Finance in Netherlands at VU Netherlands

These are the international student eligibility for the Finance in Netherlands

As a Master's student in Finance, you need to have a genuine interest in the area of finance, an inquiring mind, the capacity to cope with the rapid pace of work, an aptitude for picking out key points from large volumes of material, the ability to work accurately under pressure, good communication skills and a critical attitude towards your own results and those of others.

In order to gain admission to our Master's programme, you need to have at least a Bachelor's degree from an accredited research university including at least three full years of aEUROemic study amounting to a minimum of 180 EC or equivalent. We do not require a GRE or GMAT test score. You need to have successfully completed courses and studied literature related to the core of this programme, consisting of (or equivalents of):

• Corporate Finance - Berk & DeMarzo: Corporate Finance, Pearson, or equivalent
• Investments - Bodie, Kane, and Marcus: Investments, or equivalent
• Financial Markets and Institutions - Mishkin, Matthews and Guiliodori: Economics of Money, Banking and Financial Markets, Pearson or equivalent
• Mathematics - Sydsaeter, Hammond and Strom: Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis, Prentice Hall, or equivalent
• Business Statistics - Berenson, Levine, Szabat: Basic Business Statistics, Pearson, or equivalent

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These are the domestic student eligibility for the Finance

You will gain direct admission after completing the premaster programme; this is a full-time programme with courses on at least three days per week.

Premaster programme The premaster programme is a deficiency programme that provides the necessary knowledge and prepares you for this master's programme. It is a 30 EC program that takes place in the second semester, from February through July. These courses involve both content as well as aEUROemic skills and knowledge, and research methods.

Course details in the study guide

Admission requirements The premaster programme has two admission requirements:

1. You have an hbo degree
2. You have a Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) combined score of at least 550 for the parts Verbal and Quantitative. Also note the following:
   • The score may not be older than 2 years, counted from the date you start with the premaster
   • The Integrated Reasoning and Analytical Writing Assessment score do not count for admission
   • You can use a Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) score for the parts Verbal and Quantitative to satisfy the GMAT score requirement. To convert your GRE score to its GMAT equivalent, use the GRE Comparison Tool!

GMAT and GRE A GMAT score of at least 550 or an equivalent GRE score is a requirement to participate in the premaster programme. Please fill in the test that 'Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam' may receive your score. The official score will be sent by GMAT to VU. Please note that it may take up to 20 calendar days for the VU to receive your GMAT score, so plan GMAT on time.

The School of Business and Economics (SBE) offers a course in preparation for the GMAT, the GMAT preparation course. The preparation course starts each year in August. For more information, please visit the website of the GMAT preparation course.

Costs Tuition fee 2020-2021: EUR 1.071,00

Deadlines and application The programme starts 1 February, and you must have completed your application before this date!

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These are the test eligibilities for the Finance to qualify.

The international student tuition fees and costs for Finance in Netherlands.

Every international degree programme has its own International Student Advisor(s), also called ISAs, who are happy to help you during the application process. The ISA will be your main point of contact and can help with questions about the programme, admission requirements or the application procedure. Find your ISA