Curriculum MSc in Corporate Finance

Master of Science in Corporate Finance

The EDHEC Business School Master of Science programmes are one-year full-time programmes taught in English. Each programme is worth 90 ECTS credits.

Students in EDHEC's MSc in Risk and Asset Management must successfully complete the following:

6 core courses,
120 hours of electives,
4 specialised workshops,
3-6 month internship,
Master's thesis.

core courses

Financial Accounting and Analysis
Overview of principles of financial accounting, corporate financial planning and valuation linked to financial accounting

Corporate Finance
Introduction to principles of finance, time value of money, discounting technique and sources of global financing

Strategy
Corporate strategy, strategic modelling, competitive advantage and financial decision making

International Corporate Finance and Governance
Capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, valuation methods, payout policy, governance, investment banking, LBOs and Private Equity

Mergers and Acquisitions
In-depth analysis of mergers and acquisitions, valuation methods, investment banking, LBOs and Private Equity

Valuation and Project Finance
Advanced equity valuation techniques currently used in finance and an overview of project financing

Electives

Students must choose 120 hours from this list of electives

Master's Thesis

The thesis must integrate pertinent conceptual and theoretical elements and make use of a rigorous methodology to address issues relevant to the field of specialisation. A methodological seminar prepares participants to carry out this applied research.

(15 ECTS)

Programme Details

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4 specalised Worshops

Ethics & Entrepreneurship
CFA Ethics course (7.5 hours) and an overview of entreprenership, strategy, venture capital and creating a business plan (7.5 hours)

Research Methodologies
Preparation of research programmes, thesis development, empirical approaches to finance and recommended reporting practice.

Excel and VBA
Broad ranging coverage of VBA / EXCEL for financial analysis and rapid application development (RAD).

MATLAB
In-depth coverage of the basics of MATLAB programming and its various toolboxed for financial analysis and engineering.

(each seminar is 15 hours)

3-6 months internship

3-6 months placement in France or abroad.

The internship is required to provide participants with the opportunity to apply the theoretical course contents and to carry out a professional project in their chosen field of specialisation in order to further develop their acquired management skills.

(15 ECTS)