ESSCA School of Management - Online Programs
MSc Finance (Online)
Online France
MSc
DURATION
18 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
16 Jan 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 16,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* 16 000 euros for 12-month program| 20 000 euros for 18-24 month program (Early bird rebate available)
Key Summary
If you are looking for an MSc program in Finance that offers a range of key benefits, is designed to provide graduates with a contemporary, global perspective in Finance, and more importantly, allows you to prepare for the CFA exams, this program is for you!
The program is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of critical finance concepts, ranging from corporate finance, strategic accounting, financial markets analysis, data analysis, and ethics to managerial and international finance. This holistic approach ensures that graduates gain knowledge across all major areas of finance and business, providing them with the theoretical and practical tools necessary for decision-making in various finance contexts.
This MSc offers a 12 months program or an 18-24 months program depending on your level of degree:
- For students with a minimum of 4-year degree: 12 months
- For students with a minimum of 3-year degree: 18-24 months
This fully online and flexible program is delivered through the Canvas LMS platform. Itram is designed to fit within students’ schedules allowing them to learn from anywhere, making it accessible to professionals and international students alike.
This unique experience will allow you to explore a new way of learning and create an international network. Our platform is highly customisable and built to encourage collaboration between students. It will enable us to provide you with the best online study experience. On this platform, you will find an incredible variety of content: instructional activities, videos, sts, and documents that you can read and keep. During the entire program, the Student t Success Tutor will support and follow up with students for the most optimized and fluid online learning.
Key benefits:
- Deepen your knowledge in contemporary finance and prepare for the CFA exams (level 1).
- Get a 100% online master’s degree from an international triple-accredited business school based in Paris.
- Discover the latest trends of new tech in sustainable business and management.
- Learn and interact with our international professors and experts from various industries.
- Create your future professional network by joining at the end of the program, an optional residential stay or virtual learning tour in Paris.
This MSc offers a 12 months program or an 18-24 months program depending on your level of degree:
- For students with a minimum of 4-year degree: 12 months
- For students with a minimum of 3-year degree: 18-24 months
MSc Finance 12 months program
This program is designed for students with a 4-year degree providing 2 semesters:
- Curriculum: The program covers fundamental and advanced topics in Finance. It offers a thorough grounding in finance, ensuring graduates acquire essential skills across various fields.
- Diverse Personalised Options: The program’s personalised courses in the second semester allow students to customize their learning experience, diving into niche areas such as Blockchain, Big Data, Wealth Management, or Advanced Portfolio Management, aligning studies with personal career goals.
- Practical Application Focus: The curriculum includes practical components, ensuring students can directly apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios.
- Global Financial Perspective: With courses focused on both domestic and international perspectives, the graduates gain a well-rounded, global understanding of finance, preparing them for careers in international markets.
Online Learning Curriculum
Capstone Project
- Contemporary Financial Management semester: designed to integrate and apply the knowledge gained from the blocks in the curriculum, it focuses on providing students with an opportunity to analyze complex business and financial challenges, develop practical solutions, and gain hands-on experience in tackling real-world corporate finance issues.
- Portfolio Management and Investment Strategies semester: builds upon the concepts of Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, introduced in the curriculum, enabling students to apply sophisticated analytical, computational, and strategic tools to tackle complex challenges in the corporate world.
Consulting Project
Finally, you will work on a real case for a company during your consulting project. This project is key to the obtention of your diploma, through this project you will get to use the different theories and concepts learnt in class and apply them to reality. This experience allows you to live a global real-life experience of finance.
Case Study Research
You will develop academic skills in research and international problem-solving and learn how to use scientific literature to meet management challenges.
For MSc Finance 18-24 months program, the program is divided into 3 semesters. Please click on the button below to view the 24 months program curriculum on our website.
Program benefits
- Acquire industry-relevant skills in financial analysis, business finance, financial management, and data analysis to stay current with financial industry techniques and trends.
- Prepare for the CFA exams with curriculum elements aligned with the CFA Institute’s Candidate Body of Knowledge.
- Gain awareness of innovative tools, emerging trends, and cutting-edge strategies shaping the financial sector.
- Receive advanced quantitative training in computational finance, equipping you for analytical roles with robust finance-related data analysis and modelling skills.
- Emphasize ethics and sustainability to navigate today’s financial landscape with a focus on ethical decision-making and sustainable practices.
- Engage in practical, real-world applications through live case studies.
- Thrive in a fully international and multicultural environment, cultivating soft skills, creativity, and effective communication in a global context.
- Develop the ability to collaborate successfully with companies and support their growth and development.
- Interactive learning on the Canvas LMS for the online format provides an engaging and intuitive platform that supports collaborative learning, faculty interaction, and practical project work, offering flexibility to balance professional, academic, and personal pursuits.
- Gain career-focused expertise in specialized fields, aligning your skills with high-demand careers in finance.
- Advance your career with in-depth finance knowledge and critical thinking skills focused on Financial Management and Financial Markets.
- Learn from experienced, highly recognized professors and lecturers, established in their fields and their scientific expertise.
- Obtain a Master’s degree from an internationally accredited European Business School (AACSB, EQUIS, EPAS, AMBA).
The MSc Finance program at ESSCA Online Campus offers a unique opportunity for diverse profiles of professional candidates seeking to advance their careers. Our graduates gain a competitive edge by integrating the latest finance knowledge, trends, strategies, methods, and tools into their daily tasks, making a real impact on their professional environment. This program is tailored to:
- Candidates seeking to enhance their knowledge and thoroughly prepare for the core components of Level 1 of the CFA exams.
- Candidates who aim to develop an international perspective in their careers.
- Candidates seeking additional skills and qualifications in Financial Management.
- Candidates with a bachelor’s degree from various disciplines and fields who have an interest in Finance.
- Candidates who wish to acquire a critical, in-depth understanding of Finance for personal or professional applications.
- Candidates from around the world who desire an MSc diploma from a triple-accredited French Business School with global recognition.
The MSc Finance program offers graduates a broad range of career opportunities across global industries. Graduates of the MSc Finance program will be equipped to work across a variety of industries, including roles in investment, banking, corporate finance, financial services, trading, hedge funds, large institutions and organization, or as freelance professionals in consulting.
A non-exhaustive list of potential career paths for graduates includes:
- Investment Analyst
- Portfolio Manager
- Chief Financial Officer
- Corporate Finance Manager
- Credit Analyst
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Consultant
- Portfolio Analyst
- Financial Manager or Director in corporations and financial services
- FX Manager
- Trader or Broker
- Fund Manager
- Financial Project and Funding Manager
- Asset Management Analyst