MASTER IN FINANCE

SUCCEED IN ANY FIELD OF FINANCE


ESSEC
BUSINESS SCHOOL,
THE PIONEERING SPIRIT
CREATED IN 19O7, ESSEC
BUSINESS SCHOOL TODAY
IS A WORLD-SCHOOL WITH
FRENCH ROOTS. ITS PURPOSE
IS TO GIVE MEANING TO THE
LEADERSHIP OF TOMORROW
AND HAVE A GLOBAL IMPACT.
ESSEC is a graduate school with
programs ranging from Bachelor
to PhD, a wide range of Masters
programs including our flagship Master
in Management and Global MBA
programs. ESSEC also offers executive
education and custom training
designed and developed on-demand
for our partners from the private
sector. ESSEC holds the “Triple crown”
of accreditations for global business
education: EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA.
At the core of the ESSEC learning
experience is a combination of
excellence and distinctiveness.
ESSEC’s unique educational model
is based on education by experiences,
that foster the acquisition of
cutting-edge knowledge with the
development of know-how and life
skills. At ESSEC, we aim to empower
students and give them the keys
to imagine, create, lead and have a
positive impact in the business world
of tomorrow that will be more complex
and changing ever more rapidly.
ESSEC is a world-school. Our
International campuses in Asia-Pacific
and Africa are dual gateways that
allow students to really immerse
themselves into different cultures
worldwide and develop genuine
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INTERNATIONAL
RANKINGS BUSINESS #8 #4 #5 #8
EDUCATION 2018 European Master in Master in Executive
Business School Management Finance Education
Programs
Key figures
expertise about business in those
regions. They allow our school to build
deeper alliances with academic, private
55,OOO 6,O97
and public partners in those regions
that are growing at an accelerated
pace and will be leaders of economic
growth in tomorrow’s world. ESSEC
has built a network of alliances with graduates worldwide students in full-time undergraduate
academic partners worldwide so and graduate programs
that its students’ learning journey
4 +1 34% 98
is a true international one.
ESSEC is a school with French Roots
that trains responsible leaders.
campuses in augmented international nationalities
Being a responsible leader means Cergy, Paris-La Défense, digital students represented
being able to see beyond business Singapore and Rabat campus
as usual. Responsible leaders are
+1oo
able to value long-term benefits
2O5
over short-term profits; they are able partner universities
to blend corporate performance in 45 countries
with employees’ well-being. To student organizations
prepare its students for the world of
tomorrow, ESSEC’s pedagogy seeks
2,OOO
to awaken and develop creative degrees awarded each year,
and critical thinking, together with including 1,600 at graduate level
the learning-by-doing method.
Responsible leaders are those who
can see the broader picture.
ESSEC is a full ecosystem at the
crossroad of rigorous and relevant
3O
research, innovation, business and
5,OOO
society. At ESSEC we believe in learning and research chairs
bringing research and companies into
the classroom, we also believe that
learning doesn’t end with a degree:
learning at ESSEC means becoming
3O
double degree programs managers in executive education
a life-long learner and joining a
(24 international, 6 national)
close-knit community of more than
+5oo
55,000 Alumni all across the globe.
162
permanent faculty of 37 nationalities partner companies in education
Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi including 20 emeriti professors and recruitment
Dean and President
of ESSEC Business School
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 Key
facts

ADVANCED TECHNICAL
EDITO SKILLS TO UNDERTAKE
A CAREER IN THE
1 2 or
years
2 countries
France (Paris area)
3 tracks
Corporate Finance

The increasingly globalized and complex economy creates an additional demand

WORLD’S MAJOR Singapore Financial Markets
FinTech & Analytics
FINANCIAL CENTERS
2
for graduates with a well-recognized expertise in all areas of finance. In addition,
corporate financial directors, consulting (advisory) firms, investment banks and study trips
financial institutions are in need of in-depth technical knowledge in finance. to major financial
ESSEC Master in Finance program

3
centers
Career-oriented and internationally focused, the ESSEC Master in Finance is a has a strong analytical focus
and aims to provide students London
highly selective and intensive program designed to offer high quality training to
with a comprehensive view New York or certificates
high potential students who wish to pursue a career in corporate finance, financial
of finance enabling them to Master degree Hong Kong
markets, asset and portfolio management as well as risk management. Financial Analytics
develop and become fully- accredited by
operational professionals. Energy and
Unique in its kind, ESSEC Master in Finance accounts with the recognition French Ministry Taught Commodities
and accreditation of French Ministry of Higher Education, conferring of Higher Education in English AMF Certification
its students with an official Master Degree diploma. To assure academic excellence,
the program has an intensive
The program has a strong international dimension and teaches students to adapt to full-time format which includes:
a multicultural environment, addressing multinational issues and providing exposure Intake
to both Europe and Asia. It offers a global approach to finance with a strong emphasis Courses in September
on the underlying skills necessary to operate in today’s financial professions. International study trips
Internship or academic dissertation

