Finance and International Business
The increasing globalisation and internationalisation within trade and industry have led to a growing demand for managers with an international perspective as well as the ability to evaluate the economic consequences of their decisions.
An MSc in Finance and International Business not only provides you with the professional qualifications for making strategic decisions concerning difficult and complex financial matters, but also gives you experience and competence in acting in an international context.
The programme in Finance and International Business exposes you to aninternational educational environment where students come from different countries and thus have different cultural backgrounds.
All exams and courses are carried out in English by members of faculty with an international background.
The programme provides a theoretical framework for advanced academic study of finance and international business that enables you to solve practical problems in the international business community.
- ECTS transcript – If you are still completing your Bachelor’s degree, upload an ECTS transcript showing the subjects you have studied, your grades, and the number of credits awarded. Your Bachelor’s diploma must be uploaded later, as soon as you receive it.
- Bachelor’s diploma – If you have already graduated, upload your Bachelor’s diploma. A separate ECTS transcript is not required.
Note: Your Bachelor’s degree must be in the same or a related field as the Master’s programme you are applying for. The university will check whether you have completed enough relevant subjects and ECTS credits.
Important! View the full requirements on the university’s official website. Requirements may vary depending where you completed your bachelor education.
Applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or upon previous studies. Usually English language skills can be proved by the following documents:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- Higher education degree completed in English
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirements for your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
The study programme provides the graduate with specialist knowledge within the disciplines of the study programme that give the graduate high academic qualifications to develop solutions to issues pertaining to business administration in companies and organisations in the public and private sectors.
Through the study programme, the graduate has acquired knowledge that enables the graduate to:
• Understand and consider knowledge pertaining to the various disciplines as well as identify academic issues;
• Master the scientific methodologies and tools of the various disciplines as well as master general skills associated with employment within the areas studied;
• Assess and choose among the scientific methodologies and tools of the various disciplines as well as develop new analysis and solution models;
• Discuss professional and academic issues with both specialists and laymen;
• Manage work and development situations that are complex, unpredictable and require new solution models;
• Initiate and carry out, on an independent basis, monodisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration and take professional responsibility;
• Take responsibility, on an independent basis, for own professional development and specialisation.
With an MSc in Finance and International Business you will be able to undertake job functions such as:
• Manager of foreign subsidiaries
• Expert on mergers and acquisitions
• Financial Manager
• International Controller
• Corporate Restructuring Expert
• International Business Strategist
• Business Entrepreneur
• Treasurer
