The Magistère in Banking, Finance, Insurance is a curriculum of excellence which prepares high-level practitioners capable of adapting successfully to the rapid changes of modern finance. For more than 30 years, this three-year program (from the third year of the Bachelor’s degree to the second year of the Master's) has trained experts in the various banking, finance, auditing, consulting, and insurance professions. The program alternates between academic courses, projects, meetings with professionals, and internships, and encourages its students to gain an international perspective through its prestigious partnerships in Europe, the United States, and Asia.
The second year of the Master’s in Economics and Finance: Banking, Finance, and Insurance is divided into two semesters spread between the end of August and the end of February. Students specializing in Market Finance or Corporate Finance. Students wishing to write a thesis can pursue a research track. Courses are taught by academics or working professionals who are specialists in their field. Courses blend independent work, group work, dossier review, and “serious games” in the Bloomberg Room. Python training is provided in partnership with a Fintech company, and students work on a project under the mentorship of professional programmers. Students have the opportunity to spend a semester or a year (in the case of a dual degree) studying abroad in the United States, in Canada, within the prestigious QTEM network, or in Singapore or one of many European partner universities.
There is a particular focus on technological innovations in finance such as digitalization, blockchain, and AI. Students can attend additional lectures over the course of year on sustainable and responsible finance, and the impact of big data on finance. All students learn the basics of machine learning. Students who wish to can work on a start-up project and present it to a review panel at Station F.
Over the course of their Magistère, students have the opportunity to earn three diplomas:
There are three steps to the admissions process:
Every year, several Magistère students decide to take advantage of the university’s international partnerships with prestigious institutions such as Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Bocconi, LSE, and HKUST to study abroad during the second year of their Master’s degree (the end of third year of the Magistère). Some may pursue a thesis at a French or foreign university.
The number of graduate students at each of the following universities depends mainly on their willingness to study for an additional year after obtaining their BFA Magistère degree. Students wishing to study there are required to sit for the TOEFL and GMAT.
Partner Universities: