Banking and Finance
(Minor 30)
Degree program: Master of Science Faculty of Science
(120) (2021)
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