EDHEC Financial Economics Track
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Pierre Mella Barral, PhD
Professor of Finance, Scientific Director MSc Finance
PROGRAMME
EDHEC is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for Asset Management and Alternative Investment research. Its professors are regarded as international experts in the fields of Asset Management, Fixed Income Securities, Alternative Investments and Risk Management and act as advisors for financial institutions and investors.
EDHEC's Master of Science in Finance programme is a programme partner with the CFA institute, covering the Level 1 at 100% and offering more students the chance to graduate with an MSc and at the same time, prepare a professional diploma.
The demanding Master in Finance programme draws heavily on the expertise developed in the EDHEC Risk and Management Research Centre and is designed to prepare participants for a wide variety of international careers in corporate financial management, investment banking and private equity, commercial banking and financial services.
| CONCENTRATION COURSE LIST |
Money and Capital Markets |
Financial Engineering |
| Fixed Income Analysis and Credit Risk Valuation theory and models for bonds and related securities, bon portfolio risk management, credit markets, theory and pricing of credit derivatives |
| Options Futures and Other Derivatives Theory and valuation of options, futures, forwards, swaps and other derivative contracts, OTC and exchange traded products, pricing exotic derivatives |
| Financial Accounting and Analysis Overview of principles of financial accounting, corporate financial planning and analysis and the management of international groups |
| Advanced Corporate Finance Principles of corporate finance, equity and debt financing operations, option theory applied to corporate valuation, convertibles and warrants |
| Portfolio Management Fundamentals of asset and liability management, modern portfolio theory, traditioinal and alternative investment appraisal and performance measurement |
| International Economics Ethics and Entrepreneurship Micro and macroeconomics, global economic overview, central banks and monetary policy, ethics, professional standards and financial entrepreneurship |
| Financial Engineering Fundamentals of financial engineering, statistical techniques and mathematical tools used by professional quantitative analysts |
| CAREER OPPORTUNITIES |
The MSc in Finance programme is designed to prepare participants for a wide variety of international careers in corporate financial management, investment banking and private equity, commercial banking and financial services. Programme graduates work as M&A specialists, business analysts, credit analysts, financial controllers, corporate treasurers, brokers, security analysts and traders. They are employed by major multinational companies, investment banks, commercial banks, finance and strategy consultancies, insurance companies, and private equity, fund and asset management companies. A majority of graduates hold corporate finance positions. |
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