This one-year full-time MSc in Finance and Investments is demanding and requires a proactive attitude; it will provide you with the latest in-depth knowledge and insights, plus the right skills and mindset essential for a successful career as a finance professional.
The programme will prepare you for a position in, for example, a financial institution, a corporation, a consultancy, your own start-up, a government project, or an NGO. You will learn from world-class academics specialising in finance, and from leading practitioners.
RSM is one of only a few business schools in the Benelux that is partnered with the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute® (CFA). Thus, you can earn your master’s degree and prepare for the CFA® Level I exam within one academic year – another step on your way to becoming a financial analyst, portfolio/risk manager, or consultant.
And because RSM is also an Academic Partner of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA), your curriculum can be part of your preparation for CAIA exams as you learn strategies and practice for alternative investments that can be applied to hedge funds, real estate, or private equity.
Are you eager to hear more about the programme from a current F&I student? In this video, students discuss some of the most asked questions about this programme, followed by insights from one the programme's instructors.
While this programme is ultimately a research-based master programme, it has a strong practical aspect. Besides learning theory for finance and investments, we apply our knowledge to practical situations through group projects. The programme also provides a wide variety of elective programmes, allowing us to tailor it based on our interests.
Dennis Santo (MSc Finance and Investments 2020)
If you’re talented and motivated, and recently graduated with a bachelor degree in business, economics, finance or accounting – and keen to develop yourself into a finance professional – then this master programme is for you.
You’ll need to be able to study independently as well as eager to work in teams.
Many graduates find their first career steps as analysts, consultants, or controllers in financial services, consultancy or corporations, according to the findings of our latest MSc Employment Report. Their salaries rank second highest of all graduates from all RSM MSc programmes. While some find a job in top international banks in major financial centres such as Frankfurt and London, many others work in other banks, financial advisory companies, large corporates, or smaller businesses.
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