Objectives

The general objectives of the Master"s Program in Business Finance is help prepare students to be capable of providing the best solutions for strategic and operational, financial problems they will face throughout their professional life or research. Giving them for this, conceptual foundations, the most advanced techniques in Financial Management Business and developing skills to synthesize, understand and apply the principles of solid financial decision-making that creates value.

The specific objectives of the Master are to provide extensive and profound knowledge to students, so they are able to analyze and solve complex issues in the field of Corporate Finance, based on the most rigorous conceptual basis, the most appropriate methodologies,  most advanced techniques and efficient use of the information for its transformation into knowledge relevant to their decision making.

In order to ensure the professional development aspect of the Master, the Department of Financial Economics and Accounting III (Complutense University of Madrid) has signed an agreement with the Spanish Institute of Financial Analysts (IEAF)-representative of the ACIIA in Spain-by which it is recognized as prep course for professional accreditation CIIA Foundation; facilitating access for those students who finish the Master directly to accrediting examination thereof in Foundation level (professional title of European Expert in Investments) and other benefits if the student wishes to pursue the Final level.

Moreover, the Master aims to teach the student, who so wish, to research in the field of corporate finance so that his expertise can be applied either in academics or in research departments, where such specialization may be useful.

In addition to the training specified in the technical aspects, the Master also considered particularly important to convey to students a greater sensitivity to the ethical aspects of the finance function, the need has become particularly apparent as a result of the financial origins of the current global economic crisis.

At the same time, the master explicitly recognizes students to respect fundamental rights and equal opportunities for men and women, the principles of equal opportunities and universal accessibility for people with disabilities and the values ​​of a culture of peace and democratic. Respect for these principles apply equally to the organizational aspects of the title, as to the School in all of its degrees.

General, transversal and specific skills that students should acquire during their studies

General Skills

1. CG1: Ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments. (Find solutions, is set determination and decisively resolve a doubt or problem in complex situations)
2. CG2: Capacity of analysis, synthesis and formulation of judgments based on available information. (Carefully Study problem, case, item, location, etc.. and collects and summarizes the most relevant of it, being able to make a judgment that includes a reflection on the social and ethical responsibilities of its eventual implementation.)
3. CG3: Capacity for organization and planning. (Knows the steps to take to fix and / or procedurally structure to reach a goal, conveniently distributing the material and human resources there are, assigning each a specific functions.)
4. CG4: Communication skills and teamwork.

Transversal Skills

1. CT1: Ability to search for information and research and continuous learning.
2. CT2: Ability to receive and transmit information in other languages, mainly English.
3. CT3: Ability to work in stress environments.
4. CT4: Ability to apply knowledge to practice.
5. CT5: Use information technology and telecommunications.

Specific Skills

1. CE1: Ability to analyze the economic - financial viability, of both investment projects and businesses as a whole.
2. CE2: Identify sources of economic and financial information and relevant content.
3. CE3: Understanding the fixed income markets and their behavior , equities and derivatives, as well as the assessment and professional management of financial assets traded in them by forming portfolios based on the risk profile of the customer.
4. CE4: Understand and explain the effects of the economic environment, and the legal and fiscal framework, in the functioning of financial markets and business decisions.
5. CE5: Capacity analysis and management of financial risks and investment.
6. CE6: Dealing with Technical Mathematics, Statistics, and Econometric for analysis and designing financial models.

 

Career Options

Specialization profiles are specific to companies, both of SMEs (in which interrelated financial management capabilities and negotiating with banks and markets are required), and large multinational corporations (where management skills are demanded within their financial, investment, risk management or relationships with markets and investorsdepartments). But they are also demanded by the investment banking and business financial services consulting firms, the economic and financial departments of companies and public and private institutions, studies and international economic organizations; in all of which the conceptual basis of finance and analytical tools of its own not only valued, but also that those bases and skills relating to business system that forms the basis of the economic activities of developed countries. Among the most popular professional profiles over the years include the international financial manager, financial analyst and specialist in mergers and acquisitions.