Master in Finance

Join our Master in Finance and earn a State-recognized degree with the prestigious Master’s Grade (BAC+5).

Authorized by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, our Master in Finance program has been accredited for a four-year period after a rigorous assessment by the National Management Programmes Assessment Commission (CEFDG).

Step into a program designed to launch your career in the dynamic and demanding world of investment banking, whether in Corporate Finance or Financial Markets. With a degree recognized at the highest level, you’ll be prepared to meet the challenges of leading financial institutions and seize unique opportunities in an ever-evolving industry.

Shape your future today with a degree that makes a difference!

This program enables foreign or French students to acquire a high-level, specialized education aimed at the main functions of corporate & market finance in companies whose scope is resolutely oriented towards international markets.

The Master in Finance is designed to offer students all the soft/hard skills and know-how needed to excel in the investment banking:

• Diversity: the Master in Finance offers a diverse environment through its cohort (nationalities, genders, backgrounds, etc.).
• A mix between academic (20 faculty professors) and professional lecturers (90) to ensure the best learning environment
• A 2-year program structure: a common track in Year 1 and specialization in either Market Finance or Corporate Finance in Year 2. For students who enter the program in Year 1, this structure allows them to discover in depth financial applications before committing to a specialization
• emlyon’s distinctive academic signature: learning as not only a transfer of academic knowledge but also a "course of learning experiences" that equips students to forge a constant link between thought and action: "doing to learn, learning to do".
• Financial Challenges: Students will be able to take part in French or international challenges or more in the financial field (e.g.: ARE, Trophée des futures licornes, BBG, CFA in Corporate Finance and Financial Markets.
• Professional certifications: Students will also acquire the necessary skills to take different certificates: AMF, CFA 1 and 2, Bloomberg Certification.
• Summer internship preparation: To maximise your chances to get a coveted summer internship at a buldge bracket London firm during your program, emlyon business school offers a select number of students the opportunity to be trained by our career center to the application tests (limited seats).
• Careers Forum: Students will attend a specific Finance Career Forum organized by the Career Center, as well as some dedicated conferences about Financial topics.