DURATION
26 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 27,800
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* applications are accepted until June 2025 / until the program is full
Key Summary
Introduction
Are you ready to meet the challenges of the rapidly evolving fields of data science and information technology in finance?
In this programme, you'll learn how to work with big, variable, fast-moving financial information systems - and how to use them to run your business.
Gain the skills employers need to ensure effective communication and strategy between their CFOs and data scientists.
Enhance your financial, technical and strategic skills to play a pivotal role with a range of employers.
Program Benefits
- Develop skills that are in high demand by employers worldwide.
- Prepare for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification.
- Encourage Investments that are both profitable and sustainable.
Admissions
Curriculum
Global Management
- Advanced Management Courses
- GAIA Courses (Ecological & Social Transition Management)
List of courses
The main modules taught on the MSc in Financial Analysis and Investment Management are:
- Ethical and Professional Standards
- Quantitative Methods
- Economics
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Corporate Issuers
- Portfolio Management
- Equity Investments
- Fixed Income Securities
- Derivatives and Alternative Investments
- Corporate Issuers and Portfolio Management (Level 2)
- Equities and Alternative Investments (Level 2)
- Professional Standards and Quantitative Methods (Level 2)
- Economics and Financial Statement Analysis (Level 2)
- Fixed Income and Derivatives (Level 2)
Internship or Work Experience in France or Abroad
Master's Thesis
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Program Outcome
The MSc in Financial Analysis and Investment Management program is based on the CFA curriculum and is designed to prepare you successfully for levels 1 and 2 of the exam.
As a member of the MSc in Financial Analysis and Investment Management program, you may be eligible for scholarships that waive some or all of the CFA exam fees (limited number of scholarships available upon application).
As part of this program, a wide range of professional equipment is at your disposal! Take advantage of trading rooms equipped with free Bloomberg terminals to connect directly to the world's financial markets in real time.
You'll also be able to explore Refinitiv Eikon, a financial information platform that provides market data and analytical tools like a seasoned professional. From diagnosis and analysis to the development of financial and investment strategies, you'll learn to master all the levers of finance.
1st year of compulsory education in Nantes.
Target Skills
- Understand the functioning of financial markets, the main participants, and instruments.
- Be able to apply mathematical and statistical techniques to analyse individual stocks, bonds, derivatives, and alternative investments, including their risk profiles as well as their role in portfolio construction.
- Be able to evaluate investment and financing decisions at the corporate level.
- Understand economic indicators and their impact on financial markets and companies.
- Be able to analyse and and interpret financial statements to evaluate the financial health of a company.
- Develop an understanding of ethical behaviour and professional standards in the finance industry, including for individuals and for portfolio reporting purposes.
- Create a foundation in up-to-date developments in finance, such as behavioural finance, the role of machine learning and fintech.
Scholarships and Funding
There is a range of scholarships you may be eligible for. Please contact us with questions.
Several scholarship options are available, please visit the school website for more information.
Accreditations
Career Opportunities
The CFA certification is widely known and respected in the global Financial Industry. It opens many possible areas of opportunity.
Several examples of positions you could occupy after completing an MSc in Financial Analysis and Investment Management:
- Financial Analyst : buy-side or sell-side (fund management, investment banking, hedge fund, private equity...)
- Asset management (e.g., investment fund, pension funds)
- Financial or investment consultant.
Program delivery
Pedagogical methods
The program is based on a mixture of theory and practice (face-to-face learning and interactive discussions). Students are expected to study significantly outside of class, especially those who choose to take the CFA exams.
Assessment Terms
Continuous monitoring, Examens sur table, Final dissertation
Teaching methods
- Theoretical Courses
- Case Studies
- Practical Exercises
- Group Projects