Master of Finance

Choosing the right concentration for Master of Finance programme is a crucial decision that can significantly shape your career path. The available range of finance concentrations allows students to personalize their Master of Finance learning journey. Such a choice aligns personal goals and aspirations with a focused and meaningful learning experience.

Master of Finance Concentrations:

• Capital Markets 
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Advisory
• Risk Management
• Sustainable Finance
• Central Banking &  Financial Regulation

By providing focused learning, each finance concentration provides a distinct path towards mastery and high-value expertise in a finance branch. 

As you explore the concentrations available, think about how each aligns with your career aspirations and the expertise you seek to develop. Selecting the appropriate concentration will enhance your learning experience and position you strategically in the financial world. 

The Master of Finance program introduces a Capital Markets concentration in response to the significant changes in the modern investment banking sector. This concentration challenges students with advanced quantitative products and complex portfolio management exercises, enhancing their skills in analyzing and forecasting market patterns and trends. Students learn to comprehend and devise intricate financial solutions, equipping them to excel in the fast-paced environment of capital markets. The modules provide you with the background needed to perform structuring tasks, asset allocation or other assignments related to capital markets positions. 

This concentration focuses on emphasizing valuation methods, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investment banking, and financial intermediation. It equips students to manage the interactions between financial markets and corporations. As financial decision-making becomes increasingly crucial in the corporate world, this concentration prepares students for related challenges. The professors make sure that everything tht is taught has a “hands-on approach”.The program emphasizes real-world application through case studies and projects, providing students with the skills necessary for roles in banks, investment boutiques, and corporate finance departments.

In this concentration, students go beyond the numbers and accounting aspects of financial transactions, such as those in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). They are encouraged to advance further, applying their knowledge in decision-making and financial advisory roles through case studies and projects. These often feature guest speakers from external firms. Additionally, students gain practical experience through an applied advisory project, where they work on a real-world case provided by one of our corporate partners.

This concentration focuses on teaching students how to identify, analyze, and manage financial risks. This concentration might cover various risk types, including market, credit, operational, and liquidity risks, using quantitative methods, financial theory, and regulatory frameworks to prepare students for managing risks in financial institutions and corporations.

The Master of Finance was the first programme in Germany accredited by GARP and this specific concentration is supported by the Frankfurt Institute for Risk Management and Regulation (FIRM) which supports our students with a number of generous scholarships.

This concentration equips students with the expertise to integrate sustainability into financial analysis and decision-making processes. Participants will develop leadership skills essential for driving a successful sustainability transition within their financial institutions and beyond. The curriculum addresses real-world challenges currently faced by financial institutions in implementing sustainable finance strategies. The skills acquired in this concentration are not only critical for tackling sustainability but are also highly transferable to other transformative megatrends of the 21st century. Upon completion, students will be well-positioned to advance their careers in strategy and financial consulting, banking, investment banking, private equity, debt markets, or as sustainability specialists.

Additionally, all students enrolled in the Sustainable Finance concentration are eligible to apply for the CHOM CAPITAL Sustainable Impact Diversity Scholarships, which cover up to 25% of tuition fees.

The Central Banking and Financial Regulation concentration educates students on the activities of central banks and their critical role in the global financial system. The concentration provides students with an in-depth understanding of monetary policy, financial stability, banking supervision, and modern payment systems. It equips students with the analytical and quantitative skills essential for a successful career in central banks, regulatory institutions, and the broader public and private financial sector. In view of this, Frankfurt School’s extensive network in one of Europe’s largest financial centers and the only city worldwide hosting two central banks, offers unique advantages.