MSc Banking and International Finance
The MSc Banking and Finance program is tailormade to develop professional standards and competencies for those wishing to pursue careers in the Banking and Finance industry.
TBS Education offers an innovative blend of theoretical and professional learning equipping you with the outlook, the skills and the temperament to make things happen.
This MSc is ranked 10th (+4 places) in the Eduniversal 2023 Best Masters ranking.
This program has received the CGE label, a national accreditation reserved for top business schools in France. The CGE label guarantees the high quality standards of the program and allows international students to continue to work on French territory after their studies to further fine-tune their expertise.
Our Banking and International Finance MSc program will prepare you for a wide range of careers in Finance, designed to equip you with the knowledge, competencies and skills to help you to understand complex financial issues and develop practical solutions.
The course explores the changing environment within which financial institutions operate, the globalization of Finance, changes in technology, and the regulatory environment.
You will also gain an appreciation of the evolution of Finance and Banking theory, as well as contemporary debates and controversies.
Calendar
*Internship not mandatory. Mandatory for DD only.
Program Design
Total number of hours: 450h
This program consists of five learning experiences rigorously designed to develop your managerial and operational skills in your field of professional expertise.
Professional expertise
8 Course units:
1. Advanced Corporate Finance
Objective: Provide students with the theoretical background to understand how to value assets and finance a firm under market imperfections.
2. Financial analysis, firm value and value creation
Objective: Provide students with the key competencies to conduct a financial analysis, value a firm in different contexts and measure the wealth created by managers.
3. Financial strategies for investing and financing
Objective: Be able to define, implement and finance a strategy for managing profitable growth: M&A, Private Equity, Project Finance.
4. Banking management and the regulatory landscape
Objective: Students should be able to understand the Banks’ business models under international regulations, compliance requirements and in an ethical way.
5. Financial markets
Objective: Students should be able to understand the use of financial markets for optimizing financial decisions.
6. Financial risk management
Objective: Provide students with the knowledge and competencies to define and implement a relevant strategy to manage speculative risks.
7. International perspective in Banking and Finance
Objective: Provide students with the knowledge to be able to anticipate the future changes in the Banking and Finance industry.
8. Research methods in finance
Objective: Provide students with the set of tools to manage a research project in Economics and Finance.
Soft Skills Certificate
Certificate designed by 26 professors & leadership and management professionals in collaboration with Career Services.
“Soft Skills” are intrapersonal and interpersonal skills that create the conditions for a successful and sustainable team and allow to effectively manage your career.
2 Courses units:
Management and leadership skills
Objective: Acquire nine key competencies to lead teams and manage your professional career.
Career agility
Objective: Reveal your talent and make evolutionary choices in accordance with your deep aspirations.
The Career Services is a support center that helps students define and develop their career project. Through several lectures, workshops, individual tests and coaching sessions, a specialist will support each student from their first questions to looking for the right internship or job.
Coaching: we support you in your reflection on your skills, strengths and areas for improvement. Through personality tests and individual coaching, we link this self-knowledge to your ambitions and career choices.
Personal Branding: you will participate in workshops to build your CV and e-portfolio to best highlight your experiences and skills for your future employers.
Consulting Mission
A unique exercise that is a major asset in your program!
For the account of prestigious TBS partner companies, students, coached by the professors, carry out a strategic diagnosis aiming to analyze its competitive position, then propose strategic and operational recommendations to meet its challenges.
Examples of partner companies
Aerospace Valley, AIRBUS, Cap Gemini, Comtesse du Barry, Continental Automotive, EY, Hilti, Mars Petfoods, Motorola, Thalès, Rockwell & Collins.
Master Dissertation
Objective: Increase your brain agility to anticipate and solve complex business issues in your field of expertise.
Each student in this MSc program is required to write a dissertation which addresses a current issue in management from an academic perspective in his field of expertise.
The student thus contributes to the study, analysis, formalization and abstraction of the identified problem.
In-company Work experience
Internship
Students may carry out an internship in the company of their choice for a period of 4 months minimum. This internship is not mandatory for the validation of the diploma.
