Our Master's degree program in Asset Management is application-oriented and provides students with in-depth knowledge in the areas of corporate finance, corporate structuring, and consulting in an international context and in-depth knowledge in the areas of Portfolio Management and Trading, Financial Analysis and Investments, Risk Analysis and Decision-Making, Cryptocurrencies and International Markets and Stock Exchange as well as Project Management and Advanced Research Methodologies.

Graduates will have a broad, detailed, and critical understanding of finance, and asset management at the current level of their field of study and will be able to apply this independently in professional contexts. They are able to independently acquire new knowledge as well as develop scientific questions, process them on the basis of the current state of research, and generate innovative solutions.

The program is aimed at graduates of economic subjects, in particular Financial Management, Real Estate Management, Business Administration, and Economics.

Course Requirements

Admission requirements for different lengths of masters:

• Fast Track 2 semesters: Bachelor 240 ECTS + 60 ECTS Master
• Thesis Focus 3 semesters: Bachelor 210 ECTS + 90 ECTS Master
• Industry Placed 4 semesters: Bachelor 180 ECTS + 120 ECTS Master

Application requirements (1,1.5 or 2 years):

• Application form
• High School Diploma / Certificate
• Undergraduate degree (Bachelor’s, MBA, or Master)
• Language Proficiency* (or request to waive**)
• CV
• Copy of Passport
• Letter of motivation
• Non-EU applicants only: €3,000 deposit (This reservation fee will be deducted from the total amount of study fees)

*Language Proficiency:

Please note: German-taught programs need both English / German language certificates.

• IELTS 5.5 overall
• TOEFL iBT72
• TOEFL ITP (paper based) 543
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) 59
• Pearson Test of English (General) Level 1
• Cambridge English Advanced and Proficiency 160 overall
• Cambridge Exam First (FCE)
• TOEIC Listening/Reading 785, Speaking 160, Writing 150
• PASSWORD 5.5 (no less than 5.0 in each component)
• EF SET (50-minute Test) 51 (only for students applying with an MOI letter)
• Duolingo 90

**Language Waiver:

To request a language test waiver, you must have studied in a country where the official first language is English:

• At least nine months in duration;
• Full-time;
• Undertaken at a recognized institution where teaching and assessment throughout the course is entirely in English;
• Has been completed within 2 years of the start date of the course to which you are applying;
• Medium of Instruction (MOI) should indicate English + EF SET or any accepted English proficiency certificate requested.

Duration

• 2 Semesters (equals one year)
• OR 3 Semester (1.5 years)
• OR 4 Semester (2 years)