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MSc Corporate Financial Management

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Type of programme

Full time

Duration

1 or 2 years

Tuition fees

One-Year MSc : €19,000 , Two-Year MSc : €38,000”

Location

Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Paris (France), Sophia Antipolis (France), Suzhou (China)

Language

English

Start date(s)

September, January

Admission level

High school + 3 years of study, Bachelor degree

Degree

Master degree

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By joining an MSc, students obtain a master of science degree and the "Diploma of Specialised Studies in International Management" (DESMI), a degree approved by France's Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (master's level. More info - text in French). 

Finance and accounting in one interactive programme

Careers in corporate finance are undergoing critical changes in the global economy. Practitioners have to face new demands and challenges, and become true business partners at decision making levels.

The programme aims at providing participants with solid technical knowledge and skills, as well as the transversal competencies which are required to manage complex financial situations in an international environment. Special emphasis is placed on innovative tools and practices.

Participants are trained on real life case studies, which focus attention on business and the role of financial management in market/customer driven strategies.

What makes this MSc stand out?

  • ​Dual competency in finance and management
  • Excellent career prospects
  • Taught by international faculty and practising professionals who give input to the design of the programme
  • Collaboration and partnerships with the best companies and financial institutions
  • Close follow up until career start.
  • A broad range of relevant specialisation tracks

Torben Sommer, 25 years’ Wall St & City banking experience

"The Corporate Financial Management programme stands out because it teaches the students technical financial plug and play tools for an outstanding career in investment banking, and at the Big Four.

The increasingly competitive job environment demands the skills that this master’s degree provides to students. The programme has a proven track record with alumni who three years into their careers are already the go-to guys for financial modeling and analysis in their firms.

The programme develops very employable graduates ready for the finance departments of large corporations. Most students are bilingual or tri-lingual so these graduates find work all around the globe."

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    • The use of blended learning methods means that class time is optimised for individualised guidance and discussion of the practical application of theories.
    • Students receive personalised instruction from teachers and practitioners where it is most needed.
    • Students build fruitful relationships with each other and develop a community of best practices in their own field of experience.
    • Furthermore the programme has an academic committee of industry representatives and corporate partners who review the programme every year so that its content is kept in line and up-to-date with the needs of the market.​

    • Financial analysis of international listed companies
    • Raising private equity for startups, small and mid-cap companies 
    • Real-life financial solutions providing for SMEs (partnership with KPMG) 
    • Financial modelling with Excel and financial tools building 
    • Analysis of strategic and operational risks in international corporations (Canadian 
      chemical firm, Chinese insurance company, Brazilian mining company, etc) 
    • Discussion of issues faced in investment and corporate banking

    • Fund Raising & Innovative Investments (Paris)
    • Financial Advisory (Paris)
    • Private Equity and Alternative Investment (CAIA certificate preparation) (Sophia Antipolis)
    • Financial Risk Management - FRM certificate preparation (Belo Horizonte)
    • Digital Finance and Fintech (Suzhou)
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MSc Corporate Financial Management student interview
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Courses

SPECIALISATION TRACKS:
> Fund Raising & Innovative Investments
> Financial Advisory


​SEMESTER ONE
  • Accounting prerequisites*, 0 credit
  • Corporate finance prerequisites*, 0 credit
  • Excel prerequisites, 0 credit

CORE COURSES

  • Capital Budgeting, 2 credits
  • Financial Reporting and Analysis, 2 credits
  • Corporate Valuation Methods, 2 credits
  • Capital Structure and Dividend Policy, 2 credits
  • Money, Banking and Financial Markets, 2 credits
  • Corporate Treasury Management, 2 credits
  • Applied Research in Finance, 2 credits
  • Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing, 2 credits

TOOLS

  • Power BI and AI, 1 credit
  • Python and Algorithm Design, 2 credits
  • Responsible Leadership, 1 credit
  • Bloomberg Seminar, 0 credit
  • Career Management 1, 1 credit

