• ECTS

    120 credits

  • Duration

    2 years

  • Training structure

    Faculty of Economics

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

This program trains professionals in the field of financial engineering and researchers specializing in this area.

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The advantages of the training program

Master's degree program in Finance.

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Objectives

The Master 2 in Financial Engineering (IGF) aims to train specialists in advanced financial engineering techniques, prepared to integrate the global dimension of the problems to be addressed and their strategic challenges, and open to the international environment.

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Know-how and skills

The targeted skills are:

  • - equipped withtriple expertise in finance, law, and taxation in orderto master complex transactions and arrangements, particularly balance sheet techniques and their consequences on the income statement;
  • - prepared to integrate the global dimension of financial issues to be addressed in order to put them into perspective with thecompany's strategic environment;
  • - open tothe international environment;
  • - Able to analyze themotivations of each stakeholder, findpartners toachieve the objectives set, and adapt their practice according to their role (analyst, consultant, banker, etc.)
  • - Operational in the practiceoffinancialengineering techniques: In-depth financial analysis of companies and groups; valuation (companies, specific assets, projects); international risk management; structuring and analysis of balance sheet transactions (leverage buyouts, private equity, mergers and acquisitions).
  • - Sustainable financial management in the face of uncertainty

This is a profile specializing in financial analysis and research (market, risk, product, economic restructuring) aimed at implementing mergers and acquisitions, designing risk monitoring and analysis tools, and setting up and evaluating investment projects with an uncertain future (mergers and acquisitions advisor, financial risk manager, derivatives analyst, financial analyst, project financing, risk manager

During the program, students acquire knowledge in the following areas: in-depth financial analysis, econometrics, risk management, financial mathematics, financial market economics, accounting, taxation, banking law and regulations, market research, forecasting models, takeover bids, financial mathematical models for market operators, and team coordination.

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Organization

Special facilities

Study and exam accommodations are available for students with recognized disabilities and/or high-level athletes.

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Program

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  • Choose one of two options:

    • English for Finance 1

      2 credits
    • Spanish 1

  • Theoretical econometrics

    5 credits
  • Market finance

    4 credits
  • Monetary and financial macroeconomics

    3 credits
  • Forecasting methods

    5 credits
  • Algorithms and Programming

    3 credits
  • Data mining and big data

  • Data warehouse

  • Economics of Bancassurance

    3 credits
  • Choose one of two options:

    • English for Finance 2

      2 credits
    • Spanish 2

      2 credits
  • Introduction to Stochastic Calculus

    4 credits
  • Corporate finance

    4 credits
  • Introduction to SAS

    2 credits
  • Project financing in Excel VBA

    3 credits
  • Time series econometrics

    5 credits
  • Corporate taxation

    3 credits
  • Technical analysis

    2 credits
  • Applied econometrics project

    5 credits
  • Optional

    • UM Student Engagement

  • Mergers-Spin-offs-LBOs-Bankruptcies-Restructuring

    2 credits
  • Quantitative risk management

    2 credits
  • Financial markets and financial theory

    2 credits
  • Investment science

    3 credits
  • Portfolio management under R

    1 credit
  • Innovative financing operations

    1 credit
  • Financial analysis (Bank of France)

    1 credit
  • Advanced financial management "case studies"

    2 credits
  • Stochastic calculus

    2 credits
  • Tax optimization "Case studies"

    2 credits
  • Audit and control "case study"

    1 credit
  • Financial English

    1 credit
  • Exploratory statistics (SAS)

    1 credit
  • Computer techniques (VBA)

    1 credit
  • International accounting (GAAP or IFRS)

    2 credits
  • Project management and assembly

    1 credit
  • Panel econometrics

    2 credits
  • FinTechs, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrencies

    1 credit
  • Banking and insurance regulations

    1 credit
  • Corporate strategy and governance

    1 credit
  • Introductory seminars on research

Admission

Admission requirements

APPLICATIONS:

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Registration procedures

Enrollment takes place during the enrollment period after a favorable decision on an application for the Master's program.

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Capacity

40 first-year students

30 second-year students

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And after

Professional integration

Career opportunities or pursuit of a doctoral degree

This master's degree is professionally oriented and leads to employment. Further study at the doctoral level is possible, subject to the quality of the applied research thesis.

This program is designed to trainhigh-level executives pursuingcareersin banking, private equity, auditing and consulting firms, and large corporations.

Graduates of the Master 2 in Financial Engineering will be qualified to work in the following positions: key account manager in retail banking, financial analyst in venture capital firms, mergers and acquisitions analyst in investment companies or corporate finance and investment banks, transaction services consultant in companies or audit and consulting firms, and corporate finance consultant.

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