In addition to the compulsory courses of the Master's in Industrial Engineering & Management, you will follow additional courses within the specialisation in Financial Engineering & Management (FEM). In two years of study you will collect 120 EC.
Contents of year 1
First year | ||
Compulsory courses for the Master's | 10 EC | |
Specialisation courses | 15 EC | |
Orientation courses | 15 EC | |
Elective courses | 20 EC | In consultation with the specialisation coordinator, you will compose a study plan that best matches your wishes and future plans. Examples of electives are: Management control for Financial institutions, Applied Financial Engineering, Special Topics in Financial Engineering, Cost Management and Engineering and/or all available courses by other engineering programmes |
Total EC first year | 60 EC |
Contents of year 2
Second year | ||
Elective courses | 25 EC | You will finish the total of 45EC electives. These electives can be followed at UT, at other universities in the Netherlands or even abroad. You can also choose to add a second specialisation, consisting of a prefixed package of courses worth 30 EC. |
Master's thesis | 35 EC | Your master’s thesis is worth 30 EC. You will prepare your thesis by writing a research proposal during the Thesis Preparation, which is a 5 EC course. |
Total EC of year 2 | 60 EC |
Master's thesis
You will finish your Master’s by writing your master’s thesis. This involves applying what you have learned to a real-life situation, for example by undertaking a project, conducting research and writing a report for an external organisation or company.