Enter a New Era of Corporate Finance
Then the Duisenberg Honours Programme in Corporate Finance is the programme for you!
We welcome motivated and ambitious students who are actively developing themselves and are aware of their position and role in society. In order to be successful in this programme you will need a solid academic basis in, for instance, (International) Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering & Management or related disciplines. Typically, students in this programme are successful if they have an intrinsic curiosity for financial decision making and for financial markets and if they have obtained their Bachelor’s degree with above average grades for courses in the areas of Financial Management, Financial Markets & Institutions, Corporate Finance or Accounting.
Admission requirements
BSc Bedrijfskunde:
Notes: Completion of the Minor Risk Management for Financial Institutions replaces the required course International Financial Management (E_IBK3_IFM, P5)
BSc Economics and Business Economics:
Notes: Completion of the Minor Risk Management for Financial Institutions replaces the required course Financial Markets & Institutions (E_EBE3_FMI, P4)
BSc Econometrics and Operations Research / Econometrics and Data Science:
AND Choose between:
Notes: Completion of the Minor Risk Management for Financial Institutions replaces the required course Financial Markets & Institutions (E_EBE3_FMI, P4) or International Financial Management (E_IBK3_IFM, P5)
BSc International Business Administration:
Notes: Completion of the Minor Risk Management for Financial Institutions replaces the required course International Financial Management (E_IBK3_IFM, P5)
Check this document for a complete overview of all the requirements.
Additional requirements
The admission board can review your application with the following documents: Transcript records, CV, motivation letter, sample of academic writing. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Services for international (EBE, EOR, IBA) students / Residence permit:
If you are planning to continue your studies at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam after your SBE Bachelor, please contact the Central Admission’s Support Team of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for further information and specific questions about the offered services for international students like extending your residence permit. You will need to apply for extension of your residence permit if you continue your studies at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
We welcome motivated and ambitious students who are actively developing themselves and are aware of their position and role in society. In order to be successful in this programme you will need a solid academic basis in, for instance, (International) Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering & Management or related disciplines. Typically, students in this programme are successful if they have an intrinsic curiosity for financial decision making and for financial markets and if they have obtained their Bachelor’s degree with above average grades for courses in the areas of Financial Management, Financial Markets & Institutions, Corporate Finance or Accounting.
Admission requirements
The admission board can review your application with the following documents: Transcript records, CV, motivation letter, sample of academic writing. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
The Duisenberg Honours Programme in Corporate Finance is open to students with a university Bachelor's degree that provides a thorough knowledge in Financial Management, Financial Markets & Institutions, Corporate Finance or Accounting. You need to have successfully completed courses and studied literature related to the core of this programme, consisting of (or equivalents of):
Financial Management
Berk, J. and P. DeMarzo, Corporate Finance, Pearson. Latest edition.
or
Brealey, R.A. & Myers, S.C. and F. Allen, Principles of Corporate Finance, Mcgraw-Hill. Latest edition.
Financial Markets and Institutions
Mishkin, F.S. and S.G. Eakins, Financial Markets and Institutions, Pearson. Latest edition.
Business Statistics
Berenson, M.L., Levine, D. M. & Krehbiel, T. C., Basic Business Statistics, Pearson. Latest edition.
Accounting Knowledge
Bhimani, Horngren, Datar and Rajan, Management and Cost Accounting, 6th edition.
Aerts, W. and Walton, P., Global Financial Accounting & Reporting : Principles and analysis, Cengage. Latest edition.
Furthermore students need to show:
1. Outstanding performance in the completed preceding bachelor programme.
2. Strong motivation and commitment to the high study load of 84 EC in one year.
Approval is in most cases given to students who hold a Bachelor’s degree with sufficient courses in Finance in:
• (International / Technical) Business Administration
• Economics and Business Economics
• Econometrics and Operations Research
• Industrial Engineering and Management
With a Bachelor's degree in (International) Business Administration, Economics or Econometrics and Operations Research from Dutch Universities you can review this document. Any additional admission requirements can be found on the Curriculum page of this website.