#5
Worldwide Rankings
Master in Finance 2018

A FLEXIBLE CURRICULUM TAILORED

TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS & GOALS
#6
Worldwide Ranking
Masters in Finance 2020

To tailor the program to each student’s refined

career goals, several tracks are offered:

 orporate Finance Track

Sridhar ARCOT
Academic Director
Ph.D. in Finance, LSE
Associate Professor,
Finance Department
C
Gérard DESPINOY Peng XU Designed for those who want to pursue a ONE-YEAR PROGRAM
Executive Director Associate Academic career in mergers & acquisitions, financial
Ph.D. Economics, Director analysis, firm valuation, transaction services, The one-year program (90 ECTS credits) takes place either
U. of Paris Dauphine, Ph.D. in Finance structured financing, private equity and equity in France (Paris area) or in Singapore and can be pursuit by
MBA INSEAD & Economics, (ECM) and debt (DCM) capital markets. holders of a Master’s degree or a 4-year Bachelor’s degree.
Finance Department Univ. of Toronto
CFA Charterholder Financial Markets Track
Finance Department Designed for those who want to pursue a career TWO-YEAR PROGRAM
in front and middle offices such as sales and
structuring of financial products, traders, Holders of a 3-year Bachelor’s degree or a Licence 3 en Économie/
quantitative finance, risk management as Banque/ Finance/ Assurance/ Management/ Ingénierie/ Mathématiques
well as asset and portfolio management. will complete an additional first year (30 ECTS) which includes:

FinTech & Analytics Track • A first term of 5 courses to be chosen among a very rich general track
Designed for those who want to pursue • A 4-6 months internship
a career in quantitative asset and risk
management, data-based market making After its completion, they will join the one-year program.
and trading, quant hedge funds and jobs
involving automation of traditional finance
functions through technology and analytics.

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 One-Year Program: Curriculum in France One-Year Program: Curriculum in Singapore
TERM 0 TERM 0
Core courses Core courses

• Financial Theory • Financial Theory

• Statistics • Statistics
• Foundations in Calculus and Probability • Foundations in Calculus and Probability
• AlumnEye Seminar • Accounting Refresher
• Team Building and Leadership • AlumnEye Seminar
• Team Building and Leadership

TERM 1 TERM 1
Core courses Elective courses Core courses Elective courses

• Corporate Financial Management

• Corporate Financial Management
• Financial Markets
• Financial Markets
• Options
• International Finance • Options
• Economics • International Finance
• Big Data Analytics • Economics
• Econometrics (Financial Markets track) • Mandarin
• Asset Management Simulation Game • Econometrics (Financial Markets track)
• Financial Accounting and Reporting • French
• French • Financial Accounting and Reporting
(Corporate Finance track)
(Corporate Finance track)
• Introduction seminar to financial careers
• Introduction seminar to financial careers
• Introduction seminar to asset management

TERM 2 TERM 2
CORPORATE FINANCE FINANCIAL MARKETS CORPORATE FINANCE FINANCIAL MARKETS FINTECH & ANALYTICS
Core courses Core courses
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• Mergers and Acquisitions • Fixed Incomes • Digital Financial Platforms

