International Finance, M.Sc.
Finance Management is a core subject in the discipline of Business Administration; graduates of this subject remain popular with all recruiters working in this area. The consecutive interdisciplinary Master’s degree programme International Finance is open to all holders of a Bachelor’s degree in this subject. Taught entirely in English, the programme prepares its students for the needs of international finance. The advanced, innovative, practice-based teaching of the Master’s degree programme prepares its students for the real-world challenges of the international financial market by focussing equally on Corporate and Capital Market Finance. The international orientation of the course is matched only by the cosmopolitan nature of the student body. Graduates of the degree programme leave with a comprehensive knowledge of the International Finance and are equipped with the skills requisite to addressing the complex issues and problems with which their later careers will present them.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 semesters, 90 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 30.05 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €303.39 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
Starting with a foundation course in the first semester, the programme continues with specialist study in the second semester. The third semester is intended for the Master’s thesis and the final oral examination. Students who have not completed a minimum six-month internship during their undergraduate studies are required to perform this in the third semester. Students can also complete a voluntary internship in a foreign country or study for a semester at one of our international partner universities. Both courses of action extend the degree from three to four semesters.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The broad subject base of the Master’s degree programme equips its graduates with the knowledge and skills required to address the issues facing internationally-active companies and financial institutions. Feedback from our alumni show the value of this qualification in opening doors in a range of professional situations in the international finance industry.
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The qualification Master of Science (M.Sc.) also provides opportunities for service in the higher levels of German public administration.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Berlin), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €303.39 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Business Studies Placement (at least 6 months), referring to financial topics; if not shown, a placement has to be done during the third semester; the programme will then last four semesters At least 210 ECTS credit points. |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 30.05 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application via uni-assist until 30.05uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 30.05.2027 (228 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.