Jean-François VERDIE, PhD
Professor of Finance
Department: Economics and Finance
Academic requirements:
- 4-year Bachelor Degree (240 ECTS) or equivalent
- If you hold a 3-year Bachelor Degree, you must apply to our MSc preparatory program. Contact us for more information: international.admissions@tbs-education.fr
Language level:
- For programs taught in English: English mother tongue OR TOEFL IBT 80 / IELTS 6.5 / TOEIC 800 / CAMBRIDGE B2 / FCE / CAT 165
- For programs taught in French: French mother tongue OR DELF B2 OR equivalent
Required documents for application:
- CV
- Cover/Motivation letter/Statement of Purpose
- Passport copy
- Transcript of grades of your latest degree
- Enrollment certificate or diploma
- For the English MSc: B2 English test (IELTS, TOIEC, TOEFL, CAMBRIDGE or DUOLINGO), if your studies were not 100% in English or if you are not a native English speaker
- For the bilingual (French & English) MSc: B2 French test (DELF or TCF) if your studies were not 100% in French or if you are not a native French speaker & B2 English test (IELTS, TOIEC, TOEFL, CAMBRIDGE or DUOLINGO), if your studies were not 100% in English or if you are not a native English speaker
- Letter of recommendation (not mandatory)
MSC Deadline to apply: July 30th
This Master of Science prepares you for the following job categories:
- Coverage analyst
- Asset & Portfolio Manager
- Strategist/Economist
- Cash Manager or Treasurer
- Financial Risk Manager
- Financial analyst
- Compliance Manager
- Business Analyst
- M&A Analyst
- Private Equity Analyst
- Trader
- Financial Advisor
- Transactions Services
- Financial Auditor
- Structured and Project Finance
Fees : 18 500 €
The cost of this training includes:
- All academic fees, including business visits.
- Access to our virtual campus and all online educational resources.
- Access to career starter services (CV workshop, business forum, etc.)
- Access to the network of 49,000 alumni.
Funding:
- SCHOLARSHIP: TBS is entitled to receive higher education scholarship students: mobility grants, state scholarships, merit scholarships (Eiffel, Marie Curie), TBS Foundation scholarships. (contact the school)
- PERSONALIZED SCHEDULE: TBS welcomes students who wish to discuss their personal situation. TBS grants payment schedules from 1 to 6 instalments, or by monthly instalments during the course.
- STUDENT JOBS: our student associations offer paid assignments on behalf of companies or individuals throughout the year.
Discounts and scholarships
To assist our students financially, we offer the following discounts for our Master of Science programs. Please bear in mind that discounts and offers of financial support are exclusive and cannot be combined together.
Early Bird Discount
You can get a 10% discount on your tuition fees if you apply and pay before December 31st. Please note that this is the only discount which may be cumulated with others.
Partner University Discount
Students from TBS partner universities and/or students having spent one semester at a TBS campus as part of an exchange program receive a 10% discount on their tuition fee.
Sibling Discount
If you have a brother or sister who is currently enrolled in a TBS program, you will receive a 15% discount on your tuition fees.
Special Discount
You can get this 15% discount based on the excellence of your grades and overall profile. (limited)
Couples Discount
If you’re married/have a child together and both apply for a TBS program for the same year, you will receive a 20% discount on the tuition fees of one of the programs.
Excellence Discount
You can get this 25% discount if you have >610 GMAT score or >75% GPA ; 7.0 IELTS; a great performance during the interview. (limited)
Impact discount
You can get this 25% discount if you have a strong environmental/humanitarian/CSR project and a good academic file. (limited)
External Scholarships
A number of French associations also award scholarships to international students studying in France:
Eiffel Scholarship
The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program is managed by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs to enable French higher education establishments to attract top foreign students to enroll in French Master’s and PhD courses.
The application process for the Eiffel scholarship is extremely selective. Candidate students must be non-French and be less than 25 years old while they must prove excellent academic results. This scholarship can award up to €1,000 per month to successful candidates.
Campus France Scholarship Information
International students wishing to study in France can also apply for a choice of national scholarships. For more information contact Campus France.
