Antwerp management school

Finance professionals with a strong background in analytical and practical
decision making are increasingly demanded by a wide range of multinational
corporations and financial institutions such as banks, mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies and investment agencies.

Why follow this program at Antwerp Management School?

This program gives you a strong background in analytical and practical decision making, management skills and a business attitude for a function in the financial sector.

Our Career Management Service helps you launch your career. Throughout the complete year a Career Development Manager will guide you. Additionally you will have access to our documentation center and a database of companies and organizations.

What can you expect?

Content level: Deepening Expertise

After attending this program

• You will have a strong background in analytical and practical decision making.
• You will have a set of skills ranging from corporate finance decisions to portfolio management and derivative pricing .
• You will have a thorough knowledge of the theory and concepts of all major areas of financial management and their strategic implementation.

What's this program about?

The Master of Finance is taught in an interactive way. Students are expected to actively participate in class discussions, analyse business cases, prepare business presentations, report by means of group papers and engage in computer-assisted exercises. In all courses the focus will be on the practical application of concepts in real business life. The program comprizes three 10-week modules with courses focusing on the practical application of concepts in real business life. Moreover, the program also puts the emphasis on business skills and on the development of management skills.

Module 1

• Computer applications in finance
• Case seminar corporate finance
• Empirical research in finance

Module 2

• Advanced corporate finance
• Advanced investment analysis
• Advanced financial risk management

Module 3

• Accounting for financial products
• Corporate taxation
• Master project

For who?

Career level: Recent graduate

This program is designed for

recent university graduates, who have a strong interest and basic background in finance/economics and who want to build a career in finance.

Academic Director

Antwerp Management School Faculty

• 

  Jan
  Annaert, PhD

  Finance

• 

  Stephan
  Bertels

  Risk & Finance (including accounting)

• 

  Marc
  De Ceuster, PhD

  Finance, Real Estate & Personal Financial Planning

• 

  Marc
  Deloof, PhD

  Corporate Finance

• 

  Johan
  Smith, PhD

  Corporate Finance

• 

  Dirk
  Van Stappen

  Corporate Taxation - Tax Management

• 

  Véronique
  Weets, PhD

  International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

When? Where? How?

Dates

Start: September 12, 2012
Duration: 10 months

Fees

€ 9200 (VAT exempted)
Included: all student facilities at Antwerp Management School and the costs of field trips. Excluded: books and documentation.            

Location

Antwerp Management School
Sint-Jacobsmarkt 9-13
BE-2000 Antwerp

Requirements

Candidates should hold a degree that represent 4 years of full-time study at university level, resulting in a master’s degree or an equivalent bachelor’s degree (a full time, 4-year curriculum, excluding orientation or preparatory years). It is possible to apply before you have completed your studies. In this case, the selection procedure will take place under the assumption that you graduate from your present studies before starting the program. Fluency in English, both written and spoken is required as well as basic knowledge of statistics, econometrics and corporate finance.

Degree/Certification

"Master of Finance" is an official Master degree recognized by the Ministry of Education of the Flemish Community. The program is AACSB-accredited.

Application Process

Application procedure

1. Fill in the online application form on top of this page and upload the following documents:

• Motivation essay; detailed instructions on how to write this essay can be found here
• Resume/CV
• Passport
• Photo

2. Send scanned versions of your transcripts, academic record, TOEFL/IELTS scores (except for native English speakers or applicants who have completed their undergraduate studies in a native English speaking country) to ams-masters@ams.ac.be

We strongly encourage early application, as we only accept a limited number of students. Moreover, applying early will give non-EU students sufficient time to arrange for visas. The deadline to apply for EU citizens is September 1, 2012 and for non-EU citizens July 1, 2012.

Selection procedure

Once your application file has been accepted, Skype or telephone interviews will be organized to get a better insight of your motivation, perseverance, personality, leadership skills, as well as your knowledge of English.