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Today financial management operates in a highly complex, interconnected and fast-moving international arena. Organisational objectives have to integrate a wide variety of considerations, from long-term stakeholder value to the short-term financial growth that is desired and demanded. Do you want to take on the challenge of being one of the new generation of chief financial officers (CFOs) with the complex skills to effectively manage the finances of large, SME and start-up businesses? Then the Master’s in Financial Management at Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.) is for you.
The real world perspective
The Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.) aims to contribute to an economy where people flourish. We enrich economics with other disciplines to better solve problems and identify opportunities, from a business and a government point of view. Scientifically rigorous and societally relevant. The real world perspective.
Content of the programme
In the Master's programme in Financial Management you will focus on:
- how to raise capital (i.e. issuing shares and bonds);
- how to allocate capital (capital and operational budgeting);
- how to manage short-term resources;
- how to deal with new alternative financing forms such as crowdfunding or fintech;
- how to manage different corporate risks;
- how to align individual motives to organisational motives via performance management and compensation systems;
- how to effectively introduce changes in financial management policies within organisations.
Equip yourself with advanced analytical skills and a comprehensive understanding of finance through our MSc in Financial Management.
CFA Recognition
The MSc programme inFinancial Management is part of the CFA® Institute University Recognition Programme. As such, this Master’s programme is a good choice for students interested in enrolling in the CFA® Programme and obtaining the CFA® charter, the designation of excellence in the investment community. U.S.E. can offer scholarships to outstanding master students to undertake CFA® exams at a special price.[Read the press release]
Programme objectives
This Master's programme in Financial Management provides you with:
- a unique, multidisciplinary and international programmein which youlearn to understand not just a firm’s finances, but also how to deal with economic, managerial, regulatory, and reporting issues to maximise enterprise value;
- the latest economic and financial theory and the hard and soft financial management skillsto put theory into practice in an increasingly complex world;
- the mindset to understand and solve trade-offs between short- and long-term objectivesbetween shareholders and stakeholders, and between financial and social responsibility.
The core objectives of this Master’s programme can be summarised by the five A’s of financial management: Attract, Allocate, Administer, Analyse, and Anticipate.
- Attract: Attracting money involves key decisions on the source of financing. This programme will provide you with insights into the dynamics of international capital markets and how they can be used to raise capital for everything from start-ups to multinational mega-projects.
- Allocate: In today’s fast-changing business environment, modern financial managers need a state-of-the-art tool-box to make complex capital budgeting decisions. Which projects in a company should get funding? How much and why? You will analyse how to estimate cash flows, to calculate costs of capital in both domestic and international settings, and to use a real option framework to handle highly uncertain and irreversible investment and allocation decisions.
- Analyse: Financial managers need to constantly analyse and monitor the firm with respect to profitability, liquidity and solvency. This involves financial statement analysis and cost calculations. As a financial manager you also need to manage and monitor different risk exposures.
- Administer: In support of analytical activities and systems, a financial manager needs several administering activities such as collecting, registering, consolidating and reporting financial data (quarterly and annual reports). Knowledge of financial accounting and expertise in treasury is important here.
- Anticipate: An important task of the (chief) financial officer is to anticipate future events and cash flow streams. Cash planning, budgeting, investment planning, and risk assessment are crucial activities in this area.
Career prospects
Upon completion of the MSc in Financial Management you are prepared for a career in financial management within an SME or multinational organisation; or in a consulting firm. Although geared toward the financial side of management, this programme also provides a sound basis for more general managerial tasks.
Admission
Do you want to know if you are eligible for this Master's programme Financial Management?
Check the entry requirementsKey facts
- Degree:
- International Economics and Business
- Language of instruction:
- English
- Mode of study:
- Full-time
- Study duration:
- 1 year
- Start:
- September
- Tuition fees:
- Dutch and other EU/EEA students (statutory fee, full-time) 2024-2025: € 2,530
Non-EU/EEA students (institutional fee) 2024-2025: € 20,043
More information about fees
- Croho code:
- 60648
- Accreditation:
- Accredited by the NVAO
- Faculty:
- Law, Economics and Governance
- Graduate school:
- School of Economics
