MSc Sustainable & Inclusive Finance
Programme overview
Sustainable and inclusive finance aims at guiding investment and financing decisions towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined by the United Nations. This specialization aspires to build a new generation of managers willing to build new economic models to address global social and environmental challenges through innovative solutions for the financial sector. This specialisation is endorsed by the Social & Sustainable Finance Chair and the Yunus Centre for Social Business & Financial Inclusion at Montpellier Business School.
Access
3 or 4 year university degree
Diploma
MSc
Level
Bac +5
(5-year university degree)
Rhythm
Full time
Intake
September
Language
English
OBJECTIVES:
- Apply sustainable and inclusive finance solutions both in private and public markets.
- Drive new trends in banking to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Manage societal and environmental issues and generate a positive impact, through responsible investments and financing, as well as stewardship.
- Act through immersive experiential learning inside companies operating in the sustainable finance sector to help address real business problems.
CAREER
- ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) Data Analyst
- Financial and Extra-Financial Data Analyst
- Investor Relation Officer
- Inclusive Finance Development Officer
- Corporate Social Responsibility Development Officer
MSc SUSTAINABLE & INCLUSIVE FINANCE : Why choose this MSc?
PEDAGOGICAL PROGRAMME
For students with a four-year degree. If you have a three-year degree, the 2-year MSc programme is for you.
(If you need further details on the content of each module, please feel free to contact us).
First Semester
Mandatory
- Financial markets, banking and regulation
- Corporate finance
- Quantitative methods in finance
- ESG and Financial Analysis
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Economic environment for business
- Ethics, Responsible Development and Regulation
- Research methodology
Other skills
- Power platform by Microsoft
- Soft skills
SECOND SEMESTER
Mandatory
- New trends in banking: Social banks and financial inclusion
- Entrepreneurial Project
- Sustainable portfolio management
- Compliance and preparation for CFA & AMF certificates
- European Institutions and Sustainability
- Financing of energy transition
- Green bonds
- Research methods in finance
Two elective courses
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- ERP of financial companies
- Compliance and Ethics
- Fraud detection
- Environmental accounting
For students with a three-year degree. If you have a four-year degree, the 1-year MSc programme is for you.
(If you need further details on the content of each module, please feel free to contact us).
You will start your first year in September with general disciplines in Management:
First Semester
- Strategic Management
- Strategic Finance
- Strategic Marketing
- Decision & Game Theory
- Management control
- Sales & relations strategies
- Purchase & Supply chain
- HR and diversity Management
- Module Soft skills
- English for Business 1 or FLE
SECOND SEMESTER
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
Mandatory
- CSR & Sustainability reporting
- Sustainable Finance
One elective course
- Cross-Cultural negotiations
- Nonprofit organisation Management
- Alternative & sustainable Business Model
- Ethical leadership in changing world
Digital Economy Course
Mandatory
- Applied finance with Bloomberg
- Advanced Excel for Business
One elective course
- Digital Change management
- Sustainability & Ethics in the digital economy
- Sharing economy & digital culture
- Management control and digital tools
Specialisation courses and other skills
Mandatory
- Financial markets and institutions
- Principles of Economics
- Power platform by Microsoft
- English for Business 2 or FLE
You will then be ready to start the MSc specialisation courses (2nd year).
Download our brochure
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FREE TRAINING SESSION TO HELP YOU PREPARE THE INTERNATIONAL EXAM
The training sessions are free and will help you to prepare yourself for the international admission exam.
They are common to all of our programmes (Bachelor Programme, Master in Management Programme,
Masters of Science Programmes)
The different training sessions will be 100% online:
Wednesday, 24 May, 2023 REGISTER FOR 24 MAY TRAINING SESSION
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