ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management
Masters in Finance
Lisbon, Portugal
Master degree
DURATION
3 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 11,900 **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 2nd phase : 31/03/25| 3rd phase - 15/05/25
** international students : TOTAL € 11,900 / 1st year: € 8,900 / 2nd year: € 3,900| national students : TOTAL € 9,900 / 1st Year: € 7,000 / 2nd Year: € 2,900
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Key Summary
About: ISEG Lisbon’s Masters in Finance is #31 in the Financial Times and taught in English. Accredited by AACSB and AMBA, it combines quantitative finance and financial analysis. The programme includes an annual Frankfurt field trip (ECB, Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt Stock Exchange), optional exchanges (Goethe, Bocconi), Lisbon campus and research centres.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work across banking, asset management, corporate finance, risk and consulting. Typical roles include investment banking analyst, asset manager, risk manager, corporate finance specialist, financial analyst, consultant. Employers include banks, investment firms, consultancies, corporates, regulators and international organisations. Keywords: quantitative skills, financial modelling, portfolio management, sustainable finance.
ISEG and AEISEG are organizing, from January 20th to 23rd, on ISEG Masters Open Week 2026 - a week to get to know ISEG's master's degree program in detail.
ISEG's Masters in Finance is placed #31 in the Financial Times global ranking of Masters.
The Financial Times rankings, the most relevant international ranking for Business Schools, place ISEG as the best Business School in Portugal in terms of value for money, whereby alumni quickly recuperate their academic investment, recognizes ISEG for proportioning the doubling of salaries (+ 94%) in three years and also in terms of career progression, by providing access to large companies with faster hierarchical promotion.
Keeping pace with the complexities of today's world and the nature of the discipline, the Masters in Finance is offered exclusively in English, for an international audience. Our commitment to the global arena is also present in the annual field trip to Frankfurt (flight and accommodation included in the tuition fees), in which students and faculty visit organizations like the ECB (European Central Bank), EIOPA, Goethe University, Deutsche Bundesbank, and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Over the last 5 years we have attended presentations from high ranking representatives of companies such as BASF, Deutsche Lufthansa, SAP, EY, or Helaba Bank. This is certainly an unforgettable experience for all who take part in it. It is also possible to spend 1 semester in the 2nd year of the master's abroad, in an exchange program (just a few examples: at Goethe University in Germany, at Bocconi University in Italy, at EDHEC in France, or at Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil).
The MSc in Finance offers a solid education in the three pillars of the discipline: Corporate Finance, Financial Investments, and Derivatives. The program includes faculty members with the scientific rigor of PhDs from some of the most prestigious institutions worldwide.
Covid-19
ISEG Lisbon is taking all measures with the health and safety of our community as a top priority. Since March we're operating 100% online, engaging virtually and using online tools for learning and evaluation.
Program Organization
The master's study program is spread across 4 semesters with a total of 120 ECTS, 42 of them (12 in the third semester and 30 in the fourth semester) correspond to a dissertation. All the course units will be taught in English.
MSc In Finance Course Units
1st year – 1st semester
- Financial Analysis and Reporting
- Forwards, Futures and Swaps
- Corporate Investment Appraisal
- Data Analysis in Finance
- Fundamentals of Financial Economics
1st year – 2nd semester
- Derivates
- Fixed Income Products and Markets
- Mergers, Acquisition, and Restructuring
- Corporate Financing and Planning
- Elective option I
2nd year – 1st semester
- Case Studies in Financial Engineering
- Ethics and Research Methods in Finance
- (Seminar)
- Financial Forecasting
- Elective Option II
2nd year – 2nd semester
- MSc Final Work (Thesis/Project/Internship)
Elective Course Units I
- Corporate Governance
- Monetary and Financial History
- Pension Funds
- Real Options
- Taxation
Elective Course Units II
- Banking and Insurance
- Empirical Corporate Finance
- Equity Research
- Public Finance on the Economic and Monetary Union
Operational Regime
Daytime during the first year (2 semesters, from mid-September until early July).
Evening classes in the 3rd semester (note: it is possible to spend this semester abroad in an exchange program).
Target Audience
Students with a first cycle degree in the areas of Finance, Management, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics Applied to Economics and Management or other finance-related areas. It is a practice-oriented program, covering subjects on financial markets. With the aim of maximizing the chances of students’ employability, the program provides them with the required tools to succeed professionally in the financial arena.
Employment
With this master's, you can become a successful professional in the financial world, either with financial institutions or in the corporate sector, in any part of the world.
To the best of our knowledge, there is 100% employment for our Finance graduates. Holders of ISEG Lisbon's MFinance are currently working in banks, banking and supervisory authorities (such as the Bank of Portugal, the European Central Bank, CMVM, BNP Paribas), the Big 4 consulting/auditing services companies, in the corporate sector, etc - there are exciting job market opportunities for our graduate students in Finance, both in Portugal and abroad.