International Master's in Finance
Education objectives
Your international
career starts here with the 11th best Master's in Finance in the world –
recognized by the Financial Times!
If you ambition to brave the globe and dive into the realm of finance, this Master's was designed for you. Are you ready to perform higher than most?
It is a highly
selective 3- Semester Master’s Program that provides students with the tools,
concepts, and training to succeed in an international context:
In Year 1 (first and
second semester), students follow the Master’s in Finance Curriculum and
benefit from an exclusive and personalized support from a dedicated Nova SBE
Career team to prepare their career abroad. Exclusive language Courses of
Portuguese and Spanish are also offered.
In Year 2 (third
Semester), students complete their Master’s Thesis by developing a consulting
project (Field Lab) with an international scope.
The
International Master’s in Finance (IMF) is designed for bachelor’s
students who want to have an international career after their
master’s program and ambition a fast career progression in the financial area.
information available >> https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/masters/international-masters-in-finance/program
General characterization
DGES code
M799
Cicle
Master (2nd Cycle)
Degree
Master
Access to other programs
information available >> https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/phds
Coordinator
Profª Doutora Catherine da Silveira
Opening date
A disponibilizar brevemente
Vacancies
80
Fees
information available >> https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/masters/international-masters-in-finance/fees-funding
Schedule
Full-time, on-campus
Teaching language
English
Degree pre-requisites
The Masters
have a minimum duration of 3 semesters of instruction, including a curriculum
and a Work Project (thesis).
The maximum period for the completion of the masters are 6 academic semesters
after the admission to the master's degree. For obtaining the master's
degree it is required to complete a minimum of 90 ECTS, being the maximum of
120 ECTS, which decompose in:
Curriculum:
courses in a minimum of 60 ECTS (*);
Work Project approval: 30 ECTS.
A maximum of 35 ECTS in courses are allowed per semester. During the Work
Project Semester, students are allowed to enroll in a maximum of 14 ECTS in
courses.
Master's courses (**) are worth the following number of credits:
Full courses (duration of a semester): 7 ECTS
Half courses (half semester): 3.5 ECTS
Career Program: 2 ECTS in skills development modules
(*) Students need to take 35 ECTS in electives, which can be chosen from the courses list available. (**) Courses on offer are subject to change.
information available >> https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/masters/international-masters-in-finance/program
Conditions of admittance
information available >> https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/apply/masters/admission
Evaluation rules
Throughout the master's program, and depending on the courses, students are evaluated through various methods such as exams, assignments, projects, presentations, and participation on class discussions.
information available >> https://www.novasbe.unl.pt/en/programs/masters/international-masters-in-finance/program
Structure
| Fall | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 2460 | Strategy Consulting | 7.0 |
| 2253 | Corporate Finance | 7.0 |
| 2232 | Applied Corporate Finance | 7.0 |
| 2652 | Fundamentals on Environment and Sustainability | 7.0 |
| 2206 | Banking | 7.0 |
| 2477 | Introduction to Programming | 7.0 |
| 2229 | Investments | 7.0 |
| 2233 | Macroeconomics of Financial Markets | 3.5 |
