Program Structure
keyboard_arrow_up Before the program starts

PRE-COURSES

CATÓLICA-LISBON offers to all students that enroll in our finance programs the possibility to complete pre-courses designed to strengthen the foundations on several key areas before the program starts: Advanced Excel, Introduction to VBA, Introduction to Finance and Introduction to Accounting. These are, for the most part, optional online courses that present a great degree of flexibility, adaptable to our master student’s needs and availability. To provide the best possible experience, students benefit from the help of an expert throughout each course. The Advanced Excel course prepares students to the Microsoft Excel Certification.
keyboard_arrow_up 1st Semester | 2nd Semester
keyboard_arrow_up Finance Core Courses

The mandatory courses in Finance assure an appropriate preparation in the main areas in Finance including both theory and standard applications:

  • Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Data Science for Finance
  • Empirical Finance
  • Ethics for Finance
  • Financial Analysis & Forecasting
  • Financial Derivatives
  • Financial Investments
  • Firm Valuation
  • Risk Management

 

Please note: this list may be subject to minor changes.
keyboard_arrow_up Elective Courses

You may take free elective courses in Finance or outside of your program to complement your area of expertise, or simply explore a topic that interests you. In our MSc in Finance, some electives that you can take are:

  • Advanced Fixed Income
  • Banking & Finance
  • CFA Challenge
  • Entrepreneurial Finance
  • Equity Reports
  • Financial Modeling
  • FinTech
  • International Finance
  • International Financial Reporting Standards
  • Investing in Global Financial Markets
  • Investing in Short-Term Fixed Income Markets
  • Machine Learning for Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity
  • Python for Finance


Please note: this list may be subject to minor changes.
keyboard_arrow_up Specialization in Corporate Finance

This specialization is designed to jump start you into a career on Corporate Finance, preparing you for positions related to Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance Departments, Investment Banks, Retail Companies, among others. It offers a vast set of electives and dissertation seminars design to enhance your knowledge in this area, and prepares you for both national and international careers.

 
keyboard_arrow_up Specialization in Financial Markets

This specialization is composed by state-of-the-art core courses, which provide an ample view of several topics in finance, and specialized courses and dissertation seminars that provide a hands-on approach on financial markets. The program is specially tailored to jump start your carer on Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Private Equity firms, among others, and prepares you for both national and international careers.
keyboard_arrow_up International Experience (optional)

To obtain a valuable international experience and further improve your knowledge, you can complete an exchange semester in one of CATÓLICA-LISBON’s prestigious partner schools around the world.
keyboard_arrow_up Summer Internship (optional)

Students are encouraged to complete a summer internship before or during the MSc program.
keyboard_arrow_up 3rd Semester
keyboard_arrow_up Thesis Project

The thesis project involves a research methodologies workshop, designed to provide you with advice, resources and useful tools to plan the research for your thesis, and a dissertation.

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