MASTER’S DEGREE IN BANKING, FINANCE AND INSURANCE
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Updated on 01/07/2024
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MASTER’S DEGREE IN BANKING, FINANCE AND INSURANCE
Présentation
The Master’s in Banking, Finance and Insurance (BFA) at ESMEP is a RNCP-registered qualification, Level 7, designed to train versatile experts over two years, capable of mastering the complex mechanisms of financial markets, risk management, and banking and insurance products.
This programme is perfectly suited to the needs of managers operating within banking and insurance financial systems, who are looking for creative, passionate, curious, and motivated team members.
Programme Benefits:
The BFA Master’s at ESMEP ensures you are highly operational from your first professional experience. Courses, lectures, masterclasses, and business games are delivered by professionals who are experts in their fields.
Work-Study Opportunities:
Connections with our network of premium partner companies are provided to support your work-study programme.
Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities:
For any disability-related situation, please contact the Disability Officer.
Disability Officer: Stéphane NOAH
Phone: 0160055830
Email: Stephanenoah@emsp-bs.fr
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MASTER’S DEGREE IN BANKING, FINANCE AND INSURANCE
Salary
The average annual salary upon graduation from the Master’s in Banking, Finance and Insurance is €28,000.
Students entering the first year of a Master’s programme are required to successfully complete all skills blocks, while those entering directly into the second year may be exempted from certain skills blocks.
Type of programme:
On-campus
Asynchronous e-learning
Blended learning (on-campus and synchronous or asynchronous e-learning)
Cette formation ne possède pas d’équivalence et de passerelle
Further Studies
This Master’s programme has a professional focus and therefore leads directly to employment.
POURSUITES D’ÉTUDES
Après un BTS CI, vous avez donc le choix entre la poursuite de vos études ou la recherche d’un emploi. Vous pourrez par exemple : Entrer en école de commerce Suivre une L3 à l’université Faire une licence professionnelle Préparer une formation en alternance Effectuer des stages en entreprise Travailler et chercher un poste dans les domaines du commerce
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
Le Mastère Banque, Finance et Assurance (BFA) de l’ESMEP est un diplôme reconnu par l’État de niveau 7 qui vise à atteindre les objectifs suivants :
- Acquérir une connaissance avancée des théories financières, des modèles d’évaluation d’actifs, des marchés de capitaux, et de la gestion des risques.
- Maîtriser le cadre légal, éthique et prudentiel (Bâle III, Solvabilité II, MIFID, LCB-FT…) régissant les activités bancaires, financières et assurantielles.
- Développer des compétences en modélisation financière, en statistiques appliquées et en utilisation des logiciels spécifiques au secteur (Bloomberg, Reuters Eikon, VBA pour l’analyse de données).
- Identifier, évaluer, mesurer et de couvrir les différents types de risques (crédit, marché, opérationnel, liquidité) inhérents aux activités BFA.
- Conduire des opérations complexes de haut bilan (fusions-acquisitions, LBO) et structurer des produits financiers complexes ou établir des stratégies d’investissement sophistiquées.
- Comprendre les enjeux de la transformation numérique (FinTech, InsurTech) et de la finance durable (ESG), et être capable d’intégrer ces évolutions dans la stratégie d’entreprise.
DURATION
DURATION OF STUDIES:
1,500 hours over 2 years for students holding a Bachelor’s degree (BAC+3) or equivalent.
750 hours over 1 year for students holding a BAC+4, BAC+5, or equivalent.
350 hours of asynchronous e-learning over 6 to 9 months for students entering Master 1.
450 hours of asynchronous e-learning over 9 to 15 months for students entering Master 2.
INTERNSHIP / WORK-STUDY:
Master 1 (M1): Annual training hours.
Master 2 (M2): Minimum annual training hours: 910 hours.
Admission Requirements
Entry Level(s)
Bachelor/Undergraduate degree and Bac+4
Prerequisites:
The Master’s in Banking, Finance and Insurance (BFA) at ESMEP is accessible to holders of a Bachelor’s degree or any other Level 6 qualification, and for the second year of the Master’s, to candidates with validation of Master 1 or an exemption granted by the certifying body.
Admission is based on a review of the application and, if necessary, an interview.
