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Master in Finance

Your path to financial leadership and innovation.

  • Format

    3 Terms + Capstone Project

  • Languages

    English

  • Location

    Paris

  • Fees

    €18,200 (Fast Track) / €21,200 (Regular Track)

  • Intake

    September

  • Credits

    120 ECTS

Accreditations

Overview

The Master in Finance is a comprehensive program designed for students seeking to deepen their understanding of financial analysis, banking, capital markets, financial technology and asset management within a professional environment where theory meets practice.

The program is taught fully in English, making its international application one of its major strengths. The curriculum puts the emphasis on ethics, social responsibility and sustainability, thereby acknowledging that ethical conduct is critical for successful investment managers and financial analysts.

The Master is designed to equip students with a robust foundation in finance, followed by an opportunity to specialize in areas aligned with their career goals.

The Master in Finance has been accepted into the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program. This status is granted to institutions whose degree program(s) incorporate at least 70% of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK), which provide students with a solid grounding in the CBOK and positions them well to sit for the CFA exams.

> Financial Times Masters in Finance 2024 Ranking: IÉSEG is ranked 26th worldwide for its Master in Finance.
> QS Business Masters Rankings 2024: IÉSEG is ranked 4th worldwide in Class & Faculty diversity for its Master in Finance.

Directors’ foreword

Master in Finance

Dr. Yulia TITOVA, CFA & Dr. Deniz ERDEMLIOGLU

Academic Directors, Professors of Finance

Through a mix of theory and practice, interaction with finance professionals and dedicated sessions in our Bloomberg facilities, our Master in Finance has been designed as a smooth transition to the finance industry. The focus on ethics and professional conduct enables candidates to develop the skills and integrity that are critical for working in the sectors of investment management and financial analysis.

Specialized Masters – Presentation

Key Program Advantages

  • Privileged use of the Financial Markets Lab (Bloomberg) and access to data sources
  • A curriculum designed to help students obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation, the most prestigious and widely-recognized investment credential in the world and a partnership CISI (Certificate Program opportunities – Ethical Artificial Intelligence) 
  • Flexibility to choose a finance area that aligns closely with career aspirations
  • Mix of courses and professional seminars bridging the gap between theory and practice  
  • Focus on ethics in the financial sector, via an extensive use of case studies  
  • Integrating the social, environmental and sustainability into program curricula

Examples of companies involved in this program

  • EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
  • SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
  • BANQUE DU LUXEMBOURG
  • FINANCE IN MOTION
  • NAXICAP

Master Degree

Upon successful completion of the program (120 ECTS), students get the State-recognized ‘Grade de Master’ for this Postgraduate program (“DESMI – Diplôme d’Études Spécialisées en Management International”), with the specialization “Finance”.

The degree is delivered by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, and registered with the French RNCP (the National Registry of Professional Certification) under the number RNCP37390.

Career opportunities

Through an extensive coverage of financial accounting, asset valuation and portfolio management techniques, our Master in Finance prepares students for various jobs in the financial analysis and investment management industries. Graduates can expect to land positions such as:

  • Analyst
  • Business Officer
  • Financial Analyst
  • Operations Officer
  • Regulatory Reporting Analyst
  • Risk and Compliance Officer
  • Senior Expert
  • Strategy Analyst
  • Treasury Specialist
Learn more about career opportunities

class profile

Our program attracts a wide range of people with diverse perspectives, reflecting cultures, opinions and talents from different regions of the world. This year, we welcome another diverse group of students:

Study in an International environment

Where our students come from?

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All year round, IÉSEG is present at many events in France and abroad: fairs, open days, live events, etc. Discover our next events and don’t hesitate to come and meet us! We would be happy to meet with you on this occasion.

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Testimonials

Gabriela Teisu

Gabriela Teisu

MSc in Finance 2015

Taking the Msc in Finance at IÉSEG was a valuable investment for me. In addition to broadening my financial knowledge, it enhanced my critical thinking, and presentation skills via the case studies, individual and group project papers, class discussions and presentations. I also really appreciated the opportunity to develop relationships with my international classmates and the School’s multicultural environment. The campus is situated in the financial district of Paris which also enabled me to participate in many corporate talks, mostly organized by IÉSEG for students. Overall, this has been an amazing ...
Aristotelis DEMIRTZIS

Aristotelis DEMIRTZIS

MSc in Finance, 2016

I have had a strong interest in working in the financial sector since the beginning of my academic life. After completing my bachelor in applied economics, I decided to apply for the MSc in Finance at IÉSEG. I based my decision on several criteria : the great reputation of the school, the curriculum, and the feedback of students that had already completed this program. My expectations with this course have been exceeded. The knowledge of the professors, a curriculum which is adapted to the contemporary financial world, along with the multiple opportunities that Paris region offers, have all contributed to a unique ...
Mariana Salvador

Mariana Salvador

Program: MSc in Finance 2017

After my studies at IÉSEG in Finance, I began to gain experience in the finance world. My first job was working as an accounting analyst for intercompany cash and goods operations at IBM’s European Shared Services Centre, located in Bratislava, Slovakia. After one and a half years at IBM (2016/2017), I moved from accounting to consulting by getting a job in advisory with Ernst & Young in Newcastle, England. I have now been with EY for almost 1.5 years as a project analyst working on financial transformation projects, which consist of major legal reconstructing projects (mainly mergers and acquisitions) from an accounting ...
Marguerite Amanda Ty

Marguerite Amanda Ty

MSc in Finance 2015

I chose IÉSEG for many reasons. I know that IÉSEG provides an excellent education for its students, as evidenced by its EQUIS and AACSB accreditations. I was also confident in the quality of education at IÉSEG, as it is a partner school of the Ateneo de Manila University, my alma mater in the Philippines. Moreover, I was very much attracted to IÉSEG’s MSc in Finance course, which includes Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters training — these modules, along with the other MSc in Finance classes, are perfect for the kind of career I am interested in pursuing (research or portfolio management). What’s more, the IÉSEG ...
Carlos Cortes

Carlos Cortes

MSc in Finance, 2016

Prior to coming to IÉSEG, I worked in the banking sector in Mexico. I decided to take the Master of Science in Finance as I was looking for a program that would enable me to reinforce the knowledge I had already acquired and develop new skills for my future career. The possibility to follow such a program in a city like Paris and to interact with international professors and classmates to widen my vision of the financial services industry, also motivated me to take this decision. This has been an incredible multicultural experience for me, particularly in terms of the teamwork with international students and the friends I have ...

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