Overview

The Accounting and Corporate Finance program at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) is characterized by its proximity to entrepreneurial practice: topical and relevant issues with case-related approaches to solutions play as important a role as do reputed guest lecturers and close cooperation with selected companies. The program thus creates optimal conditions for a successful career start.

Career Outlook

As a MAccFin graduate, you will not only have the necessary theoretical foundation but also be conversant with practice-oriented project work, positioning and opinion-leadership, as well as being involved in the production of solutions and decisions.
With education, students are not only armored with the necessary theoretical foundations, instead, they also have experience in practical Project work and constitution of Solutions and decisions.
As a jump start for their careers, graduates oftentimes decide for the first step in a management consulting company, for auditing, or for a junior position in the finance department of an international company. With this start, they repeatedly increase duties, competencies, responsibilities, projects as well as leadership within a short time.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Financial Reporting

Financial Analysis

Management Accounting

Corporate Finance

Auditing

Financial Regulation and Risk Management

Theory of Risk and Insurance

Audit Committee Essentials

International Financial Statement Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00

Language

English, German

Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Disciplines

Finance Accounting Financial Management View 33 other Masters in Finance in Switzerland

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Academic requirements

GMAT

Required

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

If you have one of the following degrees, then you can apply directly for the Master's program:

University Bachelor's degree in a similar subject
A degree is considered to be similar if at least 30 ECTS credit points have been awarded in law subjects.
Consecutive university Master's degree
Bachelor's and Master's Degree programs must have been completed in the same discipline (consecutively) and amount to at least 270 ECTS credit points together. You must provide evidence that you have taken 30 ECTS credit points in law subjects over the entire course.

The following criteria will be assessed in the selection process:

average grade
study qualification test (optional)
university and curriculum of the degree program
extracurricular activities an
written and an oral examination before being admitted
intercultural mobility
letter of motivation

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

6658 CHF / year

≈ 6658 CHF / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

2858 CHF / year

≈ 2858 CHF / year

Living costs

Sankt Gallen

Switzerland

1540 - 2130 CHF / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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