Quantitative Finance, M.Sc.
Money, capital, loans, securities, foreign exchange - all of them are assets traded on financial markets. How supply and demand behave in these markets and what impact they have on the world's economies is what you will be studying in the one-subject master's program in Quantitative Finance at the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel (CAU).
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €179 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
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 →About the programme
In the in-depth economics training, you place particular emphasis on the area of the financial markets. The aim of your university education is to prepare you for demanding jobs in the financial sector. You will be taught the economic theory of pricing on financial markets and the valuation of derivatives such as options and futures. Corporate finance or the economic treatment of risk and uncertainty are also on your curriculum.
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In your professional practice you will need a deeper understanding of relevant methods from numerical mathematics, statistics and empirical economic research (econometrics). When studying quantitative finance, you will receive structured, quantitatively oriented training in both the methods and the associated economic theories. The economic sub-areas of economics and business administration, statistics and econometrics are linked with the mathematical sub-areas of stochastics, numerics and mathematical finance.
Your studies are also based on current research questions on national and international financial markets. These include the impact of complex networks, asset risk management or systemic risk in the banking sector. In the elective area, you have the option to either specialize in one area of financial market research or to take additional offers from other economics courses at Kiel University.
The quantitative finance master's degree is largely international. You complete all economic courses in English. You can expand the international perspective of your economic studies by spending a semester abroad. With partner institutes in over 15 countries you have numerous exchange opportunities.
What you study
In the one-subject Master's program in Quantitative Economics, module examinations must be completed in the following areas: Statistics and Econometrics for Finance, Financial Economics and Corporate Finance, Mathematical Finance, Seminar and in the Minor Subject area.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Schleswig-Holstein), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €179 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | The requirement for admission to the master's program is a bachelor's degree in economics or an equivalent degree. |
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| Language | English C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
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 15.01uni-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.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 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.