Executive Master in Finance MIF

Socially driven changes to today’s financial landscape come fast and with considerable impact. Staying ahead of these changes and finding new ways to effectively and responsibly govern is challenging.

Our Executive Master in Finance program takes you beyond the boundaries of contextual thinking. It lets you experience first-hand the gains and opportunities of being able to build a sustainable financial strategy. Profit from the latest tools of the trade, trends analyses and proven-best approaches, fresh from the world’s top research institutes and think tanks. Refine your financial expertise with fresh insights and formulate solid financial strategies that can withstand even the most volatile financial climates.

Program Aims

The depth and scope of the program allows you to:

• make sound financial analyses of companies and projects
• analyze, quantify and manage financial risks
• use and price financial instruments such as options, futures, and swap contracts
• evaluate the risk and return characteristics of investment portfolios
• understand legal and governance issues in the financial management of corporations
• understand and manage the relationship between the corporation, financial institutions and financial markets

Modules

The Executive Master in Finance comprises 10 modules that are taught over a 14-month period. Courses exist of a pre-session period (three weeks) during which students prepare themselves via online learning, followed by a three-day in-class session.

1. Principles of Business Valuation
2. Financial Reporting and Analysis
3. Strategy & Innovation
4. Quantitative Tools for Financial Management
5. Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring
6. Financial Markets
7. International Risk Management
8. Topics in Investment Analysis
9. Advanced Corporate Finance
10. Entrepreneurial Finance

The program is concluded with a final, individual thesis dealing with a current, finance-related issue taken from your day-to-day work.

Benefit from our flexible learning approach. You can spread your MiF out over longer than the outlined 14-month period, or simply opt to take modules that are relevant without taking the full degree program. The programs starts twice a year. 

End Result: Master’s Degree

Upon successful completion you will receive the degree title Master in Finance (MIF). As this program is an accredited NVAO (Dutch Flemish Accreditation Organization) degree, you may also use the internationally recognized MSc title instead.

Successful enrolment in our Executive Master in Finance is subject to a number of admission requirements. This is to maintain admissions quality. That way you can benefit from a high potential, motivated group of talented individuals to further enhance your learning experience.

Requirements

• minimum of 5 years relevant work experience
• proficiency in English
• a relevant university degree or a relevant higher vocational degree (hbo)
• successful completion of the required components of the preparation module

Our participants have varying educational experience and it is of great importance that all participants starting the Master’s program do so from a similar level of knowledge and skills. You must therefore successfully complete the preparation module to proceed with the Master’s program. 

Admission requirements

Upon receipt of your application our Program Adviser will contact you to arrange an interview. Your interview will take place with the Academic Director.

At TIAS School for Business and Society, we have a vast network of faculty to draw upon. These are some of the brightest minds in finance today – luminaries in their fields whose names are known in universities and research centres around the world.

Faculty members on the Executive Master in Finance are outstanding academics connected to, and actively advancing, the latest financial and management knowledge. Many have substantial consulting or professional experience. It’s their expertise that ensures our finance masters' curriculum, content, and delivery is on par with the best in the world.

The Executive Master in Finance provides you the latest theories, techniques and skills. You also obtain an extensive professional network. Therefore participants and alumni believe the program has been of great value.

Total program price € 31,000.

The MiF course includes:

• All study books
• All reading materials
• Access to the Virtual Campus
• Alumni site access where you can browse specialist webinars and must-read articles

Additional costs

• if applicable: costs for the preparation module

This course is exempt from VAT.