International Business School - Budapest

MSc in Strategic Finance

Key areas of studies

Accounting for decision making, financial reports, and statements, financial decision-making, advanced financial management, global financial markets, venture capital, risk management, business strategy, cross-cultural management skills. The curriculum is indicative and is subject to change.

Knowledge & Understanding

Students upon graduation should be equipped with

• global economic and managerial issues as they relate to strategic decision making;
• core and advanced theories, concepts, and practices that are relevant to the field of financial management;
• the role and limitations of accounting and their influence on financial decision making;
• the forces shaping the financial services industry, especially the complex link between risk management, shareholder expectations, and corporate social responsibility;
• appropriate techniques to deal with complex issues critical to the success of multinational firms.

Disciplinary & Professional Skills

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• To create an opportunity for students to occupy mid-level financial management positions in companies and develop international managerial skills.
• To study, review, and put into practice both the “tried and tested” techniques and the latest concepts in the field of financial management.
• To deepen the students’ ability to apply, develop, and critically appraise current techniques, theories, and practices encountered in the financial environment of local and international firms.
• To develop a critical awareness of the global business environment and the relevant financial tools required to make a business or organization successful in an increasingly competitive world.
• To develop international managers, skilled in interpersonal and cross-cultural communications, and equipped with up-to-date knowledge on financial management.
• To create a global and strategic mindset and to develop sensitivity to learning from other cultures.
• To build an appreciation in students of the need to continuously develop skills and knowledge throughout their careers.

This program integrates theory with practice to produce graduates who have a broad knowledge of finance and can apply it in real-life situations. In addition, the course may lead to job opportunities as a line manager at finance units within the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.

Recent graduates are employed as line managers by the biggest firms of the financial sector such as Morgan-Stanley, Axa Group, BNP Paribas, or Deutsche Bank.