MSc Corporate Finance

Programme objectives

The MSc in Corporate Finance aims at providing students a solid double competence in two complementary fields of finance: corporate finance and financial engineering.

At the end of the programme, students will be able to leverage financial data, assess the level of a company’s risk, employ the techniques of corporate finance operations, perform complex financial modelling, advise businesses, firms and investors in the performance of complex financial schemes as well as understand the stakes of the technological transformations for corporate finance.

Skill sets

The programme MSc Corporate Finance, awarding an advanced higher-education degree in international management (DESSMI) provides the skills to:

• Perform a functional analysis and implement an action plan that incorporates digital, sustainable and international components
• Conduct a scientific study and issue a recommendation
• Develop ethical leadership abilities to strengthen one’s manager posture

Programme highlights

EXPERIENCE-BASED, IMMERSIVE APPROACH

Theoretical concepts are applied in case studies and interactive discussions where this hands-on approach allow students to gain a practical understanding of these concepts.

In addition to this, visiting expert speakers participate in classroom courses, sharing their insights and ideas.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (4 TO 6 MONTHS)

This is an essential opportunity for applying the theoretical and practical skills learned during the first two semesters in a professional environment.

Students are free to do their internship in France or abroad, subject to approval by the internship director and based on its relevance to the MSc programme and course content.

Discover the Two-Year MSc Option, the long track that makes a Masters’ degree accessible to 3-year Bachelor students!

If you hold a 3-year Bachelor’s degree, you have the possibility of doing this MSc in two years by joining our 12-month International Pre-Master programme. More information on the courses and the benefits by clicking on the link below.

Long track

Evaluation procedures

The programme is recognised through a dual validation:

• Ongoing assessment: evaluations conducted throughout the length of the programme in the form of individual or collective reports to be submitted
• A final evaluation: performed at the end of the course, it can be done under different forms – it is, for the most part, individual

At the end of the programme and after a validation of ECTS credits per programme year, the level-7 DESSMI – MSc Corporate Finance is awarded to participants.

If some modules were not validated and thus no credits were earned, the programme participant can redo the evaluation during a period set up for this purpose.

The MSc Corporate Finance prepares students for careers in the areas of investment banking (M&A and Private Equity), corporate banking, financial advisory/analysis and company financial departments (CFO).

Targeted professions

A few of the possible jobs that students can aim for:

• Bankers advising on mergers and acquisitions transactions
• Analysts mergers and acquisitions
• Business officers and directors of investment in private equity
• CFOs (especially large listed companies)
• Financial auditors
• Equity research analysts (sell-side and buy-side in financial institutions)
• Credit analysts
• Financing/leasing managers
• Cash managers
• Executives of large companies specialising business finance (corporate banking in “coverage” or structured finance), etc.

Professional experience

This experience can take the form of an internship (4-6 months), a job, or the creation of a start-up company in France or abroad.

Results indicators

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We seek motivated and rigorous candidates who can demonstrate analytical skills and who have the required skills to understand the theoretical concepts and technical tools and their relationship to professional practice. It is also important that they are able to have a broad vision of the issues studied, as well as comprehensive understanding of business issues and financial institutions.

Eligibility

SHORT TRACK:

• 4-year Bachelor’s degree (Origin of the academic background : economy, business, science, etc.)
• Proof of English language ability is required during the application process (TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS 6 or equivalent)

LONG TRACK (2 Year MSc option):

• 3-year Bachelor’s degree (Open to all backgrounds)
• Proof of English language ability is required during the application process (TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS 6 or equivalent)

Calendar

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

Admission is decided on the application to be filled out online.

Application fees: €100

2-Year MSc Option

Discover the Two-Year MSc Option, the long track that makes a Masters’ degree accessible to 3-year Bachelor students!

Delivered on the Rouen campus, this programme serves as a gateway to a Master’s of Science for students with a three-year higher education qualification (French Licence or Bachelor’s degree). The programme is also open to students with degrees in non-business fields. The first year is an International Pre-Master, overviewing the core of business studies and leading up to the selected MSc in the second year. Please specify your preferred programme when preparing your application.

Layout of the programme

This course was designed to…

• Open access to MSc degrees to profiles missing the necessary qualifications for direct entry
• Guarantee success at the MSc level by laying the ground during the Pre-Master year
• Open up professional horizons by switching to a new field of study
• Overview the main areas of knowledge included in an undergraduate business degree

Courses

Professional experience

The two-year programme includes two mandatory internships, one at the end of the International Pre-Master year (4 months) and one at the end of the MSc year (6 months). Internships can take place in France or abroad, subject to approval by the programme director and based on the relevance to the MSc programme and course content.

Why join this programme?

Prepare your entrance to a prestigious MSc by consolidating and sharpening your knowledge of business and management, in an intensive, one-year International Pre-Master programme.

5 good reasons to join the programme

Stories

Anqi YANG

2013-14

The first year of my MSc in Global Management was a year of building the fundamentals skills necessary for almost every aspect of my professional life. Courses like Quantitative Methods gave me skills related to a several fields of study, like economics and finance, helping me to read and analyze data in a more objective way. Geopolitics provided me with a comprehensive vision of world trade. Also, a full day’s work in an English-speaking environment strengthened my preparation for work in an international context. The courses were extremely useful and gave me confidence in my competences. What I also liked a lot is the diversity of teachers; they are from different countries, which really gives me a feeling of studying in an international school.

Romain PENNEL

2013-14

After an unusual study track, with a two-year high school diploma in Marketing and Trade, I chose to go abroad and complete a Bachelor in English. Graduated with a 3-year Bachelor degree, I followed the two-year MSc programme at NEOMA Business School. That was the perfect solution for me, to be able to get an MSc degree. The first year at NEOMA BS prepared me to follow the courses in the MSc in Marketing French Excellence, and face professional challenges in the international business arena.