Study location	Hungary, Budapest
Type	Master, partial/exchange studies
Nominal duration	1-2 semesters (30 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MSc
Course code	Economic Science
Accreditation	GARP (2020); CFA Institute (2020)

Entry qualification

Bachelor diploma (or higher) BSc in Finance and Accounting or Business Administration or Management; or any other BSc with the proof of min 60 ECTS credit equivalents on specific fields; successful admission test; a TOEFL iBt min 72 or IELTS min 6.0 or PTE Academic min 59 or Cambridge (PET, FCE, CAE) min 160 or Cambridge CPE Pass or bachelor degree was taught entirely in English Ongoing master studies in Finance and Accounting or Business Administration or Management fields. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English a TOEFL iBt min 72 or IELTS min 6.0 or bachelor degree was taught entirely in English

More information	gtk.bme.hu/en

Overview

Program description:
The goal of our program is to educate economic professionals having a global competitive edge in finance, in particular financial analysis and risk management. Our graduated students are capable of complex and independent financial thinking, managing and analyzing the financial processes of the economy both at macro and micro level. The main focus of our program is to provide high level of professional standards in investment analysis, portfolio management, corporate and bank treasury and risk management. For the above mentioned purposes, we have been striving to
cover the requirements of the international Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) for the development of the course structure and curriculums. As a consequence our students upon graduation will also have the knowledge to pass successfully CFA/FRM exams.

Our programme is accredited by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP, the FRM certification provider) and by CFA Institute (the CFA certification provider) as well. This feature of our training is unique in the Hungarian higher education market, and it is also rare in an international setting.

Entry requirements:
BSc in Finance and Accounting or Business administration or Management; or any other BSc with the proof of min 60 ECTS credit equivalents on specific fields; successful admission test; a TOEFL iBt min 72 or IELTS min 6.0 or PTE Academic min 59 or Cambridge (PET, FCE, CAE) min 160 or Cambridge CPE Pass or bachelor degree was taught entirely in English

Entrance exam:
Yes

Type of entrance exam:
Written and oral

Entrance exam location:
Electronic

Entrance exam description:
Admission procedure in general and general requirements: refer to admission regulations at www.bme.hu Minimum criteria: eligible diploma of BSc, successful admission test; Steps: – preevaluation of the submitted documents: quality of BSc diploma, quality of BSc transcript, obtained credits in specific fields (min 60 ECTS equivalent), additional evaluated aspects: quality of motivation letter, recommendation letter (if available), extracurricular activities – electronic e-admission test (via internet): technical knowledge; electronic admission interview (given that written test succeeded): technical knowledge, evaluation of language skills (the test is in English), motivation, attitude, technical preparedness in the selected field; Result: admission to MSc programme /admission rejected

Contact:
iso@gtk.bme.hu

Preparatory year available:
No

Specialisation year available:
No

Minimum number of scholarship holders:
1

Maximum number of scholarship holders:
5

Link:
studyinhungary.hu/institution/budapest-university-of-technology-and-economics-58.html

Programme structure

For the Course Guide please visit our website:
www.gtk.bme.hu/en/for-students/master-programmes/master-in-finance/

Career opportunities

Graduates of Master in Finance can find, among others, career opportunities in the financial services sector (bank, insurance, trading), financial analysis, data or quantitative analysis and several positions in any industry.