Master of Science in Finance and Banking

The Master of Science in Finance and Banking provides you with the necessary skills for solid decision-making in finance, banking, and financial regulation .

The MSc in Finance and Banking provides students with in-depth knowledge as well as practical skills to pursue a successful career across the whole financial sector and in the new and emerging areas of big data, data analytics and digital finance, and banking .

Practically focused and internationally oriented, this MSc program provides the core principles of finance and includes cutting-edge electives in financial analytics that allow students to pursue a successful career in an exciting start-up or fintech, in an established bank, or in the finance department of any firm .

The program benefits from the outstanding world-renowned faculty of UPF's Department of Economics and Business, leading academics from other European universities, and experienced business professionals from top firms and banks.

The Master of Science in Finance and Banking is endorsed by Pompeu Fabra University, the 1st Spanish university and the 16th best university in the world (of those with less than 50 years), according to the Times Higher Education ranking. In addition, UPF Barcelona School of Management has EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally.

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Why choose this program

01 Outstanding faculty

You will learn from a unique combination of the faculty of the world-renowned UPF's Department of Economics and Business, leading academics from other European universities, and experienced business professionals from top firms and banks.

02 Solid and practical curriculum

The program provides students with in-depth knowledge as well as practical and programming skills to pursue a successful career across the whole financial sector and in the new and emerging areas of big data, data analytics and digital finance, and banking . Graduates will master the core principles of finance , be equipped to use data analytics , apply the appropriate financial analytic models , and understand financial decision-making in an ethical and digital context.

03 Cutting-edge electives in financial analytics

Specialize in some of the most exciting areas of finance by taking some of the financial analytics electives such as Blockchain and cryptocurrencies, Digital banking and fintech and Investment trends, quantitative strategies, and machine learning , which entitle you to the officially recognized master specialization in Financial Analytics .

04 International recognition

UPF Barcelona School of Management is the management school of Pompeu Fabra University, the 1st Spanish university and the 16th in the world among those under 50 years of age, according to the Times Higher Education ranking. The UPF Department of Economics and Business is in the Top 40 worldwide in Shanghai’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects . The MSc in Finance and Banking is ranked as one of the 4 best masters in finance in Spain by the QS Business Masters Ranking 2023. In addition, the UPF Barcelona School of Management has EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally.

05 Program with CFA Accreditation and part of the QTEM network

The MSc Finance and Banking is affiliated with the CFA Institute , which recognizes that the degree covers at least 70% of the CFA Program Candidate's Body of Knowledge and offers scholarships for the CFA exam. Our program is also part of the QTEM, an international network bringing together students from more than 20 outstanding institutions and top international corporations worldwide.

06 Focus on a successful career

You will benefit from the expertise and business experience of our professional faculty, as well as of our “connecting with the industry” professionalization course and the continuous support of our careers team, so as to find a job in an exciting start-up or fintech, in an established bank or in the finance department of any firm .

Accreditations

UPF Barcelona School of Management is the management school of Pompeu Fabra University , the 1st Spanish university and the 16th placed university in the world , among those under 50 years of age, according to the Times Higher Education ranking.

UPF Barcelona School of Management has EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools globally, and places itself among the top business schools in the world.

In addition, the MSc in Finance and Banking is ranked as one of the 4 best masters in finance in Spain by the QS Business Masters Ranking 2023 .

Member of the university affiliation program of the CFA, recognizing that it embeds a significant portion of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) into its curriculum.

The program is part of the QTEM , an international network bringing together outstanding students from more than 20 top international institutions and many international corporations. UPF Barcelona School of Management is the first and only Spanish institution that is part of the QTEM network.

The MSc in Finance and Banking is an official master's degree and has the academic recognition of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Spain. The Quality Agency of the University System of Catalonia (AQU) has also institutionally accredited UPF-BSM. This accreditation certifies all the official master's degrees that we teach and recognizes the quality of our educational model in accordance with the criteria of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

UPF-BSM is the management school of Pompeu Fabra University, a university internationally recognized for its level of excellence in teaching and research.

Our purpose is to contribute to the development of management and to people who put it into practice. We train professionals who are capable of managing companies and institutions and leading projects with a global vision. People who seek to add value , innovate and transform society through a commitment to culture and global wellness.

Why should you choose us?

We connect the university with business through innovation, social transformation, and research. Our management vision is strategic, it is based on international best practices and it is focused on people.

We propose solutions to the challenges faced by the business, social and institutional environment with the vocation of transferring results to society. We want to generate knowledge and economic and social impact.

We offer an active, personalized, and interdisciplinary learning model that prepares students to become professionals capable of moving in constantly changing environments.

We have a values-based culture such as ethics, social responsibility, transparency, rigor, sustainability, diversity, humanism, and culture. We have a creative and transformative vision with a vocation for excellence in teaching, research, and knowledge transfer.

A business school connected to the world

The interest of new management in challenges related to global welfare requires approaching education from an international perspective.

An international vocation with a global vision of challenges of the future

We understand internationalization as a transversal project that permeates all areas and activities of our school. Its objective is to provide the content with a broad and universal vision that can be shared by teachers, management, and students from around the world.

In addition, at UPF-BSM, as an extension of UPF, we obtained wide international recognition for the excellence of our work in teaching and research.

The international ambition to provide solutions with a global impact

We promote the mobility of our students and professors with the aim of fostering the creation of international networks and alliances with reference actors, developing joint experiences. These alliances allow us to be an active part of the world and to fulfill our international ambition to provide solutions with global impact.