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Financial
Management, MSc

Programme objective

The programme aims to train management professionals who can oversee financial, accounting, controlling, tax, and internal control processes and who can participate in the management and leadership of medium and large companies and organisations as chief financial officers (CFOs) with an extended competence and strategic approach. Graduates will be prepared to continue their studies at the doctoral level.

1-year full-time master’s programme.
Advanced teaching methods are applied (i.e. problem-based learning, case studies, project-based thesis, etc.).

Key subjects: Responsible and sustainable management, Financial risk management, Company valuation, Integrated accounting and controlling, IFRS, Leadership

The financial manager economist has a career opportunity as a leader-manager of small, medium, and large public and private companies and foundations.

The table below lists the courses during the two semesters of the MSc in Financial Management programme. It also indicates how many ECTS credits you receive upon the completion of that specific course.

You can find information about the thesis work HERE.

Course ECTS credits
Business and economics skills:
Strategic management and planning 6
Financial data analysis 3
Managerial Business Economics 3
Differentiated professional skills:
Financial risk management 6
International and domestic tax planning 3
Corporate valuation 6
Compliance 3
Integrated accounting and controlling 6
International Financial Reporting Standards 6
Data Management 3
Leadership 6
Change management 3
Project management in practice 6
Elective courses:
Management of innovation processes 3
IT support for managerial decision-making 3
Futurology 3
Responsible leadership 3
Organisational communication 3
Other:
Thesis work 6
Course ECTS
Business and economics skills:
Strategic management and planning 6
Financial data analysis 3
Managerial Business Economics 3
Differentiated professional skills:
Financial risk management 6
International and domestic tax planning 3
Corporate valuation 6
Compliance 3
Integrated accounting and controlling 6
International Financial Reporting Standards 6
Data Management 3
Leadership 6
Change management 3
Project management in practice 6
Elective courses:
Management of innovation processes 3
IT support for managerial decision-making 3
Futurology 3
Responsible leadership 3
Organisational communication 3
Other:
Thesis work 6

For non-EU students: 3,500 EUR per semester

For EU students: 800,000 Hungarian Forint per semester

For non-EU students:
30 June 2024

For EU and visa-free countries:
30 July 2024

Start of study
September 2024

Study location
Budapest, Hungary

Faculty
Faculty of Finance and Accountancy, see on map

Duration
1 year (2 semesters)

Study language
English

Title of the qualification on the diploma
Financial Economist

Programme level
Master’s programme (MSc)

Entry qualification
Undergraduate diploma (or higher)

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