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MSc Finance, Accounting and Taxation at Freie Universität Berlin

Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Programme overview

Finance, Accounting and Taxation is a master programme at Freie Universität Berlin and leading to the Master of Science (M.Sc.). It has a standard duration of 4 semesters, English, German as the language of instruction, a start in the winter semester. The master’s program in finance, accounting, and taxation, or FACTS, offers academically based, application-oriented in-depth studies in the areas of finance, accounting (financial accounting, managerial accounting or auditing), taxation, and supplements (especially law and related fields in business economics).

Duration: 4 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught and German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Entry requirements

Bachelor’s degree in economics or law with a minimum of 40 credit points in the foundations of business taxation, business and public finance, and managerial and finance accounting and in legal areas related to economics; as well as a minimum of 5 credit points in microeconomics and a minimum of 18 credit points in the foundations of mathematics (a minimum of 6 credit points), foundations of statistics (a minimum of 6 credit points), and economic computer science; or an equivalent degree. Proof of English language skills (level B2 CEFR or equivalent). Ability to conduct supervised work on subjects in the areas of business taxation, business finance, managerial and financial accouting, auditing (and related areas with a very close connection to the areas mentioned above) usually a bachelor’s thesis or a comparable work (at least 15 pages). The DSH - or German Language University Entrance Exam for Foreign Students - is obligatory for all applicants whose first language is not German and who have earned their initial degree from a university (or equivalent institution) where the language of instruction is not German. Further information about admission requirements can be found on the program's website .

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters

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