Programme structure of the double degree programme

table-layout Below, you will find information about the structure of the double degree programme with Ghent University. The first number in the parenthesis indicates the first year of study at Ghent University, and the second number represents the required credits in the second year at the University of Göttingen:

Mandatory courses	30 C (24 C/ 6 C)
Specialization	30 C (18 C/ 12 C)
Seminar	6 C (0 C/ 6 C)
Methods	12 C (6 C/ 6 C)
Electives	12 C (12 C/ 0 C)
Master's thesis	30 C (0 C/ 30 C)

Structure:

Study programm Double Degree FRS Ghent ENG updated February 2023

1. First academic year at Ghent University (60 C)
1.1 Mandatory courses (24 C)

The following courses, totalling 24 credits must be successfully completed:

F000442	Strategic Management, 6 C
F000693	Advanced Corporate Finance, 6 C
F000688	Management Control, 6 C
F000689	International Financial Reporting Standards, 6 C

1.2 Specialization (18 C)

1.2.1 Specialization in accounting (18 C)

a) The following course, for 6 credits, must be successfully completed:

F000640

Audit, 6 C

b) From the following course list, 12 credits must be successfully completed:

F000738	Valuation and Financial Risk Management, 6 C
F000694	Advanced Financial Statement Analysis, 6 C
F710403	Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, 5 C
F000905	Cases in Corporate Finance, 3 C
F000906	Corporate Finance in Practice, 6 C
F000946	Advanced Investment Analysis, 4 C
F000890	Financial Modelling, 6 C
F000870	Consolidation, 3 C
F000871	International Standards in Auditing, 3 C
F000872	Accounting in Practice, 3 C

1.2.2 Specialization in corporate finance (18 C)

a) From the following course list, 12 credits must be successfully completed:

F000738	Valuation and Financial Risk Management, 6 C
F000649	Advanced Financial Statement Analysis, 6 C

b) From the following course list, one must successfully complete 6 credits:

F710403	Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, 5 C
F000905	Cases in Corporate Finance, 3 C
F000906	Corporate Finance in Practice, 6 C
F000946	Advanced Investment Analysis, 4 C
F000890	Financial Modelling, 6 C
F000870	Consolidation, 3 C
F000871	International Standards on Auditing, 3 C
F000872	Accounting in Practice, 3 C

1.3 Methods (6 C)

1.3.1 Methods with a focus on accounting

The following course, for 6 credits, must be successfully completed:

F000690 Research Methods in Accounting, 6 C
1.3.2 Methods with a focus on corporate finance

The following course, for 6 credits, must be successfully completed:

F000691 Research Methods in Corporate Finance, 6 C

1.4 Electives (12 C)

Taking the individual specializations into account, one must successfully complete 12 credits from the list of elective courses. Students may freely select from the following possibilities:

a. From the course offerings of the master's programme of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, as long as the prerequisites are met. Course numbers 1 through 4 from the selected courses cannot be applied.
b. Courses from other faculties at Ghent University,
- as long as the prerequisites are met.
- as long as the course is relevant to the double degree programme.
If there is any doubt about course relevancy, the person responsible for the double degree programme at the University of Göttingen will make the final decision. An application to consider course relevancy must be made before taking the course.

c) Language courses for the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

as long as the language was not already learned in the bachelor's study

as long as Dutch or French are the mother language.

F000540	Economic Dutch for Non Native Speakers I, 3 C
F000228	Economic Dutch for Non Native Speakers II, 3 C
F000044	Economic French I, 3 C
F000346	Economic French II, 3 C
F000049	Economic English III, 3 C

2. Second academic year at the University of Göttingen (60 C)
2.1 Mandatory courses (6 C)

M.WIWI-BWL.0105

International Company Taxation, 6 C

2.2 Specialization (12 C)

2.2.1 Specialization in accounting (12 C)

From the following course list, 12 credits must be successfully completed:

M.WIWI-BWL.0003	Unternehmensbesteuerung, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0004	Financial Risk Management, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0009	Verhaltensorientiertes Controlling, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0015	Besteuerung von Unternehmen unter dem Einfluss des Europarechts, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0018	Analysis of IFRS Financial Statements, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0020	Risk Management and Solvency, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0041	Rechnungslegung und Kapitalmarkt, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0085	Finanzcontrolling, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0133	Banking Supervision, 6 C

2.2.2 Specialization in corporate finance (12 C)

From the following course list, 12 credits must be successfully completed:

M.WIWI-BWL.0004	Financial Risk Management, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0008	Derivate, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0009	Verhaltensorientiertes Controlling, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0010	Unternehmensbewertung, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0016	Seminar M&A, Finanzierung und Besteuerung, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0018	Analysis of IFRS Financial Statements, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0020	Risk Management and Solvency, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0085	Finanzcontrolling, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0087	Elektronischer Wertpapierhandel, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0101	Stand und Methoden der empirischen Steuerforschung, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0123	Tax Transfer Pricing, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0133	Banking Supervision, 6 C

2.3 Seminar (6 C)

From the following course list, one must successfully complete 6 credits:

M.WIWI-BWL.0006	Seminar in Finanzwirtschaft, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0011	Seminar in Finanz- und Nachhaltigkeitscontrolling, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0032	Seminar in Rechnungslegung und Wirtschaftsprüfung, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0101	Stand und Methoden der empirischen Steuerforschung, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0104	Seminar Electronic Finance, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0128	Seminar Aktuelle Forschung in der Finanzwirtschaft, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0156	Seminar zur Besteuerung von Unternehmen, 6 C

2.4 Methods (6 C)

From the following course list, one must successfully complete 6 credits:

M.WIWI-QMW.0001	Generalized Regression, 6 C
M.WIWI-QMW.0002	Advanced Statistical Inference (Likelihood & Bayes), 6 C
M.WIWI-QMW.0004	Econometrics I, 6 C
M.WIWI-QMW.0005	Econometrics II, 6 C
M.WIWI-QMW.0009	Introducation to Time Series Analysis, 6 C
M.WIWI-QMW.0010	Multivariate Verfahren, 6 C
M.WIWI-QMW.0012	Multivariate Time Series Analysis, 6 C
M.WIWI-QMW.0013	Applied Econometrics, 6 C
M.WIWI-BWL.0101	Stand und Methoden der empirischen Steuerforschung, 6 C
M.WIWI-VWL.0001	Advanced Microeconomics, 6 C
M.WIWI-VWL.0007	Institutionenökonomik II: Experimentelle Wirtschaftsforschung, 6 C
M.WIWI-VWL.0054	Behavioral Game Theory, 6 C
S.RW.1131a	Grundzüge des Gesellschaftsrechts (Personengesellschaft), 6 C
S.RW.1131b	Grundzüge des Kapitalgesellschaftsrechts, 6 C

2.5. Master's thesis (30 C)

The successful completion of a master's thesis will be awarded 30 C. The time frame in which to complete the thesis is 20 weeks. Part of the thesis includes participation in a research colloquium where one presents his or her work.