The Research Component is part of the advanced postgraduate program “Master of Financial Economics”. This program is designed to give students a strong foundation in financial economics. A successful completion of this program allows entry into a PhD degree in Finance, or provides skills necessary to conduct highly analytical and quantitative research in Finance for firms in the financial sector or for government bodies.

The Research Component within the Master of Financial Economics consists of a Master thesis. Supervisors for the thesis can be all academic members of the School of Banking and Finance. The Research Component covers a full semester. There are two possibilities when this component may be taken. Students who are accepted to pursue their studies in the Academic track of the School of Banking and Finance’s PhD program are allowed to carry out the Research Component in the Summer Semester following Semester 2 of enrolment. Alternatively, this component has to be taken in the third semester of enrolment into the program i.e. the semester that follows the conclusion of the course work components.