Programme Structure for 2025/2026
Curricular Courses | Credits | |
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1st Year | ||
Investments
6.0 ECTS
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Corporate Finance
6.0 ECTS
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Financial Options
6.0 ECTS
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Futures, Forwards and Swaps
6.0 ECTS
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Quantitative Methods for Finance
6.0 ECTS
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Real Options
6.0 ECTS
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Corporate Financial Modelling
6.0 ECTS
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Corporate Valuation
6.0 ECTS
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Corporate Finance Strategy
6.0 ECTS
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Asset and Liability Management
6.0 ECTS
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Portfolio Management
6.0 ECTS
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Financial Engineering
6.0 ECTS
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Risk Management
6.0 ECTS
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2nd Year | ||
Seminars in Finance Projects
6.0 ECTS
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Master Dissertation in Finance
54.0 ECTS
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Master Project in Finance
54.0 ECTS
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Recommended optative
Areas of Expertise (1st Year | 2nd Semester)
Thematic Area of Financial Markets
- Risk Management
- Financial Engineering
- Asset and Liability Management
- Portfolio Management
- Free elective
Thematic Area of Corporate Finance
- Corporate Valuation
- Real Options
- Corporate Finance Strategy
- Corporate Finance Modelling
- Free elective
Note: Students will have to choose one area of expertise, by the end of the first semester. Priority will be given depending on the ranking obtained at admission to the Program. The slot for each area of expertise is 23 students.
Objectives
The MSc Finance is recognised by the Financial Times as one of the best programmes in finance in the world. It is designed for students who intend to pursue a career in the financial services industry or in the field of corporate finance. The MSc Finance gives a strong background in the theoretical underpinnings of finance, while offering intensive applied training aimed at developing skills for active interaction in the finance world. Our graduates have earned an excellent reputation in the corporate sector for their outstanding quantitative and technical skills.
The MSc Finance offers:
Enhanced career prospects: the curriculum is structured to lead up to the CFA exam. We also offer to our students scholarships for the CFA exam.
Specialisation: there are two areas of expertise (Financial Markets and Corporate Finance), allowing students to customise the program.
International experience: residential stay in Delaware where students study market microstructure and equity trading on Bloomberg terminals at the University of Delaware, visit the Nasdaq Stock Exchange and Bloomberg. Since 2024 there has been an online Delaware programme too.
Financial data lab: IBS gives students access to financial databases, including Eikon and Bloomberg.
We are negotiating with BNP Paribas to organise company visits and short courses for students.
By the end of the program, the students in the Master in Finance will have gained the following competencies and reached the following learning objectives:
1) Competence in producing written communication in business environments with impact and effectiveness, namely:
1.1) Produce a well-structured written document
1.2) Clearly identify and communicate the relevant key messages within a written document
1.3) Clearly express the link between theoretical arguments and specific practical issues within a written document
1.4) Effectively summarize ideas and conclusions within a written document
2) Competence in delivering oral communication in a business environment with impact and effectiveness, namely:
2.1) Select the appropriate format for a given presentation
2.2) Demonstrate confidence that the communication was well-prepared
2.3) Develop and make presentations with impact
3) Competence in ethical behavior, responsibility, and sustainability, namely:
3.1) Identify and discuss the myriad challenges surrounding corporate responsibility and/or sustainability
3.2) Recognize and critically reflect on ethical dilemmas
4) Competence in Thinking critically about topics, namely:
4.1) Select and interpret relevant data and references from academic and non-academic sources
4.2) Analyse issues effectively, leading to the formulation of well-supported conclusions or solutions
5) Competence in teamwork and interpersonal dealing, namely:
5.1) Organize and allocate tasks among group members to meet goals in an efficient and effective manner
5.2) Show a willingness to listen to others and exhibit curiosity about what people are saying and experiencing
5.3) Schedule tasks to meet milestones deadlines
6) Competence in Finance, namely:
6.1) Use asset pricing models to evaluate financial securities
6.2) Apply the principles of asset valuation in the appraisal of different investment decisions
6.3) Select and apply the appropriate methodologies and models to solve advanced financial analysis problems
6.4) Use econometric tools and packages to test financial models.