TOTAL CREDITS SEMESTER 1: 21 credits


SEMESTER TWO

CORE COURSES

  • M&A and Corporate Restructuring, 3 credits
  • Reporting for Control & Performance Management; 2 credits
  • Financial Risk Management, 2 credits

TOOLS

  • Data Analysis (R Programming), 1 credit
  • VBA, 2 credits
  • Excel Financial Modeling, 2 credits
  • Career Management 2, 0 credit

TRACK 1 : FUND RAISING AND INNOVATIVE INVESTMENTS 

  • Private Equity, 2 credits
  • Blockchain in the Financial Ecosystem, 2 credits
  • Investment and Corporate Banking, 2 credits
  • Fintech and Cryptocurrencies, 1 credit
  • Alternative Business Funding, 1 credit
  • AI in Finance: Ethics and Regulation, 1 credit
TRACK 2: FINANCIAL ADVISORY
  • Core Consulting Skills, 2 credits
  • Financial Consulting, 2 credits
  • Strategic Due Diligence, 2 credits
  • Financial Due Diligence, 2 credits
  • AI in Financial Digital Transformation, 2 credits

TOTAL CREDITS SEMESTER 2: 21 credits
​​​​​​​​​​​​​Dissertation, 18 credits

TOTAL FULL YEAR: 60 credits

SPECIALISATION TRACK:
> Digital Finance and Fintech

SEMESTER ONE
  • Accounting prerequisites*, 0 credit
    Corporate finance prerequisites*, 0 credit

CORE COURSES

  • Capital Budgeting, 2 credits
  • Financial Reporting and Analysis, 2 credits
  • Corporate Valuation Methods, 2 credits
  • Capital Structure and Dividend Policy, 2 credits
  • Money, Banking and International Finance, 2 credits
  • Corporate Treasury Management, 2 credits
  • Operational Risks Management, 1 credit
  • Power BI and AI, 1 credit
  • Chinese, 0.5 credit
  • Doing Business in China, 1 credit
  • Applied Research in Finance, 2 credits
  • Career Management 1, 0.5 credit

TOOLS

  • Excel Financial Modeling , 1 credit
  • VBA 1, 1 credit
  • Programming with Python I, 1 credit

TOTAL CREDITS SEMESTER 1: 21 credits


SEMESTER TWO

CORE COURSES

  • M&A and Corporate Restructuring Strategy, 3 credits
  • Financial Risk Management, 2 credits
  • Reporting for Control and Performance, 2 credits
  • Management, 2 credits
  • Financial Modeling II, 2 credits
  • Fintech Venture, 2 credits
  • Cybersecurity, Privacy and Regtech for Finance, 2 credits
  • Blockchain and Cryptocurency, 2 credits
  • Governance and Sustainable Finance, 2 credits
  • Programming with Python II, 2 credits
TRACK: DIGITAL FINANCE AND FINTECH
  • Digital Job Market Opportunities, 1 credit
  • Chinese, 0.5 credit
  • Career Management 2, 0.5 credit

TOTAL CREDITS SEMESTER 2: 21 credits
Dissertation 18 credits

TOTAL FULL YEAR: 60 credits
 

SPECIALISATION TRACK:
 > Private Equity and Alternative Investment

SEMESTER ONE***

PRE-SCHOOLING

  • Accounting prerequisites*, 0 credit
  • Capital Structure and Dividend Policy, 0 credit
  • Capital Budgeting, 0 credit
  • Money, Banking and International Finance, 0 credit

CORE COURSES

  • Capital Budgeting, 2 credits
  • Power BI and AI, 1 credit
  • Financial Reporting and Analysis, 2 credits
  • Applied Research in Finance, 2 credits
  • Capital Structure and Dividend Policy, 1 credit
  • Money, Banking and International Finance, 2 credits
  • Governance and Sustainable Finance, 2 credits
  • Corporate Treasury Management, 2 credits
  • Corporate Valuation Methods, 2 credits
  • Career Management 1, 1 credit