• Fixed Income
• Firm Valuation • Advanced Derivative Markets • Mergers and Acquisitions and Intermediation
• Advanced Derivative Markets
• Financial Statement Analysis • Portfolio Theory & Investment Analysis • Firm Valuation • Financial Econometrics
• Financial Econometrics
• Financial Statement Analysis • Big Data Analytics
• Portfolio Theory & Investment Analysis
• Python and Machine Learning
Elective courses
Elective courses
• Portfolio Theory & Investment Analysis • Financial Econometrics
• ESG Investing • ESG Investing • Commodity Markets & • Commodity Markets &
• VBA Programing for Finance • VBA Programing for Finance Energy Products Energy Products • Commodity Markets &
• Real Estate Finance • Real Estate Finance • ESG Investing • ESG Investing Energy Products
• Agri-Food Commodity Markets • Agri-Food Commodity Markets • Fixed Income • Firm Valuation • ESG Investing
• Digital Financial Platforms and Intermediation • Digital Financial Platforms and Intermediation • Portfolio Theory & Investment Analysis • Financial Econometrics • Fixed Income
• Energy & Commodity Markets & Products • Energy & Commodity Markets & Products • Financial Risk Management • Financial Risk Management • Portfolio Theory &
• Wealth Management • Wealth Management • Big Data Analytics • Big Data Analytics Investment Analysis
• Python and Machine Learning • Python and Machine Learning • Digital Financial Platforms • Digital Financial Platforms • Financial Risk Management
• Fixed Income • Financial Risk Management and Intermediation and Intermediation • Advanced Derivative Markets
• Coaching CFA • Coaching CFA • Alternative Assets • Alternative Assets • Alternative Assets
• Python & Machine Learning • Python & Machine Learning

TERM 3 TERM 3
CORPORATE FINANCE FINANCIAL MARKETS CORPORATE FINANCE FINANCIAL MARKETS FINTECH & ANALYTICS
Core courses Core courses
• Private Equity • Derivatives Pricing & Trading
• Private Equity • Options: Applications
• Project Finance • Corporate Treasuries & Markets • Capstone Project
• Project Finance • Volatility Trading
• Ethics Seminar • Ethics Seminar • Ethics Seminar
• Ethics Seminar • Ethics Seminar
• Negotiation Skills for Financial Professionals • Negotiation Skills for Financial Professionals

Elective courses Elective courses

• Commodity Risk Management • VBA Programing for Finance
• Commodity Risk Management • VBA Programing for Finance
• Real Estate Private Equity Seminar • Real Estate Finance
• Futures Market • Real Estate Finance
• Volatility Trading • Corporate Treasuries & Markets

INTERNSHIP or ACADEMIC DISSERTATION INTERNSHIP or ACADEMIC DISSERTATION

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 Research seminars
ESSEC Business School’s Finance
Department along with the Research
Center holds research seminars
throughout the academic year
where guest speakers present
the most recent theoretical and
empirical research in finance.

OFFICIAL MASTER DEGREE Pedagogical approach

ESSEC Master in Finance is the only program in France recognized and The program relies on a wide range of
accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education, conferring its teaching methods including lectures,
students with an official Master Diploma. This gives privileged access to current events and case study analysis
working visas in Europe, enables interested students to pursue doctoral as well as in-class exercises.
studies, and gives the possibility to apply to governmental financial aids.

STUDY TRIPS TO LONDON AND NEW YORK A SUPPORTIVE AND INVOLVED

OR HONG KONG FACULTY BODY FROM
The two study trips to the major financial centers in the ACROSS THE GLOBE
world represent unique moments in the program.
The three assets that best
Students travel to two of the major financial centers (London, and characterize ESSEC Business School’s
New York or Hong Kong), where they meet and exchange views faculty are academic excellence, a
with professionals in the most prestigious investment banks global frame of mind and original
and consulting firms such as Ardian, Barclay’s Capital, Bank of and outstanding teaching.
America-Merrill Lynch, BNP-Paribas, CA CIB, Crédit Suisse, Goldman
Sachs, Greenhill Partners, J.P. Morgan, KKR, Macquarie, Messier The Finance Department’s research
Partners, Natixis, Société Générale, Standard & Poor’s and UBS. covers a broad spectrum of key areas
in finance: Financial Derivatives, Risk
The study trips are also the perfect opportunity to Management, Commodities, Portfolio
develop ESSEC network and meet alumni. and Wealth Management, Macro-Finance,
Market Microstructure, Mergers and
Acquisitions, Private Equity, Corporate
Governance, Real Estate and Corporate
Bankruptcy. Researchers have published
their work in some of the world’s most
prestigious academic journals including
the Journal of Financial Economics,
Journal of Financial and Quantitative
Analysis, Journal of Banking and
Finance, Journal of Law, Economics and
Organization, Journal of Econometrics,
Review of Finance and Finance.

In addition to the faculty, the program

also relies on lecturers and practitioners
who are experts in their field.
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 ‘‘ THE PROGRAM
ALLOWED ME TO MEET PEOPLE
WHO CAME FROM VARIOUS
COUNTRIES AND TO SHARE, TO

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LEARN AND TO GROW WITH THEM

’’
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Océane, Alumnus,
The internship Bachelor, HEC Montréal (Canada)
Senior Financial Analyst /
The internship, with a duration of 4 to 6 months, can take place Economist,
anywhere in the world and is designed to facilitate students’ professional Several Corporate BAKER & MCKENSIE
integration. It enables them to apply their newly acquired skills and Internship Partners
knowledge to hands-on-experience as interns within an organization.

‘‘
• ARDIAN
Some recent students’ internships:
• BANK OF AMERICA - MERRILL LYNCH
- Summer Analyst, IBD - J.P. Morgan
• BARCLAYS THE PROGRAM IS A
- Graduate program, Financial Markets - Standard Chartered Master in Finance students
- Summer Analyst, Corporate Banking EMEA - CITI
• BNP-PARIBAS
CAREER ACCELERATOR
- Summer Analyst, IBD - Barclays may choose to carry out • CREDIT AGRICOLE CIB
• GOLDMAN SACHS AND CONTRIBUTES TO
an internship or to write

’’
- Summer Analyst, Trading - HSBC
• HSBC
- Summer Analyst, Ratings - S&P Global OUR NETWORK.
- Summer Analyst, Sales & Trading - Morgan Stanley an academic dissertation. • J.P. MORGAN
• MORGAN STANLEY
- Summer Analyst, Real Estate - UBS Paul,
• ODDO & CIE
- M&A Analyst, Corporate Finance - EY Alumnus,
• NOMURA
Engineer, UTC (France)
• ROTHSCHILD & CIE
Private Equity Analyst,
• SOCIETE GENERALE
The academic dissertation • STATE STREET BANK SINGAPORE
ARDIAN

• LAZARD FRERES
The academic dissertation is an alternative option to the internship. It • FRANCE TELECOM
represents an independent and individual research on a cutting-edge • KPMG
topic related to any field of finance covered in the program. Its objective is • SCHRODERS
to provide students with a first complete and original research experience.

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ESSEC’S STRONG
TIES WITH FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS The Finance Recruitment
Day IN FRANCE & THE
FINANCE GET-TOGETHER
Alumneye training to prepare SESSION IN SINGAPORE
for summer program recruitment
Are a unique opportunity to meet with:
AlumnEye, a network of professionals designed to help prepare for
• ACCURACY
interviews in Investment Banking, Market Finance and Strategy • ACTIVE CAPITAL
Consulting, trains students for the selection process of the most • ALPANA ADVISORY SERVICES
prestigious financial institutions. This interactive and personalized • AXA
training, taking place at the beginning of the academic year, allows • BNP-PARIBAS
students to stand out from the thousands of applications, and facilitates • BARCLAYS CAPITAL
significantly access to summer internships and graduate programs. • CA-CIB
• CFG GROUP
• CHAPPUIS HALDER & Cie
• CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK
Finance forum with • CIC
CentraleSupélec in London • CITI
• COMMERZBANK
The annual Finance London Fair is organized for students from • CREDIT AGRICOLE
ESSEC and CentraleSupélec, a leading French Engineering School. It • CREDIT SUISSE
is a great opportunity to meet recruiters and practitionners of the • DEXA
financial sector in London. During two days students can share their • EXANE
professional objectives with stakeholders in this major financial center. • EY
The day ends with an informal networking event with alumni. • FX OPTIONS TRADING
• GEREJE
• GOLDMAN SACHS
• HERA CAPITAL
The ESSEC Faculty-Industry Chairs • HSBC
• IIML FUND MANAGERS
T he ESSEC - AMUNDI Chair in Asset & Risk Management (in • J.P. MORGAN
France) promotes joint research in the areas covered by the Chair • KEPLER CAPITAL MARKETS
and organizes research seminars on specialized topics. It also • KPMG