Teaching Methods and Assessment
Assessment Methods:
Case studies and/or tests and/or essays and/or text analyses and/or multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and/or oral assessments and/or research projects / Continuous assessment / Work-study and competency evaluation (written + oral) / Thesis defence / Professional evaluation in the company
Programme Summary Documents:
Course materials (PDF, and/or Word, and/or PPT formats), case studies and/or audio and video resources, and any exercises to be completed during the programme
Admission Procedures and Deadlines
ACCESS DEADLINES
Applications for the September 2025 intake are open from 1 March to 20 September 2025
Applications for the deferred January 2026 intake continue until 18 December
Modalities
Access to our programmes can be initiated:
By the employer,
By the employee with their consent,
By a student or their legal guardian
Work-study programmes are available from the third year onwards.
Once the application form has been completed, our school undertakes to respond within 72 hours.
If the programme requires prerequisites, we will then propose, regardless of the funding method you intend to use, a knowledge assessment and/or a positioning interview (by telephone or videoconference) and/or a review of your application file.
Career Opportunities
Professional or Corporate Advisor
Private/Wealth Client Advisor
Credit Analyst
Business Officer
M&A Analyst (Mergers & Acquisitions)
Asset Manager / Portfolio Manager
Trader / Sales
Quantitative Analyst (Quant)
Insurance Management Controller
Actuary
Risk Manager
Les indicateurs de résultats obligatoires en lien avec le CFA sont disponibles sur https://www.inserjeunes.education.gouv.fr/diffusion/accueil
Les modalités pour l’examen du BTS SAM sont accessibles sur le lien suivant : https://urlr.me/CFsqv
Academic Programme
1ST YEAR
The BFA programme in the 1st year, which aims to develop managerial skills, is structured as follows:
Semester 1:
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour
Project and Innovation Management
Geopolitics for Managers
Corporate Finance and Treasury Management
English
Business Challenges in a Globalised Economy
Business Law
Semester 2:
Innovation & Business Models
Management of Collaborative Tools
Globalisation and International Economics
Environmental Management and Sustainable Strategies
Introduction to Portfolio Management
Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Introduction to Financial Information Systems
Basic Financial Analysis
Business Game
Internship (Optional)
2ND YEAR
The BFA programme in the specialisation year is organised around two (2) main axes:
AXIS 1: SPECIALISATION SUBJECTS
Semester 1:
New Challenges in the Economy and Financial Institutions
Credit Analysis and Financial Risk Management
Insurance and Risk Management
Microeconomics of Insurance
Semester 2:
Compliance and Financial Regulations
Advanced Financial Diagnosis
Market Finance and Financial Engineering
Investment and Financing Policies
Business Game
Internship (Compulsory)
Professional Dissertation Writing
AXIS 2: CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Validation of competency blocks:
Block 1: Create and develop a digital entrepreneurship project with AI support
Block 2: Design a digital project using a UX Design approach adapted to AI
Block 3: Manage a digital project using agile methodology, and develop its functional specifications and technical requirements
Block 4: Develop an e-marketing and communication strategy for a digital entrepreneurship project with AI support
Block 5: Conduct studies and draft reports in business intelligence and corporate strategy
Assistance with Company
Search
Corporate Research Seminar
Individual Coaching
Networking with the School’s Partners
Tuition fees for the work-study programme: €10,500 VAT included / year
Tuition fees for the full-time programme: €5,500 VAT included / year
Registration fee: €1,000 VAT included
Funding
The work-study contract: the company pays the tuition fees on behalf of the student.
Individual Training Leave (CIF).
Individual Training Assistance (AIF), if you are unemployed.
Personal funding through a student job or a bank loan.
You have the option to pay your tuition fees in instalments.
Corporate Research Seminar
Individual Coaching
Networking with the School’s Partners
Tuition Fees
Information regarding the cost of this programme is available by clicking on the following link: https://esmep.fr/tarifs-et-financements/
Tuition fees for the work-study programme: €10,500 VAT included / year
Tuition fees for the full-time programme: €5,500 VAT included / year
Registration fee: €1,000 VAT included
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E-mail: contact@esmep.fr / admissions@esmep.fr
Phone : 0160055830