SEMINARS

  • Alternative Investment Seminar, 0 credit
  • Banking Seminar, 0 credit
  • M&A Seminar, 0 credit
  • Private Equity Seminar, 0 credit

ELECTIVE TOOLS (choose two among)

  • Derivatives (max 30), 2 credits
  • Financial Modelling I (Excel), 2 credits
  • Python I, 2 credits

TOTAL CREDITS SEMESTER 1, 21 credits


SEMESTER 2

CORE COURSES

  • M&A and Corporate Restructuring, 3 credits
  • Fixed Income, 2 credits
  • Career Management 2, 0 credit

ELECTIVE TOOLS (choose four)

  • Data Analysis (R Programming), 2 credits
  • Fixed Income, 2 credits
  • Real Estate, 2 credits
  • Financial Modelling II (VBA, 2 credits
  • Venture Capital, 2 credits
  • Quantitative Modelling of the value at risk, 2 credits
  • Python II, 2 credits

TRACK: PRIVATE EQUITY AND ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT

  • Private equity, 3 credits
  • Investment and Corporate Banking, 3 credits
  • Portfolio Management, 2 credits

PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS

  • Crowdfunding Seminar, 0 credit
  • FinTech Seminar, 0 credit

TOTAL CREDITS SEMESTER 2: 21 credits
Dissertation, 18 credits

TOTAL FULL YEAR: 60 credits

SPECIALISATION TRACK
 > Financial Risk Management (FRM certificate preparation)

SEMESTER ONE***
  • Excel prerequisites, 0 credit
  • Corporate financecel prerequisites*, 0 credit

CORE COURSES

  • Capital Budgeting, 2 credits
  • Financial Reporting and Analysis, 2 credits
  • Financial Markets and Products, 2 credits
  • Corporate Valuation Methods, 2 credits
  • Capital Structure and Dividend Policy, 2 credits
  • Corporate Treasury Management, 2 credits
  • Power BI & AI, 1 credit
  • Governance and Sustainable Finance, 2 credits
  • Financial Modeling I, 2 credits
  • Career Management 1, 1 credit

THESIS COMPULSORY CORE COURSE

  • Applied Research in Finance (online), 1 credit

ELECTIVE COURSES (choose one)

  • Introduction to Python & Blockchain and Crypto Assets, 2 credits
  • Financial Risk Management Training, 2 credits

OPTIONAL COURSE

  • Portuguese language, 0 credit

TOTAL CREDITS SEMESTER 1: 21 credits


SEMESTER TWO
  • Corporate Finance prerequisites, 0 credit
  • Excel prerequisites, 0 credit

CORE COURSES

  • M&A and Corporate Restructuring Strategy, 3 credits
  • Foundations of Risk Management, 2 credits
  • Quantitative Analysis, 2 credits
  • Sustainable Finance and Banking in Brazil, 2 credits
  • Sustainability and Climate Risk, 1 credit
  • Climate Change and Impact Investing, 1 credit
  • Valuation and Risk Models, 2 credits
  • Risk Management and Investment Management, 2 credits
  • Career Management 2, 0 credit

TRACK: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT 

  • Financial Risk Management Training, 2 credits 
  • Credit Risk Measurement and Management, 2 credits


ELECTIVE COURSES (CHOOSE 1)

  • Financial Modelling II, 2 credits
  • AI & Fintech, 2 credits

OPTIONAL

  • Portuguese Language, 0 credit


TOTAL CREDITS SEMESTER 2: 21 credits​
Dissertation, 18 credits

TOTAL FULL YEAR: 60 credits

In this excerpt from the start of an MSc Corporate Financial Management class (Multinational Finance), Professor Christophe Dispas does a news review to help students be able to understand financial and economic news and the global context in which multinational companies are working.
Christophe Dispas is also associate dean for postrgraduate programmes.

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Internships or research projects: 
The MSc consists of two semesters (eight months) in class followed by a four- to six-month internship in a company or a research project under the supervision of a SKEMA research centre for at least four months. The internship or
research project will be the basis for the thesis.

