences that has been offering high-quality, practical, and career-focused management education programmes with a strong international orientation for more than two decades. Founded in 1990, the ISM is home to about 3,200 students pursuing business degrees in a personal atmosphere, under the guidance of faculty and staff members. The programme of study includes seven Bachelor's degree programmes, a part-time Bachelor's programme, seven consecutive Master's degree programmes, one non-consecutive Master's programme, a part-time Master's programme, and two MBA programmes. Due to the compact structure of all study programmes, full-time students graduate in six or seven semesters with a Bachelor's degree and in three semesters with a Master's degree. The ISM also offers an MBA programme geared towards graduates of all academic disciplines. Students of this part-time MBA General Management programme graduate within two years and complete four modules at partner universities in the USA, in Brussels, India and Hong Kong. A second programme, the MBA Energy Management, is organised in cooperation with the energy companies E.ON AG and RWE AG and is therefore tailored to the particular needs of managers in the energy sector.