General description

Students must earn 30 ECTS credits in the minor study program in Banking and Finance. These are made up of compulsory modules and core elective modules in Banking, Corporate Finance, Financial Economics and Quantitative Finance.

Admission requirements

All minor programs in Business and Economics at Master's level build on the knowledge gained from the common compulsory program completed during the Bachelor's program at the UZH Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics.
Students are expected to acquire any knowledge they are lacking through independent study. Information on the common compulsory program's contents is available in the UZH course catalogue.

Branch of studies

Finance

Career possibilities

Specializing with the minor study program in Banking and Finance offers excellent prerequisites for embarking on a career in all kinds of roles in the field of finance. The knowledge acquired is in demand for roles in banks, consulting firms, insurance companies, financial departments of industrial enterprises and the public sector.

ECTS credits

30 ECTS Credits

Program structure

30 ECTS Credits to be earned from the selected minor program according to the regulations: www.oec.uzh.ch/en/regulations

Major/minor subject combinations

This minor study program can be combined with a major study program in accordance with the provisions set out in your program.

Examination and assessment regulations

Assessments are evaluated with grades or on a pass/fail basis. Grades from 1 to
6 are assigned to graded assessments, where 6 indicates the highest grade and 1 the lowest. A grade of 4 or higher is sufficient to pass. Half and quarter grades are permitted.

Language of instruction

English