* Mandatory for students without financial background
** A student who has done his/her first semester on the Belo Horizonte campus and has achieved all the degree criteria will be awarded the Brazilian CFM certificate. 
*** Level 1 VBA and Python are offered for spring intakers

These details are for information only and may be changed by the school without prior notice.

Admissions

Recruitment is carried out on a rolling admissions basis. However, given the limited number of places, 
cand​​idates are advised to apply as early as possible.

Next application deadline is the 15th of the month.

Please note, for enrollment in January 2025 at the Raleigh, Belo Horizonte, Suzhou or Stellenbosch campus:

  • Application deadline: Wednesday, 6 November 2024
  • Enrollment deadline (contract signing and deposit payment): Friday, 15 November 2024

​If you would like any more information about application deadlines, please contact international.admissions@skema.edu

Requirements - Two-Year​ MSc:

Eligible to apply: students who hold a three-year university degree or equivalent.
And students will be required to reach the necessary level for the MSc before moving to year two.


Require​ments - MSc (one-year):

Eligible to apply: students who hold a four-year university degree or equivalent + two months minimum of professional experience (for the MSc Financial Markets and Investments, this requirement is: a four-year degree + six months minimum of professional experience),

Students with the equivalent of a three-year degree in France, as well as a minimum of three years of professional experience*

 

English language test required for all students

In some cases, the English test can be waived (for English native speakers or if you have studied or worked two years in an English-speaking country) 

  • TOEFL IBT(71), TOEFL ITP(530), IELTS(6), TOEIC(810), ICIMS(61, on demand), Duolingo®(105), Cambridge English Qualification®(165).
  • Academic Diploma Program in Digital Marketing & Entertainment or Music Business: TOEFL IBT (80), IELTS (6.5), TOEIC(830), Duolingo (105), or iTEP Academic-Plus (4.5). 
  • MSc Global Luxury and Management : TOEFL IBT(71), TOEFL ITP(530), IELTS(6), TOEIC(810), ICIMS(61, on demand). 
  • MSc Product Management & UX Design, MSc Entrepreneurship and Design for Sustainability : TOEFL IBT(88) ,TOEFL ITP (570), IELTS(7), TOEIC(870), ICIMS(67, on demand)

 

*Candidates with an Indian bachelor's degree are eligible for the one-year MSc if they have more than three years of work experience and for the two-year MSc if they have less than three years of work experience.

Depending on the programme, students may have the option of doing their studies as part of a part-time programme. For apprenticeships, students must make a prior request to the admissions department, which will study their application file.

The selection is in two parts:

  1. Eligibility: online application
    A selection committee examines the application submission taking into account the candidate's qualifications and professional experience.
    After submitting their application, candidates applying for the specialisations MSc FMI, GLM, LHI, AIBT, CFM, AMAIS and SFF will have a pre-selection test (Visiotalent) in the online video recording form.
    VisioTalent is an automated online recruitment tool that facilitates your admission to SKEMA. This easy-to-use platform will only take 10 minutes of your time to use for your MSc application.
  2. Admission:
    If the application submission is judged satisfactory, candidates undergo a face-to-face/via Skype, or telephone interview. The interview lasts about 30 minutes is based on a typical job interview.

Successful candidates will be admitted on the basis of the application form and the interview.

You can apply online here

Financing

2025/2026

Two-year MSc tuition fees
Exceptions:		€38,000
 
Two-year MSc Artificial Intelligence for Business Transformation€44,000
Two-year MSc Entrepreneurship and Design for Sustainability€44,000
Two-Year MSc Entrepreneurship, Technology and Startup Management​€47,000
Two-year MSc Financial Markets & Investments€​46,000
Two-year MSc Global Luxury and Management€47,000
Two-year MSc Global Supply Chain Management & Procurement€44,000
Two-year MSc Luxury & Fashion Management€41,000
​Two-year MSc Product Management & UX Design ​€44,000
Two-year MSc Strategic Management & Consulting€44,000
Two-Year MSc Digital Marketing and Business of Entertainment€47,000
Global MBA Triple Master (SKEMA - LMU - Loyola)$45,225​  ($15,075 per semester, 
graduation fee: $340)
One-Year MSc tuition fees ​
Exceptions:		€19,000
 
