Master in Finance

Program director: M. Fabiana Penas

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Master in Finance at Tilburg University

Advanced program in Investments and Corporate Finance

One of Tilburg’s most International Programs

Listed in FT Top-45 pre-experience Master in Finance

programs.

CFA – accredited

Embedded within one of Europe’s best finance departments

Very good student evaluations

Profile of the program

Challenging and Relevant

• Taught by both academics and practitioners in finance

• Mix between theory and practice

• Focus on recent developments in the field

• Several guest lectures by key players of the financial industry

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Profile of the program

Intensive

We have worked hard to make this an excellent master program -> we expect the same from you!

Many assignments

Case studies to prepare

Challenging material

Very strict deadlines

Be aware that a master year is more intensive than a bachelor year -> consider scaling down extracurricular activities.

Program Structure

3 compulsory (core) courses:

Investment Analysis

Advanced Corporate Finance

Empirical Methods in Finance

4 electives

Master Thesis

Calendar

Thesis /Internship

Sept.

Core course(Inv. Ana.)

Elective

Elective

Thesis

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

ElectiveCore course(ACF)

Core CourseEmpirical Methods in Finance

Elective

Notes:

• You need to finish your bachelor before you can start your master.

Layout of study program (First semester)

Block 1: 3 core courses

• Advanced Corporate Finance

• Investment Analysis

• Empirical Methods in Finance (topics in CF/IA) (semester course)

Block 2: 1 core course + 2 mandatory elective courses

• Empirical Methods in Finance (topics in CF/IA) (semester course)

• Global Banking

• Corporate Governance and Restructuring

• Corporate Valuation

• Financial Statement Analysis

• The Economics and Finance of Pensions (semester course)

• Fixed Income Analysis

Layout of study program (Second semester)

Block 3:

• 2 mandatory elective courses

• Derivative Securities and Risk Management

• Applied Corporate Finance

• Corporate Financial Reporting

• Financial Analysis and Investor Behavior

• Entrepreneurial Finance

• Seminar Financial Economics

Block 4:

• Master thesis

• For detailed information on the content of the courses, visit: http://mystudy.uvt.nl/it10.home?taal=n

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) track

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The Chartered

Financial Analyst

(CFA) designation

required

The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

designation strongly preferred

CFA is a plus

Three exams + 4 years of experience

Charterholder employment by title

CFA track

Master in Finance at Tilburg University is a

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) partner

program

Provides Excellent preparation for CFA level 1

exam

CFA track

Semester 1 (Block 1 and Block 2)

• Advanced Corporate Finance

• Investment Analysis

• Empirical Methods in Finance

• Corporate Governance and Restructuring

• Financial Statement Analysis

Semester 2 (Block 3 and Block 4)

• Financial Analysis and Investor Behavior

• Derivative Securities and Risk Management

• Master thesis

Netspar track

Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement

- Promotes a better understanding of the economic and social

implications of pensions, aging and retirement

In 2003 Dutch top-economist top Lans Bovenberg won the

Spinoza prize for Economics (‘the Dutch Nobel prize’).

With this prize he founded Netspar in 2004 together with Theo

Nijman

Strong network,

connecting pension practice and science

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UniversitiesPension industry Public sector

Netspar track

Semester 1 (Block 1 and Block 2)

• Advanced Corporate Finance

• Investment Analysis

• Empirical Methods in Finance (topics in CF/IA)

• The Economics and Finance of Pensions

• Fixed Income Analysis

Semester 2 (Block 3 and Block 4)

• Financial Analysis and Investor Behavior.

• 1 free elective

• Master thesis (many written during internship at Netspar partner

organization).

What Netspar offers you:

• Internship program with Netspar’s partners (real life case)

• Access to Netspar Network

• Netspar Thesis Awards

• Netspar certificate with your Master diploma

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Master thesis

Independent piece of academic work

• Review of literature and own problem analysis, nearly

always involving some own empirical analysis.

• Ideal path:

• Finished research proposal and allocated supervisor by mid-

March

• Finished thesis + defense by end of summer (but 1 December at

the latest)

• Possibly with an internship (facilitated by the fact that

there are no courses in 4th block!)

Topics of recent Master thesis

• Company performance after a management buyout

• No profit, big bonus: CEO remuneration in the current

crisis.

• Is there a link between executive cash compensation

and firm performance?

• What drives the correlation between stock and bond

returns?

• The diversification benefits of investing in emerging

markets

Information pages Web-lectures (extra teaching material to provide you with extra

skills)

Statistical software

Writing skills

Simulation games (to make you familiar with actual practice)

Bank manager

Bloomberg Aptitude Test (to give you the opportunity of improving

your CV)

2 sessions

Innovations

Information pages Seminars on hot topics in Finance

Companies in-house days

Career Preparation

• Session on Personal Branding

Career Days in Tilburg

• Recruitment event with the participation of many potential

employers

Extra curricular activities (to help your career choice)

Companies recruiting from our program

• Financial Services

• Consulting firms

• Manufacturing / Food / Transport

ABN Amro; Ahold/Albert Heijn; Allied Bank; Arag rechtsbijstand; Argos North Sea Group; Asrock b.v.; Bank of China; Cardano; Control Finance; Deloitte accountants b.v.; Douwe Egberts; Eneco; Ernst & Young llp; Grupo Diarq; Kas Bank; KPMG management services; Mammoet; Mars; Mido Dairy Production co.ltd; Orchard Finance; Ostc; Perfetti van melle; Pricewaterhousecoopers; Rabobank; RTL Nederland; Scholengroep Rijk van Nijmegen; SNS Reaal; SPF beheer; Unilever; Vion Food Group….

Alumni

Meet us

Master student for a day• Join a regular lecture with current Master's students

• Get in touch with other students

• Check out our campus, facilities and services

For hbo and wo-bachelors from another university:

www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/Masters-student-for-a-day-TiSEM

Investment Analysis, December 1st, 16.45 – 18.30 hrs

Mail a studentWould you like to get in touch with one of our students?

www.tilburguniversity.edu/masters/mailastudent-tisem

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Program director: M. Fabiana Penas

m.penas@tilburguniversity.edu

Program coordinator: Linda van der Tuijn

l.vdrtuijn@tilburguniversity.edu

Questions concerning:

- Admission to the program

- Set-up of the Master program

- Other practical matters

Please visit the information market (Academia building) for questions!!

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Questions?

Questions?

Master in Finance from an alumnus point of view

Michael Koop

• Graduated in 2013

• Won the Van Lanschot Master Thesis Award

Information Market

Come to the Master’s fair (in Academia building) and get in contact with

companies, students, study advisors and program coordinators!

Break 18.15h till 19.30h

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Student Career Center & TiSEM Career Services

Your career starts now!

We can help you with:

Study/Master choices, Career orientation,

Career & Application skills

We offer:

• Walk-in consultation for CV & letter of application

• Workshops (for example Talent management, LinkedIn)

• Individual support

• Career Mentor Program & Career Portal

More information:

tilburguniversity.edu/studentcareercenter

Visit us now:

On the Master’s Fair from 18.15h to 19.30h in the Academia Building

For all students:

• Enroll via Studielink

Non TiSEM students who want to enroll in a (Pre-)Master also

need to:

• Submit an application for admission

For more information go to:

www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-programmes/admissionprocedure/feb/

Admission & Application

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