Please note: this information is only meant as an indication of your admissibility. No rights can be derived from this table. This document is based on the obligatory courses and does not take electives into account. Students are recommended to apply for the Master via Studielink (without obligation) to find out if additional courses need to be completed. Every application will be reviewed individually by the Admission Board. The final admission decision may differ from the indication in this table. If your programme is not listed but contains enough relevant courses, please feel free to apply.
We welcome motivated and ambitious students who are actively developing themselves and are aware of their position and role in society. In order to be successful in this programme you will need a solid academic basis in, for instance, (International) Business Administration, Economics, Industrial Engineering & Management or related disciplines. Typically, students in this programme are successful if they have an intrinsic curiosity for financial decision making and for financial markets and if they have obtained their Bachelor’s degree with above average grades for courses in the areas of Financial Management, Financial Markets & Institutions, Corporate Finance or Accounting.
Students who have successfully completed the VU pre-master’s programme in Financial Management are automatically entitled to admission to the master’s Finance specialization Financial Management.
There is also the possibility to enroll into the Duisenberg Honours Programme Corporate Finance with this premaster. Therefore, the are additional admission requirements are:
For questions about enrollment into this programme: toelating.sbe@vu.nl.
Step 1:
Apply for the programme MSc Finance via Studielink before 1 June. You can apply for the specialization in VUnet (see step 2).
Please note: in Studielink you can apply for the Master in Finance and in VUnet you can select the specialization Duisenberg honours programme in Corporate Finance.
Step 2:
After application in Studielink, you will receive a VUnet-ID and password. Please complete your application in VUnet by answering additional questions, affirming your choice for the specialization Duisenberg honours programme in Corporate Finance and uploading the Master Application File. Download the correct file here. In this file you can see which documents are required to apply for this programme.
Please note: we can only process your application when you uploaded a complete Master Application File.
Step 3:
The admission committee will assess if you meet the admission criteria and will inform you about the decision via email.
For the full description of the registration procedure see the VU website.
Students must meet the following admission requirements:
Your previous education needs to be deemed equivalent to at least a Dutch academic Bachelor’s degree (wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO) obtained at a research university (nominal duration 3 years). Please find more information about your admissibility with a non-Dutch degree here.
Professional certificates in finance (CFA, FRM or CF1) are not accepted as a substitute for a qualifying academic degree. In combination with a qualifying academic degree in another field, those certificates may be accepted for meeting some of the programme specific requirements below.
The Duisenberg Honours Programme in Corporate Finance is aiming at highly ambitious students, who have a special interest in financial decision making and for financial markets. It is an 84 credit honours programme, which makes it quite challenging
We expect you to have successfully completed courses based on the following literature, or equivalent:
Furthermore:
How to demonstrate that you meet the above requirements
You are required to indicate in the course description section of the Application Form how you meet the programme specific admission requirements.
Whether you meet the admission requirements, is determined by the Admission Board based on your complete application.
You will have to demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency. You can find an overview of relevant information to demonstrate your English language proficiency on the language requirement page.
To apply you are required to provide the following documents:
Scan of your passport or national ID card (ID for EEA students only) valid at the start date of the programme
Master Application File please download the correct file from this page. In this file you can see which documents are required to apply for your programme.
Proof of English language proficiency (if already obtained): upload your proof of English language proficiency or English language test results. Please find the English language requirements here.
After having prepared the required documents, please follow the online application procedure.
All students seeking admission to an international Master’s programme with an international degree are required to pay a non-refundable €100 application fee. Only after you have paid this fee will we be able to start the evaluation of your application file. If you are applying for more than one programme, you will only need to pay the application fee once. Your application fee payment is valid for two years.
Information on how to apply with an international university degree and deadlines can be found here.
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