Financial Strategies and Responsible Investment

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The Mastère Spécialisé® in Financial Strategies and Responsible Investments aims to train high-level finance professionals with a strong awareness of corporate social responsibility. With the recent developments in financial markets, finance experts must also integrate aspects of sustainable finance and responsible investing into their strategic and financial decision-making. The Mastère Spécialisé® SFIR program places equal emphasis on corporate finance (mergers & acquisitions, financial analysis), market finance (derivatives, portfolio management), and sustainable finance (impact investing, socially responsible investment).
91%
Satisfaction Rate
82%
Certification rate
26
Average promotion age
Summary
  • Rhythm:
    Full time
  • Entry level:
    BAC +4, BAC +5
  • Total duration:
    1 year
  • Degree:
    Mastère spécialisé® - Labellisé BAC+6
  • RNCP Title:
    Niveau 7 - "Expert en stratégies financières et investissements responsables (MS)"
  • Language(s):
    English, French
  • Tuition fees:
    The tuition fees amount to €17,900 for the entire duration of the program. An additional service fee of €500 per year applies on top of the tuition fees.
  • Format:
    Presential
  • Duration of internship / Work experience:
    6 months
  • Campus:
    Paris Campus - Paris
  • Start Date:
    2026-09-29
  • Number of places:
    70

Program Benefits

  • A comprehensive and cross-disciplinary approach to finance: corporate finance, financial markets, and sustainable finance.
  • Practical, hands-on learning in partnership with banks, insurance groups, and finance professionals.
  • Awareness of strategic corporate social and environmental responsibility issues.
  • Exclusive access to key financial databases (Bloomberg, Refinitiv) and immersion in the latest developments in green finance, enabling students to stay at the forefront of industry trends.

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The Program

Schéma MS

A comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to finance: corporate finance, financial markets, and sustainable finance to ensure a balance between theory, practice, and applied interdisciplinary projects.

  • A hands-on approach to teaching in partnership with banks, insurance companies and financial professionals.
  • Awareness of the strategic challenges of corporate social and environmental responsibility.
  • Preparation for the most widely recognized and respected international certifications in the financial world, such as the FRM (Financial Risk Management) and CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) exams.

Course details

Projects

The aim of these projects is to quickly get to grips with complex and competitive international environments, to discover the opportunities as well as the risks and strategic stakes involved in international development, and finally to know how to carry out a consultancy assignment with a company.

Some examples:

  • Specialized workshops with our various professional partners
  • Optimization of M&A transactions
  • Trading and risk hedging on commodities, sector indices
  • Market Finance Case Study Video
  • SRI Portfolio Management
  • LBO Study

Objectifs du programme

  • Ingénierie financière, évaluations d’entreprise
  • Création de valeur, gestion de portefeuilles
  • Stratégies de couverture et de trading
  • Valorisation des produits dérivés
  • Modélisation des risques financiers
  • Gérer des portefeuilles
  • Mettre en place les stratégies de couverture et de trading
  • Valoriser des produits dérivés
  • Analyse de fonds ISR
  • Modéliser des risques financiers
  • Appréhender la finance durable

Modalités pédagogiques

Le programme est basé sur une alternance de séquences théoriques et pratiques (en présentiel) portant sur des mises en situation, des cas pratiques et des cours interactifs.

Modalités d'évaluation

Contrôle continu, Examens sur table, Thèse, Travaux de groupe

Méthodes pédagogiques

  • Cours théoriques
  • Mise en situation
  • Etude de cas
  • Exercices pratiques
  • Projets de groupe 
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Admission terms

Admissions are open until June 30 for the September intake, or until the program is full. We recommend submitting your application as early as possible, as places are limited.

Applications must be submitted on the website: https://candidat.audencia.com

DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE

  • CV and cover letter Degrees obtained and/or a current year enrollment certificate
  • Transcripts for the last two years English test result no older than 2 years (TOEIC 750, TOEFL 84, IELTS 6.5, DUOLINGO 110, etc.)
  • Copy of an identity document (passport or national ID card)

Admission criteria

The Mastère Spécialisé® program is a Bac+6 level course accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles, and candidates must hold—or be in the process of obtaining—a Master’s degree (Bac+5) or an equivalent qualification:

  • Degree from an engineering school accredited by the Commission des titres d’ingénieur (CTI)
  • Degree from a management school accredited by the Commission d’évaluation des formations et diplômes de gestion (CEFDG) to award the Master 2 grade
  • Postgraduate university degree (DEA, DESS, etc.), as listed by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles
  • Foreign degree equivalent to the French degrees listed above: Master 1, Bac+4, or equivalent level (240 ECTS) with at least 3 years of professional experience and RNCP Level 7 certification


By exception, for a maximum of 30% of the Mastère Spécialisé® program intake: Master 1, Bac+4, or equivalent level (240 ECTS) OR a Bachelor’s degree (L3) with at least three years of professional experience.

Any other application presenting an original curriculum or high-quality career path will be carefully considered. Such applications may be subject to validation of professional and personal achievements (VAPP).

Admission is conditional upon obtaining the degree (or equivalent) during the academic year of the application. See the competition regulations. No refund of application fees will be issued for candidates using a different funding arrangement.

If you have any questions, please contact us at 02 40 37 46 88. Thank you for your understanding.

Admission period

The admission decision period—from the submission of your application to the admission response (in the case of eligibility and successful completion of the motivation interview)—is set at a maximum of one month.

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Frais de scolarité

Le montant des droits de scolarité s’élève à 17 900 € pour la durée de la formation.
Des frais de service d’un montant de 500€ par an s'ajoutent aux frais de scolarité.

Modalités de financement

  • Frais de scolarité payable en plusieurs échéances
  • Partenariats bancaires disponibles 
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Further studies

Transfers to universities or other business schools are possible (rare, but feasible). Equivalencies are evaluated by the institutions reviewing the admission application.

Job opportunities

Market Finance:

  • Fund Manager
  • Financial Analyst
  • Sales


Corporate Finance:

  • Business Analyst
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor
  • Consultant Sustainable


Finance:

  • Sustainable Finance Specialist
  • SRI Analyst (Socially Responsible Investment)
  • ESG Sales
  • ESG Investor Relations
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Student Well-Being

Well-being @Audencia is a comprehensive service, designed to help you succeed in your personal, academic and professional life.

The entire scheme is based on values of caring. It is completely confidential.

The Knowledge Hub

Throughout the year, the Knowledge Hub team welcomes, educates, and trains students in documentary research methodology, database consultation, bibliographic formatting, and plagiarism avoidance.

A team of 9 documentalists is available to students and teachers to assist students and teachers with their research.

In this way, each student can be received in individual appointments to be assisted in their research or to be trained in bibliographic reference management tools. Teachers also benefit from the support of the librarians for their teaching projects (identification of tools, enrichment of courses with bibliographic references).

Contact : knowledge-hub@audencia.com

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