Master in Finance

Program director: prof. Frank de Jong

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Welcome!

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

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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

• 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

Be aware that a master year is more intensive than a bachelor

year

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Program Structure

3 compulsory (core) courses:

Investment Analysis

Advanced Corporate Finance

Empirical Methods in Finance

4 electives

Master Thesis

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Calendar

Master Thesis

Sept.

Core course(Inv. Ana.)

Elective

Elective

Thesis proposal

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

ElectiveCore course(ACF)

Core CourseEmpirical Methods in Finance

Elective

Notes:

• The program starts in September; there is no second entry moment

• You need to finish your bachelor or pre-master before you can start

the master

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Layout of study program (First semester)

Block 1: Core courses

• Advanced Corporate Finance

• Investment Analysis

• Empirical Methods in Finance (semester course)

Block 2: Two electives

• Global Banking

• Corporate Governance and Restructuring

• Corporate Valuation

• Financial Statement Analysis

• The Economics and Finance of Pensions (starts in October)

• Derivative Securities and Risk Management

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Layout of study program (Second semester)

Block 3: Two electives

• Fixed Income Analysis

• 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

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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

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CFA track

Master in Finance at Tilburg University is a

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) partner

program

Provides Excellent preparation for CFA level 1

exam

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CFA track (First semester)

Block 1: Core courses

• Advanced Corporate Finance

• Investment Analysis

• Empirical Methods in Finance (semester course)

Block 2: One required and one elective course (out of 2)

• Financial Statement Analysis (required)

• Corporate Governance and Restructuring

• Derivative Securities and Risk Management

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CFA track (Second semester)

Block 3: Two electives (out of 3)

• Fixed Income Analysis

• Applied Corporate Finance

• Financial Analysis and Investor Behavior

Block 4: Master thesis

• For detailed information on the content of the courses, visit:

http://mystudy.uvt.nl/it10.home?taal=n

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Pension, aging and retirement (Netspar) track

• Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement, since 2005

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What we offer / what we expect from you

Netspar Track offers:

• Monthly activities program, including company visits

• Internship program with Netspar’s partners

• Access to Netspar Network, events and activities

• Netspar Thesis Awards

• Netspar certificate with your Master diploma

• Excellent job opportunities

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Netspar Track expects:

• Attend a minimum of 5 Netspar activities from the monthly activities program

• Attend and pass your (mandatory) courses

• Participation Student Pension Day

• Thesis on Netspar related topic (internship, real-life case, etc.)

What alumni think

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“Looking for an internship

I discovered how incredible

valuable the contacts of

Netspar in the industry are.” -

Gijs Vereijken

“Netspar is the place where you

get opportunities to communicate

with the brightest minds in this

area, and joining them in building

a more sustainable pension

system.” - Yuan Yue

Watch Georges de Boeck on YouTube (NL; 1 minute)

Netspar track

Semester 1 (Block 1 and Block 2)

• Advanced Corporate Finance

• Investment Analysis

• Empirical Methods in Finance

• The Economics and Finance of Pensions

• One elective

Block 3

• Financial Analysis and Investor Behavior

• Fixed Income Analysis

Block 4

• Master thesis

• Typically written during internship at a Netspar partner organization

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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:

• Research proposal submitted early March

• Thesis defense by end of summer (but 1 December at the latest)

• Possibly with an internship

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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

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Information pages The program, in cooperation with the study association ASSET,

offers various workshops for career development

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

Career development

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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….

Program director: prof. Frank de Jong

f.dejong@tilburguniversity.edu

Program coordinator: Anna Slump

tisem-mscfinance@tilburguniversity.edu

Questions concerning:

- Admission to the program

- Set-up of the Master program

- Other practical matters

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Questions?

Master’s fair

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

career services, students, study advisors and program coordinators!

Master’s fair from 19.00h till 21.15h

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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 19.00h to 21.15h in the Cobbenhagen Building

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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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