MBA Finance Executive Master in Finance (MiF)

1. The course is aimed at academically and intellectually ambitious individuals with practical talent and high potential who hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a recognized university or university of applied sciences and wish to expand their analytical skills, strategic capabilities and leadership qualities in finance management substantial- ly. Our students work in the finance or corporate finance sectors or wish to move in this direction. They seek further education opportunities alongside their career that combine a high level of academic rigour with their professional practice.
2. We seek to attract a diverse student body. 

Complete a master’s degree without interrupting your career progression, and benefit from a partnership between two highly ranked universities.

• You will acquire an academic degree with a global reputation.
• You will expand your understanding of finance to master’s level, acquiring the foundations for higher-level roles (requiring appropriate academic training.)
• The sought-after network, experienced teaching staff and innovative learning methods and resources are a major milestone on your road to success.
• You will develop extensive knowledge, expertise and skills in finance.
• You will develop your leadership skills in a safe environment.
• You will learn new and challenging concepts and approaches you can begin applying right away.
• You will get to grips with the latest issues and approaches in finance and financial management.
• You will optimize your growth potential by following a continuing education course with a global focus.
• You will obtain the MBA Finance from the University of Basel and the Executive Master in Finance from TIAS School for Business and Society at Tilburg University.

This part-time master’s degree finance is aimed at ambitious executives striving for a career in finance who want to take charge and make their companies more dynamic in the long term. Our students have many years’ professional experience and an academic degree. 

Expert knowledge

Acquire the latest expert knowledge from the cutting edge of finance research and expand your ability to make sound financial and management decisions.

Leadership skills

Profit from a state of the art 360 degree leadership assessment, feedback and coaching from an experienced executive coach to increase your self- awareness and your leadership skills.

Part-time and practical

The strong practical focus and part-time study format allows you to apply what you’ve learned quickly and efficiently in the context of your career.

A holistic understanding

You will recognize the connections between key areas of finance, expand your professional profile and develop your potential for growth for the long haul.

Tailored support

You will enjoy direct personal support from teach- ing staff and discover stimulating learning methods in small groups.

A diverse student cohort

Learn with and from each other in a diverse student cohort through exciting discussions and challenging group work.

Network

Expand your professional and industry network and become alumni of two outstanding universities ranked highly worldwide.

The program combines the latest academic research with comprehensive practical expertise and offers students a part- time course for professionals with a globally recognized aca- demic degree and major practical relevance.

• The program lasts 15 months.
• The master’s degree consists of 11 study modules, each consisting of three to four days of in-person teaching, supplemented by intensive preparation and revision and an examination.
• On successful completion of the 11 modules, you will go on to write and defend a master’s thesis.
• Most of the modules are taught in person in Basel and enhanced by interactive digital learning methods.
• One to three study modules involve a study visit to Tilburg or Utrecht.
• One study module usually comprises a teaching time of three days. The course workload is expressed using ECTS (European credit transfer system) points.
• One ECTS point is the equivalent of 30 hours’ study. The course consists of a minimum of 60 ECTS points.
• This amounts to a workload of around 1,700 hours spread over a period of 15 months.
• We recommend our students adapt their workload accordingly. 

Finance is a highly dynamic subject area which is crucial to the management of successful businesses. The field is shaped by a close and fertile relationship between theory and practice. With its analytic and empirical perspective, finance has an extremely broad scope of application covering a wide range of financial issues that are a crucial part of modern education in the area of financial management.

As an integral aspect of the study of business and economics, finance spans corporate issues such as company financing, business evaluation, corporate risk management and corporate governance) and issues affecting the wider economy (such as pricing financial investments, risk allocation and information processing on financial markets). The core elements of the curriculum of the Basel MBA Finance are corporate finance, business and project evaluation, pricing financial assets, risk management and asset management.

The Basel program also focuses specifically on financial in- novations and financing innovations (venture capital, private markets); institutional asset management; share valuation; corporate governance’ risk management and computational finance and areas in the space where macro-economics and finance collide; financial stability and financial markets regulation. 

• The MBA’s teaching staff are first-class academics from two outstanding universities and remarkable practical experts with extensive experience and expertise in managing international companies.
• They share sound and practical relevant knowledge of their subject area, using in-depth examples and case studies to share carefully considered approaches.
• They love working with people in the midst of their career who get actively involved and con- tribute their experience.
• Their teaching style encourages active thinking and knowledge exchange.