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organizes an annual workshop on Asset & Risk Management. • LAZARD
• MASTERCARD
• MORGAN STANLEY
• MUREX
CFA Program Partner • NATIXIS
• NOMURA
The CFA Institute oversees the international professional • ODDO & CIE
qualification of Chartered Financial Analyst. Other ESSEC Fairs & Career Services Support • OLIVER WYMAN
Students who wish to pursue career in areas such as mergers and • PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS
• RBS
acquisitions, project financing, structuring, equity analysis, fixed • CAMPUS ESSEC fair: 150 companies
• ROTHSCHILD
income analysis, portfolio management or equity sales, have the • Consulting fair: 29 consulting companies
• SANTANDER
opportunity to prepare for the CFA Institute exam during their studies. • International recruitment day (all sectors)
• SCCP PAYMENT SERVICES HOLDINGS
• Interview and CV workshops, career orientation guidance
• SOCIETE GENERALE
Through its partnership with the CFA, Master in Finance students • Mentoring program
• STANDARD CHARTERED
interested in taking the CFA exams (Level I, II or III) in June are • 200 business meet-and-greets/presentations per year
• TINUBU SQUARE
eligible for a number of scholarships covering the exam fees. • 15,000 internships and international business volunteer (VIE)
• THE BANK OF TOKYO MITSUBISHI
opportunities per year, including 2,000 international positions
• TOTSA
Furthermore, every year, Master in Finance students represent • 6,000 job postings
• UBS
ESSEC to the CFA Institute Research Challenge. In Feb 2019, • ESSEC CV online: profiles are consulted by more than 2,500 companies
© Toh Kheng Guan

•… and many more

ESSEC won the French final and qualified for the EMEA final.

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CAREERS AND ALUMNI
AROUND THE WORLD
Prepare for a fulfilling career in all major areas of finance
Graduates assume high-level positions in various roles across Europe, Asia and the rest of the world.

93%
of students found
a job within
Graduates find positions in various industry sectors around the world 1 month of
graduation

50% EUROPE

35% Asia 100%

within 3 months
10% Americas
of graduation

5% Africa

90%
What kind of roles do our alumni have? hold a job with
an international
dimension
TRADING/SALES/STRUCTURING 27%
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS/FIRM VALUATION/TRANSACTION SERVICES 20%
PROJECT/STRUCTURED FINANCING 15%
RISK MANAGEMENT/CONTROL
PORTFOLIO/ASSET MANAGEMENT
10%
7%
London
is the main
In addition to its
theoretical and practical
M&A/CONSULTING 7% international performance, the program
financial center helps to grasp the right
EQUITY/DEBT CAPITAL MARKET 5%
with the career opportunity.
PRIVATE EQUITY 3% largest number
of alumni.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2%
Mouna, Alumnus,
OTHER 4% Engineer, ESTP Paris (France)
Trader, CIC.

In which industries?

45% 20% 10% 10% 10% 10%

Banking Brokerage/ Consulting Investment/ Asset Other
Trading Hedge Funds Management
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ESSEC’S
POWERFUL
WORLDWIDE
NETWORK

55,ooo
Alumni chapters in
all financial hubs:
ESSEC Business School alumni London, Singapore,
Hong Kong, New York, etc.
including

1,8oo
Masters in Finance alumni

22
professional clubs:

Conferences,
round tables and
5,ooo
members including the Finance,
top recruiters
brainstorming sessions. Banks and Insurance Club. • 123VENTURE • EY
• ALLIANZ • FINAMA PRIVATE EQUITY
• ALMA CONSULTING GROUP • GDF SUEZ TRADING
• ARCIS FINANCE • GOLDMAN SACHS
• ARDIAN • HSBC
• BANCO SANTANDER • ING
Alumni positions • BANK OF AMERICA- • IT ASSET MANAGEMENT
MERRILL LYNCH
• JP MORGAN
• Trader •D
 CM Structurer • Senior Fund Manager • BARCLAYS
• KPMG
AMUNDI CITI LYXOR • BEAR STEARN
• L’OREAL
• Head of Funds of Funds and Private •R
 isk Manager • Front Office Solution Consultant • BNP-PARIBAS
• LYXOR
Debt CRÉDIT AGRICOLE ASSET MISYS • BOA ML
• MISYS
ARDIAN MANAGEMENT • BRED
• Equity Research Associate • MORGAN STANLEY
• Bond Fund Manager •D
 irector Valuation and Business MORGAN STANLEY • CA CIB
• NATIXIS
AXA IM Modelling • CBRE INVESTORS
• Sales-Trader Repo • NOBLE
DELOITTE • CDC ASSET MANAGEMENT
• Hedging Analyst NOMURA • NOMURA
AXA LIFE INVESTMENT •P
 roject Manager • CIC
• Senior Vice-President • PwC
DEXIA • CITI
• Commodities Structurer ODDO CORPORATE FINANCE • ROTHSCHILD
BANK OF AMERICA-MERRILL LYNCH •V
 ice-President M&A, • COMMERZBANK
• Structured Products Desk (Hedge • ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD • CRÉDIT AGRICOLE
• Credit Derivatives Trader Fund) ASSET MANAGEMENT • RWE
BARCLAYS •R
 isk Management Director NATIXIS • SCHRODER INVESTMENT
• CRÉDIT SUISSE
• Senior Manager EY • Chief Operating Officer FIRST BOSTON MANAGEMENT
BNP PARIBAS PRIVATE BANKING •E
 xecutive Director GOLDMAN SACHS NATIXIS • DBS • SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
• Trader, FOREX •A
 ssociate Director M&A • Actuarial Audit Manager • DRESDNER KLEINWORT • TOTAL TRADING
BNP PARIBAS HSBC PwC • E.ON • UBS
• Associate Market Specialist •E
 xecutive Director • Options Index Trader • EDF TRADING and many more…
CALYPSO J.P. MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

