msc in finance

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Master of Science in Management

no.6

Master in Finance

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Executive Open Programs

Become a specialist
The MSc in Finance degree prepares students to undertake careers
in corporate finance, financial markets or asset management in the
worlds major financial centers

Focus
Pursue a career in corporate finance,
financial markets or asset management.
The objective of the Master of Science in Finance
is to train high level professionals who wish to
pursue a career in the areas of corporate finance,
financial markets or asset management in the
worlds major financial centers, especially in Asia.
The program offers a global approach to finance
with a strong emphasis on the underlying basic
skills necessary to operate in todays financial
profession. Indeed, corporate financial directors,
consulting (advisory) firms, investment banks
and financial institutions are in need of in-depth
technical knowledge for capital financing transactions and project financing. In addition, the
increasingly globalized and complex economy
creates an additional demand for graduate students with a well recognized expertise in the
areas of market finance, portfolio management
and risk management.
Graduates of the Master of Science in Finance
aim to work in most areas in finance such as
financial analysis, mergers and acquisitions,
project financing, private equity, firm valuation

and transaction services, sales/trading, equity

(ECM) and debt (DCM) capital markets, portfolio
management and risk management.

Key facts

1

year

All classes

program

in English

95 ECTS


(courses and masters thesis)

Investment
bank training
seminars

(for summer and graduate programs)

1 Masters thesis
or internship

(with professional thesis)

Start date: September

Tuitions Fees = 20 000

Cergy Campus
(35 minutes from central Paris)

Who can apply?

The MSc in Finance is a selective graduate
degree open to students who have obtained (or currently pursuing):
A Bachelors degree in business or economics outside of France, from a top
international business school or university
An M1 degree in business or economics
degree in France, from a top business
school or university

The program (95 ECTS)

Career-oriented and internationally focused, ESSECs MSc in Finance
is an intensive program designed to add recognized expertise to your
previous training in business and/or economics.
It OFFERS a global approach to finance with a strong emphasis on
the underlying basic skills needed to operate in todays financial
professions.

An internationally
focused curriculum World Class Faculty
The program teaches students to adapt to a
multicultural environment addressing multinational issues, providing exposure to both
Europe and Asia.
It relies on a wide range of learning methods
including lectures supplemented by analysis
of case studies and current events and in-class
exercises.

There is a very strong school culture

on the campus which facilitates
exchanges between students of
every program.
Loc

Partner of of the
ESSEC Finance department is a partner of
the CFA Institute.
The CFA Institute (Chartered Financial
Analyst) is the global association of investment professionals that sets the standard
for professional excellence, for ethical
behavior in investment markets and a respected source of knowledge in the global
financial community. The CFA Institute has
more than 109 000 members all over the
world.

ESSECs faculty members are characterized by

academic excellence, a global frame of mind, and
instructional creativity.
The ESSEC Finance department has 20 permanent faculty and over 30 external lecturers. Department research activity focuses on financial
derivatives, risk management commodities, portfolio theory, macro-finance, market microstructure, mergers and acquisitions, private equity,
corporate governance, corporate bankruptcy
and real estate.

Program
Compulsory courses
Financial mathematics
Financial theory
Corporate financial management
Econometrics
Financial accounting and reporting
International finance
Options
Portfolio management
Firm valuation
Mergers and acquisitions
Energy and commodity markets & products
Financial policy
Ethics seminar

Elective courses (4 courses to be selected

among the following)
Business economics
Macroeconomic theory and development
Financial markets
Fixed income
Writing a business plan
Energy economics
Agri-food commodity markets
Management control
Bank management
Risk management project
Hedge fund
Microeconomics of banking
Financial statement analysis
Financial econometrics
Globalization and governance
Energy and commodity models & applications
Options and applications
Introduction to Private equity
Real estate finance (French)
Short term financial management (French)
Wealth management (French)
Private equity (French)
Trading and market organization (French)
Money and banking (French)
VBA programming (French)
French courses for international students
(September)
Preparation for summer internship and
graduate programs in investment banks
Masters thesis
Students have 2 options:
- Masters thesis on a specific topic in finance.
The thesis will be defended before a jury.
- U p to 6 months internship in finance with a
professional thesis on a topic related to their
internship to be defended before a jury.

Program Schedule
January

Sept
MastersThesis
Writing & Defense

Courses
ESSEC Cergy
France

Oct

Internship
& Professional Thesis

June

July

Dec

Careers and Alumni

Prepare for a
fulfilling career
in Finance
The MSc in Finance program possesses a strong
international dimension, designed to enable
students to pursue careers in France, Europe,
and the rest of the world.
Graduates can aim to work in most areas in
finance, such as:
Financial analysis
Mergers and acquisitions
Project financing
Private equity
Firm valuation
Transaction services
Sales/Trading
Equity (ECM) and debt (DCM) capital
markets
Portfolio management
Risk management

Helping you launch

your career
The MSc in Finance provides ongoing career
guidance and support to students to help them
find positions after they graduate.

