Finance and Law, Finance track

Overview

The Finance and Law programme is uniquely designed to create high calibre finance professionals who possess a solid legal insight into the principles, mechanisms and techniques of finance, since there is a clear need in the financial industry for experts who have a strong background in both finance and private law. Through the integrative programme, which combines academic depth with practical orientation, students will learn the principles of international business transactions, trade and investment, corporate finance, financial instruments, company law, as well as corporate governance and structured finance. The courses are largely case-driven to stimulate intense group interaction and teamwork experience. Students will emerge from the Finance and Law programme with an exceptional foundation in finance and law prepared for a career in the vigorous financial industry where such knowledge and skills are greatly needed.
 

Programme Highlights

• Syllabus designed by professors from top universities together with leading practitioners
• World-Class faculty with relevant experience
• Challenging elective courses
• Facilitation of exclusive internship with a leading bank, financial institution or corporation
• One-on-one career guidance and job placement assistance

The Duisenberg Leadership Programme is a core part of all Master's Programmes at DSF. In order to fulfill the school's mission to create financial leaders, students will take courses from the Leadership Programme throughout the duration of their Master's study. These courses are dedicated to building leadership skills in finance.


Degree Information

The programme in FInance and Law is the result of a co-operation between VU University Amsterdam and Duisenberg school of finance.

The curriculum was devised in close collaboration with the VU and the programmes will be conducted at Duisenberg school of finance as part of the VU Master of Finance programme.

Upon successful completion, the student will receive a certificate from Duisenberg school of finance and the title Master of Finance from the VU University Amsterdam. The title of Master of Finance is in accordance with the Higher Education and Research Act.

Duisenberg school of finance is a new top academic institution in the Netherlands. It is currently following the procedures necessary to obtain permission from the government to independently grant academic titles. At the moment, the title is awarded by VU University Amsterdam, although by 2012, Duisenberg school of finance expects to receive authorisation to independently confer academic titles.