Profile Financial Economics in the MSc Management and Economics
About the profile “Financial Economics” and career opportunities
Our teaching programme focuses on the areas of investment management, risk management, corporate finance and valuation. Our courses are practice-orientated with a solid methodological and theoretical foundation. Our aim is that students can master the modern tools used in the industry, but that they are also able to critically evaluate these tools and understand their foundations. In the courses, practictal work with the computer plays an important role. For example, students will analyze data or code an automated investment strategy..
By attending our courses you can prepare yourself excellently for employment with various employers, e.g.
- Banks (risk management, financial analysis, asset management, investment banking, blockchains)
- Fund companies (portfolio management)
- Private equity and venture capital investors
- Industrial companies (Treasury, Finance, Strategy, Investor Relations)
- Insurance companies (investment)
- Management consultancies (e.g. advice on risk management)
- Supervisory authorities
- Fintechs (algorithms, blockchains)
Of course, the profile is also an excellent preparation for doctoral studies in finance.
Topics covered in our courses
The breadth of the course programme allows you to focus on your interests. There are no compulsory courses. If you are more interested in risk or investment management, the Credit Analysis and Investment and Risk Management courses as well as the Project Class in Asset Management are ideal. Asset Pricing and Advanced Financial Intermediation provide important fundamental knowledge of capital markets. Research in Finance is the perfect preparation for your master's thesis. Blockchain Fundamentals introduces you to the world of blockchains and cryptocurrencies. The range of courses is also regularly expanded by guest lecturers. If you spend a semester or two abroad as part of your MSc studies, you can of course have achievements credited towards your profile. In addition to the lectures, a sufficient number of seminars from the specialisation area are offered.
Course content
The core courses listed below are regularly supplemented by guest lecturers (e.g. on Behavioural Finance or Emerging Market Finance). You will find a complete list of selectable courses together with a plan for the coming semesters in this document. There are no compulsory courses. You can combine freely.
Advanced Financial Intermediation |
Banking, mutual funds, private equity, other players. |
Prof. Dr Andre Guettler | LVS 4 | LP 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asset Pricing | Review of standard asset pricing models, equity premium puzzle, cross-section of returns, behavioural finance. | Prof. Dr Gunter Löffler | 4 | 7 |
| Blockchain Fundamentals | The course covers blockchains from three angles: architecture and technical fundamentals; applications on financial markets; legal framework for blockchain applications. | Prof. Dr Andre Guettler and others | 2 | 4 |
| Corporate Strategy | Strategic issues on the corporate level of multibusiness companies, market activated strategy framework, capital-market-based strategies. | Institute for strat. Corporate Management and Finance | 4 | 7 |
| Credit Analysis | Rating methods, validation of rating systems, portfolio credit risk models, bank regulation. | Prof. Dr Gunter Löffler | 4 | 7 |
| Financial Modelling | Implement financial methods on the PC (uses Excel) | Prof. Dr Gunter Löffler | 2 | 3 |
| Investment and Risk Management | Portfolio construction, incorporating views, measurement of market risks, portfolio insurance. | Prof. Dr Gunter Löffler | 4 | 6 |
| Project Class in Asset Management (aka "Application Project Finance-Master") | Based on a lecture part in which you learn more about key concepts such as backtesting and machinge learning approaches, code your own investment strategy using machine learning approaches and R. | Prof. Dr Andre Guettler | 2 | 4 |
| Research in Finance | Important methods and software for empirical finance, structuring research work, evaluating research ideas and papers, interpreting results | Prof. Dr Andre Guettler | 2 | 4 |
Contacts and contact persons
We will be happy to provide you with further information or advice - please contact us:
Prof. Dr Andre Guettler,
Institute of Strategic Management and Finance,
Helmholtzstr. 22, Room 205, Tel. 0731/50-31030
Prof Dr Gunter Löffler,
Institute of Finance,
Helmholtzstr. 18, Room 102, Tel. 0731/50-23597