Master's Degree in Wealth and Financial Management

Program Overview

The Master's Degree in Wealth and Financial Management equips graduates with specialized knowledge and skills in finance. The program features a practical and professional orientation, preparing students for leadership positions in the financial sector. Students gain expertise in wealth advising and corporate finance through required and elective modules, and benefit from real-time market data through the Refinitiv Workspace platform and an in-company internship. Upon completion, graduates are highly employable with a vast range of career opportunities in finance.

Program Outline

Master's Degree in Wealth and Financial Management: Detailed Extraction

Degree Overview:

The Master's Degree in Wealth and Financial Management provides students with specialized knowledge in the study of finance, with a practical and professional orientation that makes graduates highly employable. The objective is to facilitate access for graduates to positions of high responsibility in the financial sector. The program aims to equip students with the techniques, methods, and principles necessary to gain access to a wide range of career opportunities in finance, including private banking, wealth advisor, portfolio manager, market and investment analyst, stock trader, and many more. The program is designed for graduates of Business Administration and Management, Economics, Finance, and related areas.

Outline:

The curriculum of the Master's Degree in Wealth and Financial Management has been defined considering the needs of the profession and features the appropriate combination of theoretical and practical knowledge. It covers the two main professional specializations in the field of finance: wealth advising and corporate finance, with a clear professional orientation and an international perspective.

Required Modules:

• Accounting Analysis:
• Financial Management in the Company (3 credits)
• Mathematics of Financial Operations (3 credits)
• International Business Finance (3 credits)
• Analysis of Financial Statements (3 credits)
• Financial Models and Products:
• Fixed Income Products (3 credits)
• Equity Products (3 credits)
• Derivative Instruments (3 credits)
• Portfolio Theory and Management (3 credits)
• Insurance, Funds, and Investment Companies (3 credits)
• Legal Framework and Methodology:
• Markets and Monetary Policy (3 credits)
• Quantitative Methods and Forecasts (3 credits)
• Legal Framework and Ethics of Finance (3 credits)
• Internship and Master Thesis:
• In-company Internship (16 credits)
• Master Thesis (6 credits)

Elective Modules:

• Analysis, Valuation, and Management of Financial Products:
• Portfolio Management and Financial Planning (4 credits)
• CFA I Preparation (4 credits)
• Advanced Financial Products (4 credits)
• Corporate Finance:
• CFA I Preparation (4 credits)
• Mergers and Acquisitions (4 credits)
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Investment (4 credits)

Module Descriptions:

• Models and Financial Products (mandatory): This module focuses on the main theoretical models through their practical application of the different investment and financial products, both fixed income, equities, and derivative instruments or hybrid products.
• Legal framework and methodology (mandatory): Through knowledge of financial markets, macroeconomic variables, and monetary policies, students learn how to take them into account for company investment and financing decisions.
• Analysis, Valuation, and Management of Financial Products (elective): Students work on advanced valuation methods for financial products and different portfolio management and financial planning models.
• Corporate Finance (elective): Students study company valuation and business risk management methods and analyze corporate merger and acquisition transactions as well as Private Equity and Venture Capital activities.
• The program includes a mandatory, paid in-company internship with leading businesses in the financial sector.
• The program is taught by a combination of IQS faculty and external professionals with extensive experience in the financial sector.

Careers:

• The program prepares students for leadership and management positions in the financial sector.
• Graduates are highly employable, with a large percentage landing a job in the financial sector before completing the master's degree.
• Potential career paths include:
• Wealth manager and financial advisor
• Personal banking manager
• Portfolio, mutual fund, or pension fund manager
• Investment and market analyst
• The program is part of the CFA Institute® University Affiliation Program, incorporating more than 70% of the CFA® Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK).
• The program is taught in Spanish.
• The program is one academic year in length and consists of 60 ECTS credits.
• The program is offered in the evening, from Monday to Friday, from 5:00/6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (approximately).