MSC in International Finance

Enhance your financial background, get acquainted to professional tools, prepare professional certifications, and become a value-added professional in market finance and risk management.

Hands-on Learning

Along with the knowledge of financial markets theories, you will be trained by professionals to become job-ready upon graduation.

Business Tours

Acquiring knowledge through experience is vital and the first worldwide financial center is two hours from Paris. A business tour in London is organized with a guided tour of the City and its main financial institutions such as the Bank of England and Bloomberg headquarters. Conferences by professionals (traders from brokerage firms, and financial analysts from rating agencies for instance) are organized to enhance the link with experienced specialists.

Innovative Teaching Methods

The classroom experience is augmented through blended learning modules, consisting of online and interactive

learning components. Entrepreneurial projects and business simulations are key components in the curriculum so that you gain hands-on experience and real business know-how. You will also participate in targeted seminars focused on leadership and management which are delivered in partnership with Cours Florent, one of France’s leading drama training institutes.

Why PSB?

Thanks to its historical financial center – an international stock exchange managed by NYSE Euronext and the largest money market in Europe - the city of Paris provides a convenient environment to study an MSc in International Finance. Many financial institutions have headquarters or subsidiaries in Paris and provide this Master with a direct link to professionals in the sector. Paris is also a unique experience as a dynamic economic center and a cultural capital.

Message from the program Director : Emmanuel DE LA BURGADE

“The aim of the MSc is to prepare job-ready professionals thanks to a balance between theory and practice. The school widely favors the interaction with finance professionals both in the design of the program and in the education towards ours students. The MSc prepares our students to heavily use operational tools necessary for their future career such VBA, Excel or Bloomberg. The MSc also train for certifications that are today required to evolve rapidly in the financial community (CFA and PRM).”

Business Core

• Strategic Management
• International Business
• Financial Management
• Managerial Accounting
• International Business Environment
• Corporate Strategy

Leadership & Professional Skills Modules

• Leadership & Management: Cours Florent Seminar
• Career Management
• Business Game
• Research Methodology
• Advanced Productivity Digital Tools
• Business Tours

Advanced Core Component

• Project Management
• International Business Law
• Fixed Income Securities Management
• Professional Standards: Compliance and Control
• Banking & Financial Regulations
• Risk Management
• Derivative & Commodities
• Collective Funds Management
• Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Electives

• Cross Cultural Management
• Elective French Course
• European Markets
• Comparative Business Law
• Public Relations: Branding Through Social Media
• Event Management

Online Courses

• Emotional Intelligence
• Making Effective Career Decisions
• Business Negotiation
• Giving Sense to Your Leadership
• Marketing in a Digital World
• Introduction to Negotiation

Optional Internship

The Master is designed to prepare students for careers in businesses related to the trading room (mainly in the front and middle offices), but also open doors to financial jobs such ,as credit risk analyst, financial analyst, bank risk manager, originator of securities, portfolio manager or fund manager.

Designed for individuals who have successfully completed undergraduate studies and who wish to pursue post-graduate education to deepen their field of expertise and gain exposure to international working environments. 

Applicants must demonstrate a sufficient level of English through the submission of IELT S score of 6, a TOEFL score of 80, or a TOEIC score of 750.

To apply:     

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Students will be requested to send the necessary documents later on in the admission process (like the application form filled and signed, copy of highest degree completed, copy of passport, short resume...)

 In addition, Candidates are required to pass an interview, the interviews are conducted in English by telephone or Skype.