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WHO CAN APPLY?
4 INTERNATIONAL
The Master in Finance is a selective program designed for high-potential CAMPUSES
candidates holding (or currently pursuing) a 3-year Bachelor, 4-year Bachelor
or a Master’s degree in engineering, science, mathematics, business or economics.

Candidates are expected to have an excellent academic record, be open-minded, internationally oriented and
THE CERGY-PONTOISE CAMPUS
exhibit leadership potential. Welcome to ESSEC Business School’s original
campus located only 35 minutes away from Paris.

ONE-YEAR PROGRAM ESSEC established its original campus in this student haven in 1973.
Set in a vast green space covering 2,000 hectares, the campus
For holders of a 4-year Bachelor or a Master’s degree, features the very best teaching tools: auditoriums equipped
the duration of the program is 1 year. with facilities, libraries rooted in the digital era, language
labs, etc. It is also a convivial site with places to eat, student
TWO-YEAR PROGRAM residences, sports facilities, practical services, and more.
For holders of a 3-year Bachelor degree, or a Licence 3 en Typical class profile
Économie/ Banque/ Finance/ Assurance/ Management/ Ingénierie/
Mathématiques, the duration of the program is 2 years. 4 0% hold degrees in
engineering or science.
The selection process 6 0% hold degrees in THE PARIS-LA-DÉFENSE CAMPUS
economics, business and
At the heart of Europe’s leading business
Selection is based on an exceptional academic record and/ finance. district, this ESSEC campus is adapted to the time
or professional experience as well as strong motivation constraints and targeted needs of working managers.
T he cohort comes from the
to pursue the ESSEC Master in Finance.
Americas, Belgium, China, This campus, housed in the well-known CNIT building, is
France, India, Italy, Malaysia, specifically dedicated to our executive education programs.
There are several rounds of application each year. Morocco, Russia, Singapore, Thanks to its strategic location, spaces for group work,
• Online application file. connectivity, areas for relaxing, reading and getting
South Africa, Spain, United together, it offers the perfect conditions for
• Management aptitude test is compulsory: GMAT, GRE or TAGE MAGE. Kingdom, etc. educating managers and executives.
• English test is compulsory: TOELF iBT, IELTS, Cambridge or TOEIC.
 verage age: 24 years old.
A
The English test is not required if the candidate is an English native
speaker, has spent at least 3 years in an English speaking university or
has lived or worked at least 3 years in an English speaking country.
THE SINGAPORE CAMPUS
Midway between India and China, Singapore boasts
the ideal location to get a global vision of Asia.
The program Singapore has always been in the vanguard of Asian development
matched my expectations and continues to attract multinationals from all over the world.
Since 2005, ESSEC’s third campus has been ushering its students
to a great extent. This into the heart of a major economic, commercial and financial
crossroads, offering an ideal platform for understanding
not only sharpened my the forces, complexity, diversity and challenges of a key
financial knowledge but also region in the 21st century. In January 2015, ESSEC
welcomed students to its new 6500 m2 campus.
enhanced my understanding
of the markets.
Amresh, Alumnus,
Master, Indian Institute of THE RABAT CAMPUS (MOROCCO)
Technology (India)
Fully assimilated to its environment, the ESSEC Africa
Front Office
campus works with Moroccan and African leaders to
Solution Consultant, address the continent’s economic, cultural and social challenges.
MISYS, Singapore
Baptized ESSEC Africa, this 6,000 m2 campus, idyllically located
in Sidi Bouknadel, is home to ESSEC’s academic activities:
undergraduate, graduate and executive education programs,
a business incubator and research activities conducted in
partnership with top-level Moroccan academic institutions.
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ESSEC Business School
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France
Tel. +33 (0)1 34 43 30 00
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