Financial Services Management Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences

Possible double degree with University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Australia

Possible double degree with Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) in Ancona, Italy

Courses are held in English. German language skills are not required.

If students can prove German language skills (B2 or higher), they can also choose courses held in German. Participants can choose to write their Master's theses in either language.

The structure of the Master's course of study reflects our opinion that no one is more able than you to decide what is missing from your profile. That's why the programme does not include any obligatory modules, only elective modules. From the present "menu" of both English-taught and German-taught modules, applicants individually choose six modules (10 ECTS each). At least three out of six have to be core modules. Up to three supplementary modules can be chosen. The Master's thesis (30 ECTS) completes the Master's programme. A mobility module (30 ECTS) is optional.

In the double degree programme with UNIVPM, the summer semester is spent at UNIVPM.

31 May for the following winter semester and 1 December for the following summer semester

CORE MODULES

• Financial and Managerial Accounting (10 ECTS, ENGLISH)
• Asset Management (10 ECTS, ENGLISH)
• Cash and Treasury Management (10 ECTS, ENGLISH)
• Commercial Bank Management (10 ECTS, ENGLISH)
• International Finance (10 ECTS, ENGLISH)
• International and Monetary Economics (10 ECTS, ENGLISH)
• Quantitative Methods in Finance (10 ECTS, ENGLISH)
• Reinsurance (10 ECTS, ENGLISH)
• Mergers & Acquisitions: quantitative und qualitative Methoden (10 ECTS, GERMAN)
• Operatives Bankgeschäft (10 ECTS, GERMAN)
• Prüfungswesen und Bankenaufsicht (10 ECTS, GERMAN)

SUPPLEMENTARY MODULES

• Intercultural Management and International Business Ethics (10 ECTS, ENGLISH)
• International Marketing and Corporate Communication (10 ECTS, ENGLISH)
• Management and Organisational Behaviour (10 ECTS, ENGLISH)
• Compliance für KMU (10 ECTS, GERMAN)
• Strategisches Personalmanagement (10 ECTS, GERMAN)

For further information, please visit our website:
https://www.hs-kl.de/master_fsm

No tuition fees

139 EUR

800 EUR

A prerequisite for admission to the Master's course of study is proof of a degree in an economics, business, management or finance course of study (210 ECTS) at a university of applied sciences, a university or a similar institution of higher education. The course of study must include at least six semesters of theory.

Professional competence must be verified by relevant professional knowledge and competences.
Personal suitability requires a distinctive interest in the selected course of study and is recognised by the admission commission via a positive vote. The admission commission can base its decision on a selective conversation and may integrate the professional suitability when making its decision.
The examination board may conditionally admit a student who holds less than 210 ECTS to the course of study if the applicant can provide proof of at least 180 ECTS. These conditions can be met by recognition of additional Bachelor's modules, additional study-abroad modules, work experience after completion of the Bachelor's degree or successful completion of additional modules at Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences. The examination board informs the admitted student in writing about the conditions before the beginning of the Master's study programme. The conditions can be fulfilled in advance or during the study of the Master's modules. The conditions have to be fulfilled at the latest by the time the student wishes to register for the Master's degree.
An applicant who has acquired an equivalent professional degree in another course of study may also apply for the Master's course of study. The examination board is responsible for determining the equivalence.

Applicants who are not native speakers of English need to have a comprehensive knowledge of English, at least at level B2; TOEIC Listening and Reading 785; TOEIC Speaking and Writing 310; TOEFL iBT 87; TOEFL ITP 543; IELTS 6.0; Cambridge English: First (FCE); Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage); LCCI EfB Level 2 (Distinction); LCCI EfB Level 3 (Pass) or equivalent

31 May for the following winter semester and 1 December for the following summer semester

No

Due to the intensive nature of the programme, students have limited time for part-time jobs. Assistant lecturer positions can sometimes be offered at the university, but they are not guaranteed before enrolment.

The International Office provides assistance in finding a room in a student residence prior to arrival in Zweibrücken. Student residences are typically spread throughout the city. The private market offers further possibilities. Rent is approx. 250 to 300 EUR per month.