MSc Artificial Intelligence for Business Transformation€25,000
MSc Entrepreneurship and Design for Sustainability​€25,000
MSc Entrepreneurship, Technology and Startup Management€35,000
MSc Financial Markets & Investments​€27,000
MSc Global Luxury and Management€35,000
MSc Global Supply Chain Management & Procurement€25,000
MSc Luxury & Fashion Management€22,000
MSc Product Management & UX Design ​€25,000
MSc Strategic Management & Consulting​€25,000
MSc Digital Marketing and Business of Entertainment€35,000
Global MBA Triple Master (SKEMA - LMU - Loyola)$45,225​  ($15,075 per semester, 
graduation fee: $340)

Read our guide (pdf) to obtaining scholarships for SKEMA Business School

This interactive brochure provides information about a large number of French and international scholarships available for students going to study on SKEMA's bachelor and master degree programmes.

There's also information on the scholarships awarded by SKEMA Business School.

Each scholarship listed includes a full description, eligibility criteria, the amount of the grant available, the application process and contact details for each organisation.

French Embassies worldwide also offer support for international students to study in France.  You can find information below or on the web by searching for ‘French Embassy’ and insert your country of residence.

Check out our scholarships guide for international and French students.​

Service fee (€500 for One-Year MSc and €1,000 for Two-Year MSc) is added to the tuition fees. This fee is valid for the entire course and is paid all at once, no later than the first payment of tuition fees for the first year. 

The application fee is €100 (non-refundable). 

Careers

MSc employment survey (class of 2023)

  • ​Net employment rate after 6 months :  100 %
  • 45% work outside of their home country​
  • Business areas students choose to work in : ​Finance, Bank, Insurance Consulting, Engineering Technologies Industry Energy, Transport, Construction​

Career opportunities

Graduates of this Master's programme will be able to work as​ : Financial manager, Investment manager, Treasury manager, Risk manager, Credit manager, Financial advisor Auditor, Compliance office

Recruiting companies

AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas, Bosch, CBRE Group, Danone, Deloitte, Eiffel Investment, EY, HSBC, Imap Albia Capital, JP Morgan, KPMG, Mazars, Morgan Stanley, Moody’s, PAI Partners, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Société Générale, Sopra Steria Next, Total Energies, SMBC Sumito Mitsui Banking Corporation, Tikehau Capital, Unicredit, Valeo, Vente-privée.com

SKEMA Talent & Careers : Get ready for your career

SKEMA Talent & Careers, made of career consultants and dedicated experts, supports students in getting ready for their professional project, in discovering jobs, companies and business sectors, and in sourcing internships and jobs.
Our mission is to give you all the resources, methods and opportunities to successfully get on the job market.

Professional development

Build your professional project at each step of your studies thanks to dedicated support and resources.

Corporate events

Meet companies and recruiters, learn more about jobs and business sectors. 

Internship and job search

Find your dream internship among a large number of offers available to you, in France or abroad.

Personalised advice​

Discuss your plans further with a Talent & Careers consultant and get individualised guidance.

SKEMA Alumni : A powerful, supportive network

As an MSc student, you will become a member of SKEMA Alumni, a network of more than 60,000 graduates in key positions in more than 145 countries around the world. You will benefit from the numerous services that will help you to promote business opportunities, meetings and professional development.

More about the SKEMA Alumni network

Student testimonial

Maelle Barrere

"I achieved my goals thanks to the personalised coaching I received from qualified professionals. 
I was referred to the Talent & Careers team to get professional advice regarding my CV, cover letter and the steps I needed to succeed with my professional ambitions. During our regular exchanges, we defined a personalised strategy in line with my expectations.
I have found an internship in a company with great values and I want to thank the Talent & Careers team for their precious advice."

Maëlle Barrere

SKEMA student

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