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Master in Advanced Finance – (M.Sc.)
IE Business School
IE Business School
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 35,000 | ||
| Location: | Madrid / Spain / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | January |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of IE Business School
Why study a Master in Advanced Finance at IE Business SchoolRankings
Our Masters in Finance are listed among the best in the world by the Financial Times. IE Business School is also considered one of Europe's leading business schools by other international publications like BusinessWeek, The Economist, Wall Street Journal and América Economía.
CFA Program Partner
IE Business School is the first CFA Program Partner in Spain. CFA exams are the most renowned qualifications for finance professionals, which guarantee our Master in Advanced Finance a place among the world’s most prestigious programs in Finance. The CFA Institute only chooses a limited number of universities and its examinations serve as a guideline for applied financial knowledge in financial institutions. Indeed, preparatory classes for the CFA I are mandatory for all Master in Advanced Finance students, so you are sure to be fully prepared to enter this diverse and challenging industry.
Establish your Career in Finance
The Master in Advanced Finance is a 12-month program that targets professionals with 2-5 years of experience in finance or other fields such as engineering, law and business administration. Participants undertake a program designed to refocus or accelerate their career in the financial world and who aspire to work in the finance industry as an associate and/or open up their own venture. The Master in Advanced Finance will allow you to embark on an ambitious career in the financial world by equipping you with the most advanced fields of today’s finance.
Syllabus
Our program is designed by investment bankers meaning that it is closely related to the real needs of the industry. We also cover new concepts such as Islamic finance and behavioral finance, thought-provoking subjects which are demanded in today’s job market. One of the most stimulating parts of the program is during the Private Equity course, where students are required to look for a company that is on sale and then prepare a leveraged acquisition and present the proposal to a private equity company. Our syllabus has a great conceptual mixture with real world events, meaning that you will graduate ready to deal with all of the industry’s challenges.
Madrid
Our location in the centre of Madrid allows students a wonderful experience of studying in the middle of a beautiful city with an incredible social life. Students at IE are renowned for working long hours and relaxing afterwards in the many bars and cafes that line Madrid’s streets.
Diversity
IE is proud of its diversity and truly international faculty, with more than 70 nationalities represented on campus and alumni from more than 100 countries across the globe. The Master in Advanced Finance welcomed people from 15 different nationalities last year and you will benefit greatly from this international outlook both by the cross-cultural skills that you will develop and the international network that you will build during the program.
Contents
The Master in Advanced Finance affords up-to-the minute knowledge in the most innovative areas of finance such as securization, swaps, commodities, equity derivatives, leveraged buy-outs, geopolitics, behavioural finance or value at risk or Islamic finance. Participants receive an education that can play a pivotal role in increasing candidate appeal in recruitment process for tier I financial institutions like investment banks, hedge funds and private equity firms.
The courses for each area will follow a progressive approach, starting from the basics and building up in terms of complexity and sophistication to reach the most advanced courses taught during the third period. The structure has also been designed to enable participants to prepare for interviews with recruiters, which could start as early as autumn.
Investments
The investment management process, from both a buying and selling perspective, exploring in depth the tools of portfolio management & investment selection criteria.
Corporate Finance
Financial issues that have a direct impact on business organisations including leverage, dividend policy, financing or equity valuation, as well as the implications of mergers and acquisitions for the investment banking industry.
Derivatives
The foundations of risk control in the different underlying asset classes: fixed income, equities, commodities and foreign exchange (FX).
Financial Accounting Analysis
Accounting analysis skills which any financier should master to excel in his/her function.
Economics for Markets
Practical macro information that is key for financial markets, including how macro information should be read in order to have an informed opinion of where to invest, and recent macro developments that will shape the world in this century, such as the rise of China or the impact of globalization.
Private equity and Financial Entrepreneurship
Practical macro information that is key for financial markets, including how macro information should be read in order to have an informed opinion of where to invest, and recent macro developments that will shape the world in this century, such as the rise of China or the impact of globalization.
Applied knowledge for the financial manager
Different key concepts that serve as basic tools for the successful financier, including negotiation, presentation skills or building of financial models using excel.
Open sessions
1.5 hour conferences given by top level professionals from the finance industry on the most relevant issues in finance today. Past speakers include three managing directors from UBS, an executive director of Lehman Brothers, the director of IE´s Centre for Advanced Finance, or the chief investment strategist of BBVA´s pension funds. Open sessions include fields like weather derivatives, private equity, the future of the M&A market or financial engineering. IE alumni working in the field of finance are invited to these sessions to foster networking.
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Register Now!Requirements
To be considered for admission, a candidate must have successfully completed the following prior to submission:
* A Bachelor's degree at an accredited college/university (or equivalent).
* GMAT or GRE exam. The test result from this exam is a prerequisite for admission.
* An English language certificate is required for all non-native English-speaking applicants (TOEFL of a minimum score of 100 ibt, 250 computer-based or 600. 800 TOEIC, 7.5 IELTS or Cambridge Advanced). This requirement does not apply if you can demonstrate one of the following: * Two years work experience in an English speaking country.
* Undergraduate degree completed in English.
* A complete application for evaluation by the Admissions Committee, including all supporting documents.
Accreditation
IE is accredited by the three leading accreditation entities for business education: AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA.
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