Courses NonDegree Display 2024-2025

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Course title Writing a Master's Thesis Proposal: Financial Economics
Course code EBS4029
ECTS credits 4,0
Assessment Pass / Fail
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
S1 2-9-2024 26-1-2025 C
S2 3-2-2025 6-7-2025 C
Level Advanced
Coordinator Sanne Jongen
For more information: s.jongen@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
The objective of this practical course is to put you in the position to identify and analyse a financial problem
on your own and to apply for that purpose the tools, techniques and concepts you have learned in the
previous courses. The main goal of this skill is to develop a thesis proposal that serves as a blueprint to write the master-thesis.
After the skills you should be able to finalize and submit your thesis proposal and to continue working
on your master-thesis with the limited guidance of a supervisor.
Description
The purpose of the Master thesis is to independently conduct an empirical study. The objective of this
practical course is to put you in a position to identify and analyse a financial problem on your own and to
apply for that purpose the tools, techniques and concepts you have learned in the previous courses.
After the skills you should be able to finalize and submit your thesis proposal and to continue working
on your master-thesis with the limited guidance of a supervisor.
Literature
package of articles
Prerequisites
Keywords
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Assignment / Groupwork
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Attendance / Participation
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Master Financial Economics - Asset Pricing Thesis
Master Financial Economics - Banking Thesis
Master Financial Economics - Financial Analysis Thesis
Master Financial Economics - No specialisation Thesis
SBE Non Degree Courses Master Skills