Banking and Finance

Master's programs provide an advanced academic education and allow students to complete independent academic and project-based work. 120 ECTS credits must be completed, consisting of a major study program (90 ECTS credits) and a minor study program (30 ECTS credits). 
The major study program in Banking and Finance is made up of compulsory modules designed to examine basic principles in greater depth and core elective modules from the areas of banking and finance, economics, and/or business administration. Students may also choose from the free elective area. Rounding off the study program is a Master's thesis comprising 30 ECTS credits. 

Compulsory modules

• Advanced Banking
• Advanced Corporate Finance I
• Advanced Financial Economics
• Empirical Methods
• Quantitative Finance

Core elective areas

• BF 2: Banking
• BF 3: Corporate Finance
• BF 4: Financial Economics
• BF 5: Quantitative Finance
• BWL 1: Accounting, Auditing and Governance
• ECON 1: Macroeconomics
• ECON 2: Microeconomics
• ECON 3: Empirical Economic Research and Econometrics

• Elective area

• Master’s thesis

• Proof of Competence in the English Language. IELTS 7.0, TOEFL iBT 100
• Admission to a Master’s degree program generally requires a Bachelor’s degree with a total of 180 ECTS credits from a university recognized by the University of Zurich.
• Acceptance to a Master's program in another field of study may be made conditional on acquiring additional knowledge and skills.

Expenses

Living expenses depend very much on the individual student. These figures should therefore be regarded as a guideline only (in CHF): 

The expected minimum cost of living for students therefore comes to a total of CHF 1,750 per month. Course fees come to around CHF 770 per semester.