Master of Science with Tracks in Quantitative Accounting, Quantitative Economics, Quantitative Finance and Quantitative Marketing (MSQ)

Research-oriented Master's programme with tracks in quantitative fields; students take courses shared with PhD programme and can transition to PhD; prepares graduates as analytical experts in international institutions, government, or private sector.

Academic requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree required; see linked page for details.

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

English requirements

Sufficiently strong English language skills may be documented in one of the following forms: (i) A diploma/degree certificate from a secondary school with English as the official language of instruction (attended for at least two years); (ii) At least one year of successfully completed university-level studies in a degree programme exclusively taught in English; (iii) TOEFL/iBT: 93; TOEFL/PBT: 580; IELTS: 7.0. Scores older than four years not accepted.

Accepted bachelor fields

Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, or related quantitative fields

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Mandatory internship

No

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

about 377 EUR per semester

ECTS credits

120

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: about 377 EUR per semester

Graduates placed at top universities, international financial institutions, central banks, and major firms like BlackRock and Deutsche Bank.

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