Master Finance & Control (MSc) HOFAM fast track

About the Master Finance & Control fast track for HOFAM alumni

A master’s degree not only provides depth in your field, but also helps you to continuously update and develop a broader outlook as a professional. Our MSc Finance & Control is unique because it focuses on controllers who want to be strong in both finance and business. The programme combines (normally) one year of financial subjects with a second year that focuses entirely on business subjects, making you a full-fledged discussion partner at management level. This combination ensures that you not only manage financial processes effectively, but can also help think about strategy and organisational development company-wide.

Thanks to our partnership with NiVE that has lasted for more than 15 years, this fast track is seamlessly aligned with the HOFAM course. As a result, you will receive one year (!) of exemptions and can expect the same practical approach and personal guidance you are used to.

NVAO Accreditation

The Master Finance & Control is NVAO-accredited and registered in the CROHO register under code 70114. Upon completion, you may choose between the academic MSc title or the practice-oriented MFC title. For more information on the difference between a WO master’s and a professional master’s and why you may make this choice, please read our article on master’s accreditation.

Your background

This fast track is designed for HOFAM alumni with at least three years of relevant work experience. The programme offers the opportunity to develop strategic, business and leadership skills at a higher level. The specific alignment with the HOFAM programme makes this track faster and fully tailored to your needs as a finance professional ready for the next step.

Benefits of the Master Finance & Control at Netherlands Business Academy

The MFC fast track offers a practice-oriented, compact programme with a focus on strategic and business topics. Thanks to our small-scale design and personal support, the programme is closely aligned with your work and ambitions:

• NVAO-accredited: an internationally recognised MSc title for professionals.
• Focus on business administration and strategy: full exemption from financial subjects, allowing you to grow as a strategic partner.
• Personal support: intensive guidance from our programme managers, tailored to your goals.
• Physical lectures: interactive teaching in small groups led by experienced professionals.
• Fast and effective: obtaining a master’s degree in just one year, without exams, but through practical assessment.
• Personal development and leadership: in addition to professional knowledge, you work on personal growth, ensuring a lasting impact on your leadership skills and network.

Trial lecture

Are you curious about the level of our classes and the way we teach? Then sign up for our free trial course. During this class you will meet our experienced teachers and other students, get a good idea of the teaching method and experience the unique atmosphere at NLBA. Moreover, the trial lecture offers a great opportunity to ask all your questions and discover how the MBA can support your professional goals. Check here to register or find out more about trial lecture.

Structure of the Master Finance & Control programme – HOFAM alumni fast track

MFC programme

• Module Self-Management, Leadership & Coaching
• Module Methods & Techniques of Research
• Module Tax Concern Law
• Strategy & Policy module
• Module Management Control & Information Systems
• Module Leadership
• Change Management module
• Ethics module

Graduation

• Module Master Thesis Writing

Admission

To follow the master finance & control fast track, you have a completed HOFAM degree. In addition, you have at least three years of relevant work experience. During an intake interview, we will discuss your personal situation and ambitions. Based on this, you will receive appropriate study advice and we will determine together whether the programme matches your goals.

Do you not fully meet the formal admission requirements? If you have at least five years of relevant work experience at hbo level and have gained relevant knowledge through additional education or courses, you will still qualify for admission. If necessary, taking a deficiency module may be required to acquire the right basic knowledge for specific parts of the programme.

During the intake interview, your options and possible exemptions will be discussed, and you will be told immediately whether and under what conditions you can be admitted to the fast track. If you have done another post-HBO Controller programme, we will check during this interview whether the exemptions correspond to the HOFAM fast track or whether changes are necessary.

Duration and Study load

The Master Finance & Control (MFC) fast track for HOFAM alumni lasts one and a half years, plus the graduation phase, and consists of 28 contact days. The average study load is around 10 hours per week, including lecture hours.
It is also possible to follow the course in a modular way or in two parts, followed by the graduation phase.

Lecture days and times

The lectures take place on Mondays. Prior to the lectures, you will work on your assignments together with fellow students and supervisors. The first lecture day of each new module starts without a consultation session.

Morning: 11:00 – 13:00 consultation session
Afternoon: 14:00 – 17:00
Dinner: 17:00 – 18:00 included in the venue fee
Evening: 18:00 – 21:00 hours

Locations

The Master Finance & Control is offered in Utrecht, Arnhem and Breda, depending on sufficient participation per location.

Language

Dutch literature is primarily used for all modules. Only in very exceptional cases will English literature be used, for instance if no Dutch translation is available. The lectures are entirely in Dutch, and assignments at C1/C2 level may also be submitted in English or German.

Costs

The current course fees are listed at the top of the page and are VAT-free. In addition to these costs, there are literature costs (with 9% VAT) and location costs (with 21% VAT). For a detailed cost overview, please contact Netherlands Business Academy.

The programme can also be taken and paid for in parts. Please contact us for the possibilities.

Title and diploma

Upon successful completion of the programme, you will receive the Master Finance & Control diploma and can choose from the title Master of Science (MSc) or Master Finance & Control (MFC). For more information on the difference between a WO master’s and a professional master’s and why you may make this choice, please read our article on master’s accreditation.

Moreover, NLBA offers the possibility to also obtain the MBA title within one year after this programme in a fast track route! For more information, download the brochure ‘MBA after MFC’ or contact our programme manager.

Lifelong learning credit

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science offers the possibility to borrow for additional studies with the Lifelong Learning Credit. Click here for more information.

Experiences