Admission to the MiQE/F programme
The Master of Arts in Quantitative Economics and Finance (MiQE/F) is a consecutive economics programme. The language of instruction is English.
General requirements
You are eligible for admission to the Master's degree MiQE/F if you hold a university Bachelor's degree in economics or in a similar subject, or if you hold a university Master's degree in another subject.
Special admission criteria
You can begin the Master's programme in either the Autumn or Spring Semester.
Please note that the following documents have to be submitted additionally by the appropriate deadline:
- Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
Please note that the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) test score is essential for your admission to the programme. A score of 740 in the quantitative section or 158 in the quantitative section of the Revised Test is the minimum that will be considered. The score must be from a test taken during the last five years. The GRE General Test measures critical thinking, analytical writing, verbal reasoning, and quantitative reasoning skills and is designed to provide some measure of your ability to perform in a graduate program. Details can be found at www.gre.org. Our institution code is 7202 and the department code is 1801. Please enter these codes on your answer sheets when you sit for the examination. Please enter the code on the Score Report Request Forms (for tests previously taken) as well. These scores will then be sent from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). We do not accept the GMAT as substitute for the GRE.
- External applicants need to provide a curriculum vitae.
- Language requirements: If you are not a native speaker of English, you must provide proof of satisfactory proficiency in English.
Admission criteria for foreign nationals
Please note that foreign applicants are subject to special admission requirements.
Supplementary work at the Bachelor's level
All applicants must have sufficient knowledge on the core curriculum which is taught at the Bachelor's level. If this is not the case, supplementary work at the Bachelor's level may be required:
Supplementary work
| Microeconomics II |
4 Credits |
| Macroeconomics II |
4 Credits |
| Microeconomics III* |
6 Credits |
| Macroeconomics III* |
6 Credits |
| Statistics |
6 Credits |
| Empirical Economic Research* |
6 Credits |
| Financial and Management Accounting |
6 Credits |
| Total |
38 Credits |
* Available in German language only - for students with no German knowlege, alternative courses may be attended or special examinations are offered.
If you are required to present proof of supplementary course work from the Bachelor's Level, please refer to the web page describing supplementary work.
Online enrolment
First-time registration is carried out online.
If you have already been enrolled at the HSG, please use the form for rematriculation.