Master of Science in Global Finance and Economics (MSc GFE)

Practitioners in today's financial markets and economic analysis are facing a myriad of probing challenges. The MSc in Global Finance and Economics programme is designed with such challenges in mind and combines thorough training in state-of-the-art methods in asset pricing and corporate finance with corresponding training in microeconomics, monetary economics, macroeconomics, econometrics, data science, and selected aspects of programming, providing its participants with a broad methodological apparatus and those tools needed to address current and future challenges in global finance and economic analysis. combines academic rigour with a focus on topical issues facing financial practitioners and economic policy decision-makers and gives due consideration also to the development of transferable skills such as effective communication, networking, and leadership.  provides its participants with the opportunity to gain valuable experience outside of Vietnam through an optional "Experience Frankfurt" module, including the option to engage in in-depth academic research at Goethe University as part of the work underlying the Master's thesis. The programme is aimed at promising graduates of Business, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics and related undergraduate programmes, whose goal is to prepare for rewarding professional careers in financial markets, financial regulation, or in monetary and fiscal policy. The programme draws upon the expertise in finance and monetary economics at Goethe University and at Vietnamese−German University and links to the broad range of premier financial institutions based in Frankfurt as well as the growing number of these in Ho Chi Minh City, reflecting the city’s efforts to become an international financial centre. The key objective of the programme is to put graduates in a highly competitive position in the recruitment process for rewarding jobs in the financial industry. Some programme graduates may choose to pursue academic research in top-notch structured PhD programmes in Finance and in Economics. Classes take place on the campus of Vietnamese-German University (VGU), located about 40 km from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  Advanced Fundamental Courses (7 x 6 CP) in semesters one and two convey a thorough knowledge of the core areas of finance, economics, quantitative methods, and programming as needed to carry out advanced work in finance and economics. Asset Pricing Microeconometrics & Data Science Microeconomics Financial Econometrics & Macroeconometrics Macroeconomics Corporate Finance Programming Languages The modular curriculum in semesters two and three gives students the opportunity to choose six Advanced Topics Courses (6 x 6 CP) from the following fields of specialisation: Asset Pricing Corporate Finance Econometrics & Data Science Macroeconomics Practice topics courses (2 x 3 CP) in semesters two and three focus on how models and methods, as studied in the advanced fundamentals and advanced topics courses, are applied by financial market practitioners and economic policy decision-makers. Transferable skills seminars (2 x 3 CP) in semesters two and three will support students in developing the transferable skills essential for a career in financial markets and economic policy analysis. In semester four, the Master's thesis (24 CP) demonstrates a student’s in-depth knowledge of a topic from the programme’s fields through an original, critical synthesis of research and independent work using theoretical and empirical methods. The thematic focus of the Master's thesis may be chosen following individual professional and personal interests. Throughout the Master's thesis phase, guidance will be provided by a faculty adviser and through the Master's thesis seminar (6 CP), which offers peer and further faculty feedback. Graduates earn a Master of Science degree from Goethe University Frankfurt's Faculty of Economics and Business.