HHL’s part-time Master in Management | Finance offers the perfect balance between advancing your career and furthering your education. Designed for working professionals, this program combines flexible scheduling with world-class education, allowing you to apply cutting-edge financial knowledge directly to your job. The program combines academic excellence with key insights on practical challenges and prepares you for senior and executive roles by boosting your skills in strategic and financial decision-making.
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Residential weeks | 1 introduction week in Fall, 1 residential week in Spring | 2 residential weeks (Fall and Spring) |
Weekend courses | 7-8 course weekends in Leipzig, Cologne or Munich, Friday 04:00 p.m. - Sunday 5:00 p.m. | 7-8 course weekends in Leipzig, Cologne or Munich, Friday 04:00 p.m. - Sunday 5:00 p.m. |
Regardless of the study location you select, your part-time Master program will kick-off with the Welcome Week on the HHL campus in Leipzig. The Welcome Week offers a plunge into the HHL spirit. Through a range of intercultural team-building activities, you will embark on your unforgettable HHL adventure. You will get to know classmates from all our programs and from all corners of the world and lay the foundation for a powerful network of connections that will support you not only through your studies but long after. You will be welcomed into the HHL community, getting to know the faculty and the HHL team that will support you through all aspects of the program and far beyond.
Our blended learning modules on the basics of studying finance allow you to self-assess your expertise, refresh acquired skills, and fill gaps. All modules are optional and can be taken according to your individual needs.
This is where you start your HHL journey and interweave with our school´s DNA. At HHL we educate our diverse classes in many dimensions. We provide the essential hard skills but also develop your entrepreneurial spirit as well as your sense for teamwork and community. Moreover, we want to help you in becoming the best version of yourself by learning meaningful self-leadership frameworks and gaining awareness for the cross-functional abilities needed to excel in a modern business world.
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You decide which capstone suits you best for completing the Essentials of the program. Do you want to collect international experience, prepare for an entrepreneurial adventure or gain insights into coding and data science? The choice is yours.
Our Finance Focus curriculum is carefully composed in order to educate and shape exceptional future leaders in Financial Management.
Financial Decision Making
These modules convey important skills on financial markets, building portfolios, weighing risk and return, valuing investments, structuring M&A deals as well as hedging and insuring risk exposures. Beyond providing safe ground regarding the concepts, the courses focus on direct applications to real-life challenges.
The questions that are addressed span from: What are best-practices in financial planning and how to implement them? How do financial markets work and what are the implications for instruments being traded and market participants? How to insure or hedge against risks? How does an M&A process work?
Advanced Financial Challenges
Modules of this block transform students into experts in investing, financing and pricing assets. The modules provide recent academic advancements in the field and latest practical developments from industry. Students obtain the skills to price any claim they may ever face, enabling them to evaluate any investment, rationalize any risk management strategy, optimize capital structures and shape complex financing contracts.
Moreover, we give students the opportunity to place themselves in the ultimate test, a case study seminar with finance executives. In this capstone seminar, students work in groups towards solving a realistic case mentored, challenged and evaluated by a senior of one of our partner companies.
Your master thesis – your way. Contribute to the discipline of corporate finance and beyond with a high-class empirical study, a well developed modelling approach, or a practice-oriented case study.
Master theses in finance (15 ECTS) can be prepared twofold, in a classic thesis format or as a research paper. The latter offers the opportunity to get published in an academic or applied finance journal.
Successful theses in finance were published in (exemplatory)
Best HHL Master Thesis in Private Equity
Our Center for Corporate Transactions & Private Equity (CCTPE) in cooperation with Palero Capital also awards the best master thesis in private equity each year.
In our HHL Blog we regularly present interesting master theses. Look out for the Research Briefs.
