Economics: Financial Economics
Winter intake start date
2025-02-01
Winter intake deadline
2024-11-25
Combine practical financial management with economic analysis of the markets you invest in. You will address for example urgent problems in the Euro zone, international financial supervision, micro-finance, bank-runs and systemic risk, and taxation of financial institutions. This is a track of MSc Economics.
Program and courses
Become skilled in both Finance and Economics, and learn for example how international bodies function (e.g., the European Central Bank), why tax policies are designed the way they are, and what the consequences are for firms in Europe.
- Great diversity in nationalities, with about 60% international fellow students.
- Closely linked to the European Banking Center, a Tilburg based research network on banking and financial markets with a strong link to the business sector.
Typical courses are:
- Financial Economics
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Economics and Psychology of Risk and Time
A Bachelor’s degree in Economics or in a similar program (e.g., in Econometrics) from a university that is recognized by the program management
A solid academic background in economics, especially:
- Macroeconomics (minimum 12 ECTS)
- Microeconomics (minimum 12 ECTS)
- Game Theory (minimum 6 ECTS)
- Mathematics (minimum 12 ECTS)
- Econometrics / Statistics (minimum 12 ECTS)And at least 2 applied Economics courses (in total minimum 12 ECTS), for instance (but not exclusively!):
- Environmental Economics (minimum 6 ECTS)
- Public Economics (minimum 6 ECTS)
- Development Economics (minimum 6 ECTS)
- Industrial Organization (minimum 6 ECTS)
Our Admissions Board may give you the opportunity to rectify deficiencies (max. 30 ECTS) during a Pre-Master's program.
It is compulsory for this program to submit your GRE General Test
Our incoming students usually score above the 75% percentile.
The GRE institution code for Tilburg University is 0730.
Exemptions from the GRE requirement
Students with a relevant degree from one of the official partner universities of the Tilburg School of Economics and Management are exempted from the GRE requirement.
Career prospects
With a specialization in money, banking and financial markets, you will be skilled in both finance and economics. These combined skills are tailored for a career in banking, other private businesses that are regularly confronted with international policy making, or at (inter)national operating governments.
Graduates work or started for example as:
Finance Trainee at the ABN AMRO Bank
Trading Risk Analyst at ING Group
Consultant at IBM
Alumni facts
Average number of months until first paid job: 2
Finds a job within 6 months after graduation: 94%
Gross monthly income one year after graduation: €2,542
Source: National Alumni Survey, 2016 | n=16
