Managerial roles in banks and financial institutions require a high degree of entrepreneurial thinking, leadership abilities, solid specialist knowledge, and analytical skills.

Our MSc Banking & Finance, Program in English, offers a full time option for those students who do not work part time and wish to enter the job market with a MSc degree as soon as one year after they finish the BSc.

The first 11 months, from September to July, require attendance on site. The assessments in the last semester can be done remotely, offering the possibility to enter the job market in any of the global financial hubs.

The program "MSc in Banking and Finance" provides both sound scientific knowledge and practically oriented management know-how at an international level. You will learn to analyze complex tasks, identify different options, and implement solutions effectively. You will deepen your knowledge of the market and its environment and of how to manage financial services providers. You will study risk management, traditional and alternative investments, controlling and business processes, as well as corporate finance. 

Digital Banking

• Analyst Innovation & Technology Transformation
• Business Analyst (e.g. in Digital Banking)
• Business Developer
• Business Strategist
• Business and Process Analyst
• Change Manager / Transformation Manager
• Development Manager
• Digital Consultant
• Fintech Entrepreneur
• Innovation Manager
• Management Consultant
• Process Expert
• Product Designer / Product Developer
• Product Owner
• Project Manager
• Relationship Manager
• Service Design Specialist

Capital Markets & Data Science

• Client Advisor
• Derivatives Structurer
• Due Diligence Analyst
• Equity/Fixed Income/Credit Portfolio Manager
• Equity/Fixed Income/Credit Trader
• ESG/Sustainability Analyst
• Investment Strategist
• M&A Advisor
• Manager Selection
• Performance Analyst
• Quant Analyst
• Quant Portfolio Manager
• Quant Strategies Product Developer
• Risk Manager
• Sales and Brokerage
• Sell-Side or Buy-Side Equity/Fixed Income/Credit Analyst

The Program will take three semesters to complete and be worth 90 ECTS credits. This is the equivalent of approx. 2,700 hours of study. Nearly half of the program is devoted to applied research. You will complete your studies by completing a Master's thesis based on a practical research question. The first 11 months, from September to July, require attendance on site. The assessments in the last semester can be done remotely.

• You need to meet a number of criteria to qualify for this MSc program. The main requirement is a Bachelor's degree in Banking and Finance or an equivalent university qualification in Business Administration. The admission of individual applicants is based on their overall profile and will be approved on merit.
• If you have a university degree in another, related discipline, such as business law, economic journalism, economic engineering, or economics, you may be admitted subject to additional achievements to be completed.

In addition to these basic conditions, there are additional requirements to be met:

• Foundation knowledge of banking and finance, especially corporate finance, risk management, banking management, financial instruments and portfolio theory, as well as descriptive statistics, probability distributions, hypothesis testing and linear regression
• Ability to actively follow classroom instruction in English and use course materials in English.

Precourse "Finance Preparation Course 2021 for MSc Banking and Finance" 02 August to 07 August 2021.

• Flyer Online Finance Preparation Course 2021 (PDF 317,9 KB)

Precourse "Online Statistics Preparation Course 2021 for MSc Banking and Finance" from 09 to 14 August 2021.

• Flyer Online Statistics Preparation Course 2021 (PDF 143,4 KB)

Contact: precourse-statistics.iwa@zhaw.ch