From New York to Paris, Stockholm to Moscow, Beijing to Hong Kong, Singapore to Rio de Janeiro: your dream of exploring the world, getting to know new countries, learning about new cultures and establishing international contacts can finally come true at HHL! Most part-time programs don’t allow this kind of international experience, but at HHL you are able to opt for a term abroad at one of our 140 partner universities. And this has proven to be a very popular option – 30 percent of our PT MiM students choose to study abroad for a term. We support you throughout the process – from choosing the partner university that most benefits your future career plans to organizing the exchange and even throughout your stay abroad.This international experience is your opportunity for personal development and for establishing a global network that will accompany you through your career.
Our partner universities!
The Part-time Master in Management | Finance at HHL fast-tracks your career. Prioritize the advancement of your career without losing the stability of your current position. Become that business development manager, that business analyst, that consultant or that executive assistant to the CEO – our university level, part-time Master in Management program will open up entirely new career opportunities for you.
Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking 2024
HHL Üart-time Master in Management Employment Report 2023
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In a recent Financial Times Master in Management Ranking, our Career Development Team was ranked 4th worldwide! This is no coincidence, as our experienced psychologists and career experts have long perfected the mix of 1-to-1 coaching, personality tests, workshops and other tools. They help you discover what unique skills and strengths set you apart. Together, you will tailor a personal career plan to significantly increase your prospects and reach your career goals successfully and rapidly.
We will be at your side throughout your job search. Our Career Development Team will:
With passion and commitment, and our famous personal touch, we pave the way for your success and help you land that dream job!
Courses in Finance at HHL have always opened new perspectives – going beyond my banking background – to me. The program offers the opportunity to qualify in Corporate Finance for new career challenges independent of industries, but also to learn specific skills, e.g., financial modelling, that help you grow in your current job.
Three fantastic cities with the perfect infrastructure provide maximum flexibility for completing your tailor-made Finance Program successfully. All modules of the Essentials are available at your location of choice. And if you happen to miss a course at one location, you are welcome to catch up at another one. All modules of the Corporate Finance Focus are usually taking place in Leipzig and in some cases at the other study locations. You will also have the opportunity to bond and network with your fellow PT MiM classmates from all locations during our residential weeks on the HHL campus in Leipzig.
Our student community is a carefully selected collegial network of motivated peers. We not only take hard facts into consideration, such as bachelor grades or HHL Entry Test/GMAT but also your career development to date, your personality, your motivation and your career goals. Whether you have a FH, BA or University degree, your chances of being admitted into the Part-time Master in Management | Finance at HHL are the same!
Is HHL right for you? Are you right for us? Let’s find out together! We look forward to receiving your application.
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The PT MiM | Finance improves your career prospects and increases your chances of a sizeable salary upgrade. Our statistics showcase this; HHL PT MiM graduates earn an average of 54 percent more than before their studies! The investment in your future is therefore definitely worth it!
Tuition fees for the part-time Master in Management program amount to EUR 37,500 whether you choose to complete the program in 24 or 30 months. We offer a tuition fee reduction if you submit your complete application by the following Early Bird deadlines*:
The tuition fee covers all HHL’s teaching services, as well as course materials. Catering at study locations is provided. If selected, the optional term abroad at one of our partner universities is also included in this amount. Only accommodation and travel expenses are not covered.
And keep in mind:
Your tuition fees are tax-deductible as an anticipated income-related expense. Check out our brochure (in German) for tips. Please contact your own tax consultant for further details.
*In order to receive the early bird discount, you must have submitted your application by the above deadlines, as well as submit all missing documents and tests (including GMAT/GRE or HHL Entry Test) and successfully pass the HHL admissions interview until January 31 (Early Bird 1), March 31 (Early Bird 2) or June 30 (Early Bird 3).
Pay your tuition fee step by step!
After you have been admitted to HHL, we ask that you make a down payment of EUR 3,000 to secure your place in the part-time Master program. The remaining costs will have to be paid in two instalments at the beginning of the first and second study year. Quarterly payments are also possible upon request.
Do you have any other questions regarding tuition fees and financing? Contact us straight away. We’re happy to help.
We gladly support you in financing your studies. Various financing options are available. We also offer scholarships for particularly committed and outstanding applicants. How do you obtain a scholarship? Win us over not just with your excellent academic record but also with your personality.