Finance & Information Management

Organisation:: Augsburg University
Ort, Bundesland, Land:: Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Typ:: Full-time
Certificate:: M.Sc.
Duration:: 4 Semester/s

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Programme

In 2004, FIM was introduced within the Elite Network of Bavaria. FIM has since emerged as a great success story: in
addition to the Universität Augsburg and the Technische Universität München, other national and international scientific and business partners contribute to this unique, individual study program. Within the Elite Network of Bavaria, FIM is the only full time business master program.
FIM’s high reputation is further underlined by its excellent position in the nationwide CHE Master-Ranking of 2008/2009
from the “ZEIT” and “Handelsblatt” newspapers, which ranked FIM 1st in all categories.

Students attend elective courses within all areas of the five majors according to their interest, where they can choose
their individual major. The wide range of courses guarantees an excellent academic and professional education. Moreover, this multifaceted approach allows students to prepare for a unique, interdisciplinary career, where they can make a contribution to society in responsible and challenging
positions.

The program is designed to enable its highly-motivated students to fill leadership positions in both practice and science.

Prof. Dr. Hans Ulrich Buhl
Chair of Information Systems Engineering & Financial Management

Target audience

The program addresses students holding a bachelor’s degree in the fields of business sciences, computer science, business & information systems engineering, industrial engineering, finance and mathematics or other related disciplines.

Career Perspectives:

Consulting
Financial services
Financial management in industry and trade
Information and process management / project management
Academic career

Emphases/Curriculum

The 1st semester: Individual Study
Within their Individual Study, students are provided with a range of courses, depending on their prior knowledge, in order to reach a consistently professional level, e.g. Operations Research, Stochastic Processes, Business & Information Systems Engineering and Capital Investment.

The 1st and the 2nd semester: Core courses
Students attend Core Courses, which cover all relevant aspects of FIM, to deepen methodological and technical skills.

The 2nd semester: Individual Research
Within the Individual Research project students work on an academic research paper, do a practical project with a business partner, or both.

The 3rd semester: Elective Courses
Students select a range of Elective Courses within the following majors: Financial Management, Business & Information Systems Engineering, Operations Management, Quantitative Finance and Resource Management, where they can focus on their favorite area.

The 4th semester: Master’s thesis
To complete FIM, students prepare the Master’s Thesis with a professional partner, within a research project, or both.

Practical relevance

Outstanding personal support
Intensive and individual support makes it possible for students to gain experience in both methodological studies and in practical work. Students are also encouraged and supported by a specific mentoring program that includes high level scientists and first-class practitioners. For instance,
they can get a unique insight into the daily life of leading managers by accompanying them on a typical working day. In
addition, informal get-togethers offer the possibility of unique personal exchanges between students and major personalities.

Focus on interpersonal competences
Being successful in a leading position requires both professional as well as interpersonal competences. Regular soft skills courses, summer schools, projects with business partners and an obligatory social project as part of the curriculum provide these important qualifications. FIM thus
helps students to develop into individuals with highly diverse skills and interests.

Exceptional practical relevance and
scientific education
Cooperation with our renowned business partners provides students with a wide range of possibilities to develop their knowledge in practice, to undertake
exciting internships, to attend workshops and to carry out practical projects. They gain valuable scientific experience, e.g. through paper projects supervised by
internationally renowned scientists. In this way students have first-class preparation for their future activities in practice and science.

Admission/Entrance requirements

Total fees approx.:	€2.500

Fees: Currently there are no tuition fee contributions to be made by students especially for the elite graduate program (as long as the program is not assessed as a so called “Zweitstudium” for you, which is generally not the case if you apply with a bachelors-degree or pre-diploma-degree (“Vordiplom”)). Application Process: If you are interested in our innovative Elite Graduate Program, are willing to take on leadership roles and feel “fit“ enough to complete an ambitious and challenging curriculum, we welcome your application. The program is aimed at students holding a bachelor’s degree in the fields of business sciences, computer science, business & information systems engineering, industrial engineering, finance and mathematics or other related disciplines. Criteria for admission are: very good academic results interdisciplinary interests practical experience social involvement Personal interviews are part of the assessment process. Application is possible for the first round (deadline 28th of February) or for the second round (deadline 31st of May). For detailed information on the design of applications (including a motivation letter, a curriculum vitae, certifications, references, testimonials, etc.) and for online application, please visit our website: www.tum.de/ fim

Languages
Language(s) of instruction:	German, English
Going abroad:	desired
	International experiences, are offered through e.g.: integration of highly reputed and well-known international guest lecturers, options for internships abroad with one of our business partners, possibility to complete the „Individual Study or Research“ as well as the „Thesis“ at one of the programs’ high-ranking international university partners or at an international location of one of the programs’ industry partners, and bilingual studies (English and German) Students may inter alia profit from the international orientation of the program since: International visits and thus not only the study of technical issues but also the experience of new teaching methods, other cultures, and different values may easily be integrated in the individual curriculum Additional and profound language skills are earned – not only by stays abroad, but also because of English lectures and seminars International networks between scientists, students and practitioners can be established An internationally accepted and highly-esteemed degree will be achieved

Important Dates

Please note that there are two application rounds. The next application deadline for the class of 2012 will be the 28th of February 2012.

We are looking forward toreceive your online application!

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Organisation

The University of Augsburg was founded in 1970 as the academic centre of the Bavarian South West. Today, it attracts students from far beyond her immediate catchments area, with only just a half drawn from Augsburg and the immediate vicinity.

The University of Augsburg is the sixth largest university in Bavaria. Still young and relatively compact, the modern campus university provides excellent conditions for studying a wide range of subjects, including Business & Economics, Law, the Arts, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Information Technology and Geography. Interdisciplinary research forms the basis for new types of courses oriented to the challenges of today.

Study in Augsburg

There are many aspects to the University that make it so attractive. Not only the wide range of degree courses and excellent environment of a campus that is manageable and conductive to study, but also the advantages of belonging to a vibrant, medium-sized city with a population of 275,000 and set in a region that is one of Germany’s most popular holiday destinations.

Two thousand years of glorious history have sculpted the face of Augsburg, where past eras come alive.

Today, plays and concerts in magnificent old halls, the open-air opera at the “Rotes Tor”, art exhibitions, festivals, museums and churches are just as much the goal of international tourists as are the Fuggerei, the Mozart House or the Bert Brecht House. Besides, there is a wide range of movie theatres, bars, restaurants and clubs offering lots of possibilities for recreational activities, as do the parks and lakes located in Augsburg or its immediate surroundings.