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lm is a great place to live and to study. According to a ranking by Times Higher Education, which is based on research and teaching excellence, Ulm university is ranked among the top ten percent of universities world wide. And among all universities founded in the Golden Age of Higher Education, from 1945 to 1967, Ulm University is ranked 14 worldwide in another Times Higher Education ranking.
Ulm - the feel-good city
Studying and researching is all well and good. But Ulm, the birthplace of Albert Einstein, also has a lot to offer to keep you entertained in your spare time.
The city is beautiful and cozy, yet full of life. You can meet with your friends in one of the many cafes, pubs or parks. Events like the Ulmer Zelt (summer concert & comedy series), Nabada (carnival on the river) or the International Donaufest (food, craftworks & music) will get you on your feet and out and about in this medieval city with its quaint alleys and lush green parks.
What else?
Many more reasons for studying Finance in Ulm are described in this video.
Through the programme, students will gain a sound understanding of cutting-edge techniques used by financial institutions, consultants, regulators as well as fintechs, i.e., companies that offer new products based on modern technology.
To develop your practical skills, lecture courses are accompanied by sessions that involve applications, working with data, and coding. In addition, there are specially designed courses with a practical focus. Depending on your specialization, the course program also prepares you for GARP’s Financial Risk Manager exam or the professional examination of the German Actuarial Society (DAV).
The programme is spread over four terms (two years), with three terms of course work and one term to write the master‘s thesis. After the first term, students can decide whether to specialize in Actuarial Science, Financial Economics or Financial Mathematics.
Depending on the chosen specialization, core courses of the first term include Asset Pricing, Derivatives and Discrete Time Financial Mathematics. There are also compulsory practical courses, through which you will gain experience in implementing modern financial techniques. In seminars you will write and present papers and thereby prepare for the master‘s thesis. Seminars also make you familiar with current topics such as climate risk.
Courses from mathematics and statistics also constitute an important part of the program. Here you can choose among a wide range of topics, including courses on machine learning.
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On the Master in Finance homepage you can find the latest news about the Master in Finance program as well as information for current students such as the curriculum or course descriptions.