| 2260 | Nova Students Portfolio | 7.0 |
| Spring | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 2695 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 7.0 |
| 2220 | Entrepreneurial Finance & Venture Capital | 7.0 |
| 2460 | Strategy Consulting | 7.0 |
| 2232 | Applied Corporate Finance | 7.0 |
| 2652 | Fundamentals on Environment and Sustainability | 7.0 |
| 2206 | Banking | 7.0 |
| 2477 | Introduction to Programming | 7.0 |
| 2229 | Investments | 7.0 |
| 2168 | Macroeconometrics | 7.0 |
| 2233 | Macroeconomics of Financial Markets | 3.5 |
| 2165 | Microeconometrics | 7.0 |
| 2260 | Nova Students Portfolio | 7.0 |
| Fall 1st Half | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 2218 | Derivatives | 3.5 |
| 2768 | Personal Finance | 3.5 |
| 2783 | Corporate Financial Risk Management | 3.5 |
| 2277 | Investimentos com Impacto | 3.5 |
| 2233 | Macroeconomics of Financial Markets | 3.5 |
| 2269 | Empirical Methods for Finance | 3.5 |
| 2238 | Financial Reporting | 3.5 |
| Fall 2nd Half | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 2222 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3.5 |
| 2493 | Marketing Analytics | 3.5 |
| 2215 | Auditing | 3.5 |
| 2218 | Derivatives | 3.5 |
| 2649 | Energy and Climate Change | 3.5 |
| 2691 | Climate Finance | 3.5 |
| 2270 | Financial Modeling | 3.5 |
| 2622 | Blockchain Fundamentals | 3.5 |
| 2745 | Politics for Policy | 3.5 |
| 2257 | Futures and Options | 3.5 |
| 2621 | Algorithmic Governance | 3.5 |
| 2217 | Corporate Governance | 3.5 |
| 2277 | Investimentos com Impacto | 3.5 |
| 2236 | Private Equity | 3.5 |
| 2185 | Game Theory | 3.5 |
| 2491 | Data Visualization | 3.5 |
| Spring 1st Half | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 2493 | Marketing Analytics | 3.5 |
| 2215 | Auditing | 3.5 |
| 2239 | Corporate Valuation | 3.5 |
| 2668 | Sustainability Evaluation of Policies, Plans and Projects | 3.5 |
| 2218 | Derivatives | 3.5 |
| 2273 | Fintech Ventures | 3.5 |
| 2691 | Climate Finance | 3.5 |
| 2768 | Personal Finance | 3.5 |
| 2248 | Fixed Income | 3.5 |
| 2622 | Blockchain Fundamentals | 3.5 |
| 2214 | Asset Management | 3.5 |
| 2217 | Corporate Governance | 3.5 |
| 2226 | Hedge Funds | 3.5 |
| 2772 | Research Methods for Finance | 3.5 |
| 2635 | Organizing for Good in the digital age | 3.5 |
| 2494 | Computational Thinking and Data Science | 3.5 |
| 2236 | Private Equity | 3.5 |
| 2238 | Financial Reporting | 3.5 |
| 2672 | Responsibility and Ethics of Business | 3.5 |
| 2646 | Strategic Costing | 3.5 |
| 2278 | Sustainable Finance | 3.5 |
| 2755 | Advanced Financial Transactions in M&A | 3.5 |
| Spring 2nd Half | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 2623 | Network Analytics | 3.5 |
| 2282 | Sovereign Advisory | 3.5 |
| 2215 | Auditing | 3.5 |
| 2239 | Corporate Valuation | 3.5 |
| 2959 | Private Equity and Financial Restructuring | 3.5 |
| 2781 | Data for Finance | 3.5 |
| 2218 | Derivatives | 3.5 |
| 2775 | Investment Philosophies | 3.5 |
| 2281 | Behavioral Finance | 3.5 |
| 2673 | Decentralized Finance | 3.5 |
| 2960 | Blue Finance | 3.5 |
| 2676 | Finance and the transition to net zero | 3.5 |
| 2243 | Real Estate Finance | 3.5 |
| 2279 | Islamic Finance | 3.5 |
| 2225 | Risk Management | 3.5 |
| 2226 | Hedge Funds | 3.5 |
| 2240 | Financial Intermediation | 3.5 |
| 2233 | Macroeconomics of Financial Markets | 3.5 |
| 2736 | Numerical Methods for Economics and Finance | 3.5 |
| 2635 | Organizing for Good in the digital age | 3.5 |
| 2647 | Strategic Planning and Control | 3.5 |
| 2236 | Private Equity | 3.5 |
| 2235 | Credit Risk | 3.5 |
| 2185 | Game Theory | 3.5 |
| 2755 | Advanced Financial Transactions in M&A | 3.5 |
| 2491 | Data Visualization | 3.5 |