Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
MSc in Finance
Gödöllő, Hungary
MSc
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 3,000
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: The Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) MSc in Finance trains economic professionals with financial, methodological and business knowledge for macro and micro financial analysis. It develops leadership and ability to manage financial processes. MATE offers internationally oriented programmes tied to sustainable agriculture, food industry and environmental protection.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in banks, insurance companies, brokerage firms, investment funds, supervisory bodies, central banks, financial and budgetary institutions, and national governing organisations. Roles include financial analyst, corporate finance manager, risk manager, investment analyst, asset manager, and other analytical or managerial positions in public and private sectors.
The objective of the training is to train economic professionals who, with their financial and economic literacy, and their internationally competitive, modern and high-quality theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge, are capable of independent, creative, and economically oriented thinking, and of managing and analyzing the financial processes of the economy at both macro and micro levels. With their business and methodological knowledge, consciously developed leadership skills and abilities, they become capable of performing financial tasks in various areas of domestic and international economic life, in the public and private sectors, and of processing and enriching financial literature. They are prepared to continue their studies in a master's degree programme.
Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS). Thesis: 15 ECTS. Programme is practice-oriented (60–70%). Minimum optional credits: 6 ECTS. Model curriculum (detailed module list, prerequisites and lecturers) is available from the linked model curriculum document on the programme page.
- Graduates are prepared for careers in banks, insurance companies, brokerage firms, investment funds and asset management, supervisory bodies, central banks, financial institutions, budgetary institutions and national governing organisations.
- Roles include financial analyst, corporate finance manager, risk manager, investment analyst, asset manager, and other analytical/managerial positions in public and private sectors.