The MSc in Finance offered me a unique

opportunity for personal and professional growth
in a stimulating environment amongst world-class
students. The programs flexibility and wide range
of elective courses allowed me to tailor my degree
towards Corporate Finance and gain the necessary
expertise to succeed in Investment Banking. Finally,
I appreciated the personalized support provided by
Career Services, which enabled me to succeed in
the challenging banking interview process.
Romain

Personalized
support and
placement

A powerful
worldwide
network

Students can benefit from a wide range of tools

and resources developed in partnership with
ESSEC Career Services, partner companies and
ESSEC alumni:

Enrolling in the MSc in Finance makes you a

member of the ESSEC community:

Interview and CV workshops, career orientation

guidance

46,000 ESSEC Business School alumni around

the world with over 60 chapters located
worldwide
90 nationalities

Recruitment fairs:
- Campus ESSEC: 180 companies
- Consulting fair: 29 consulting companies
- International recruitment day
- International Banking Seminar:
25 investment banks

4,400 students
5,000 managers in executive education
12 alumni associations

200 business appointments per year

22 professional clubs with 5,000 members

15,000 internships and international business

volonteer (VIE) opportunities per year, including 2,000 international positions

Conferences, round tables and brainstorming

sessions

6,000 job postings

E SSEC CV online: profiles are consulted by
more then 2,500 companies
1 ,500 managers recruit ESSEC students at
forums, career round tables, and company presentations

I have the right tools to realize

my dreams: a rich network and
managerial knowledge adequate for
an ambitious future!

Seminars on summer internships and graduate

programs in investment banks

Nour

Other ESSEC programs

available for
international degree holders
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Career-oriented and internationally focused,
ESSECs MSc in Business Analytics or in Accounting are intensive programs designed to add
recognized expertise to your previous training in
business and/or economics.
Ad va n ce d M a ste r s d e g re e i n F i n a n c i a l
Te c h n i q u e s , i n F r a n c e o r i n S i n g a p o r e
Ranked n4 Worldwide in the Financial Times
Best Master in Finance.
Advanced Masters degree in Strategy and
Management of International Business
9 fully international tracks: Singapore, Mexico,
USA, France, Canada.
Master of Science in Management
Ranked n8 worldwide in the Financial Times
Best Global Masters in Management.

MBA in Luxury Brand Management

The world leader in training managers for companies in this sector and the only sector-specific
MBA in International Luxury brand Management.
MBA in Hospitality Management
Consistently ranked first among tourism
and hospitality degrees in France and widely recognized by industry as Europes lead i n g h o s p i t a l i t y m a n a g e m e n t p ro g ra m .
ESSEC has 30 years of experience in hospitality
management.
Global MBA
The ESSEC Global MBA sets itself apart through
its combination of core courses and seminars
designed to expand your knowledge with an
experiential learning method and an emphasis
on international exposure and emerging markets.

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Life at ESSEC
More than
a learning
environment

A real campus
community

ESSECs campuses provide students with an

exceptional learning environment equipped with
cutting-edge digital technology, while fostering a
sense of community via student associations and
promoting interactions with the business world.
They offer all the facilities students need for their
education and career development. Because life
on campus is not only about attending classes,
practical and leisure-time amenities such as a
gym, a cafeteria, restaurants, ATMs and student
residence halls are also available.

Students can add an extracurricular dimension

to their ESSEC experience by getting involved in
student clubs and participating in a true campus
community marked by a spirit of sharing and
multicultural diversity. ESSECs 100 student clubs
cater to a wide range of interests and opportunities, and exemplify the strong values anchored
in our school culture: openness to the world,
conviviality, mutual assistance, creativity, and
entrepreneurship.
Find out more at www.esseclive.com

Tools for learning

and research

information and tools students need, including

course syllabi, downloadable documents, videos,
discussion forums, and an interactive space.

ESSEC offers its students a full range of digital

tools to help them study, share and communicate more effectively, enhance their learning
experience, and facilitate their entry into the
professional world. Expanded and renovated
in 2008, ESSECs 3,000 m2 Learning Center is
much more than a library, with thousands of
books, academic journals, international newspapers, multimedia resources as well as rooms
for collaborative work, Wi-Fi access and PCs
available for students. An online learning portal,
www.myessec.com, provides access to all the

My experience at ESSEC has been all the

more fruitful because I have learned not
only from my professors but also from
my fellow students.
Mouncef

 Alexandre Delanaud Argento

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Welcome to ESSEC Business

Schools original campus located
only 35 minutes away from Paris.

The Cergy-Pontoise Campus

ESSEC established its original
campus in this student haven in
1973. Set in a vast green space covering 2,000 hectares, the campus
features the very best teaching tools: auditoriums equipped with
facilities, libraries rooted in the digital era, language labs, etc. It is also
a convivial site with places to eat, student residences, sports facilities,
practical services, and more.

At the heart of Europes leading

business district, this ESSEC
campus is adapted to the time
constraints and targeted needs
of working managers.

The Paris-La Dfense Campus

Midway between India and China,

Singapore boasts the ideal location to get a global vision of Asia.

The Singapore Campus

Singapore has always been in the
vanguard of Asian development
and continues to attract
multinationals from all over the
world. Since 2005, ESSECs
third campus has been ushering
its students into the heart of a
major economic, commercial and
financial crossroads, offering an ideal platform for understanding the
forces, complexity, diversity and challenges of a key region in the
21st century. In January 2015, ESSEC welcomed students to its new
6500 m2 campus.

This campus, housed in the

well-known CNIT building, is
specifically dedicated to our
executive education programs.
Thanks to its strategic location,
spaces for group work,
connectivity, areas for relaxing,
reading and getting together, it
offers the perfect conditions
for educating managers and
executives.

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