Gain the competitive edge needed to succeed in the international financial world

Develop a fundamental set of skill

The first term will bring you both knowledge and skills required in your future professional environment whatever specialization and job you are targeting in the end, from investment banking & corporate finance to quantitative finance & data analytics. Courses are offered in English or French depending on your choice. Interactions between real economy and digital transformations are an important focus.

2 specializations to develop your expertise

After the first semester, you will go deeper into the specifics of your future professional environment. Choose between Corporate Finance & Innovation or Market & Quantitative Finance

Get an international dimension

The MSc in Finance is taught in an international environment through faculty and student diversity, international company involvement and two learning trips. For the first one, you will choose between Casablanca or Shanghai, thanks to emlyon business school’s campuses there. The second learning trip to New York in the USA.

Class profile

This program welcomes graduates from engineering schools, management schools and universities. Depending on your profile, you may need to acquire firstly by elearning some fundamentals. It is important that you have a clear comprehension of the finance sector and activities to be able to develop and implement your professional project over the 18-months program.

For students interested in the Quantitative Finance & Data Analytics specialization, a strong background or ability to acquire techniques in a few weeks in mathematics, computer science, physics and/or scientific courses such as econometrics, economic forecasting will be necessary.

You must expect and project your environment with a diversity of profiles and backgrounds. Of course, in the specialization phase that represents the majority of your academic time, you will interact with students with similar profiles and targets.

Key points of the program

• Management fundamentals, soft skills, digital knowledge and data computing
• Technical competencies and knowledge of state-of-the-art methodologies
• A comprehensive approach to business, banks, and players in finance
• Understanding strategic and financial challenges businesses are facing
• The ability to respond to complex situations with sophisticated solutions
• An experience of immersion abroad
• 4-6 month work placement (internship, assignment, job)
• A lifetime membership of the emlyon business school forever alumni network community, from your very first day with us
• Opportunity to pass official professional certifications (AMF & CFA)
• Access to our network and partners
• A recognized qualification certified by the “Conférence des Grandes Ecoles”, a major reference on the French market