Global Master in Finance - The Program
A blended program that allows professionals to redefine their global vision of financeGlobal Master in Finance Program
We provide a diverse, flexible and customizable environment that mirrors the latest market developments, allowing you to grow alongside a close cohort of professionals, eager to differentiate themselves in the competitive financial world.
Add value to your organization and financial markets through the practical use of the most cutting-edge and sophisticated financial tools and strategies available. Develop and strengthen your leadership abilities so you can make a lasting mark on the business world stage.
Liquid Learning at IE University
In this new reality, we understand it’s not always possible to attend class in person. That’s why we developed our Liquid Learning approach, which seamlessly adapts to individual needs and provides equal access to world-class education—whether on campus or online wherever you are.
Discover moreGlobal Master in Finance Key Areas
Corporate Finance
You will learn about what directly impacts businesses’ financial structures and appraisal ratings. Form your base by exploring financial leveraging, dividend policy and financing. Next, you’ll keep building for success by mastering market valuation as well as mergers and acquisitions in investment banking.
Capital Markets
Here you will build on your knowledge of capital markets and current finance sources, while also discovering the inner workings of bank and non-bank financing. Mastering emissions and becoming fluent in the language of finance are the keys that open the door to success in today’s financial landscape.
FinTech
Financial and sectorial automation, financial inclusion, and artificial intelligence are making today’s market an increasingly diverse and complex place. You will learn how to master the latest digital trends of the financial sector and leverage them to your benefit.
MacroEcon
Macroeconomics is a fundamental part of managing financial markets. Knowledge is power and, with this course, you will unlock to the secrets to knowing where and how to invest. With these expert insights, you’ll put yourself in a powerful position to achieve your professional aspirations.
RANKINGS
Get to know more about IE Business School’s placement in international rankings.
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11thWorldwide
Master in Finance
Financial Times 20185thWorldwideMaster in Finance for getting an investment banking job
E-financial Careers 20193rdIE Business School RankingsWorldwideMaster in Finance for getting a job in hedge funds, private equity and asset management
E-financial Careers 2017Global Master in Finance Program Structure
In our virtual campus, you’ll take part in asynchronous online forums and live interactive video classes. This takes place across three residential periods on campus in Madrid. The first two residential weeks kick off the program, with one more week taking place at the start of the second period, and the last coming just in time for graduation.
These residential periods are essential to provide dynamic face-to-face learning, while also allowing you to network with classmates, companies and professors.15 MONTHS
Duration
START MODULE
FIRST PERIOD
SECOND PERIOD
OPTIONAL
1 WEEK
8 MONTHS
6 MONTHS
1 WEEK
1 WEEK
Location
YOUR PLACE
MADRID
YOUR PLACE
FRANKFURT
YOUR PLACE
GLOBAL
MADRID
Subject
PRE-PROGRAM
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LAUNCH
OPENING WEEK
DISTANCE LEARNING MODULE
APPLIED FINANCE
RESIDENTIAL PERIOD
DISTANCE LEARNING
MODULEFINANCE
SPECIALIZATIONINTERNATIONAL
FINANCE
EXPERIENCE:GHANA
LONDON
NEW YORK
CLOSING
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GRADUATION
WEEKPORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT COMPETITION
EMPLOYABILITY IN FINANCE
ECONOMIC UPDATES AND IE TITANS OF FINANCE CONFERENCES
Residential Weeks
These three compulsory periods take place from Monday to Friday on our Madrid campus. The first two weeks are at the start, then there’s one more at the start of the second period, where our students will travel to Frankfurt and attend class at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management campus. The last residential week brings an end to the program, culminating with the graduation ceremony.
This face-to-face component of the program offers the perfect opportunity to forge lasting friendships with your professors and other participants in a dynamic classroom setting.
Distance Learning Modules
The two distance learning modules correspond to two separate periods between the face-to-face residential weeks. With video live interactive conferences on Saturdays, and weekly asynchronous discussion boards for open participation from Mondays to Thursdays, you will benefit from our holistic approach to world-class education wherever you are.
CURRICULUM
Use the most cutting-edge financial tools and strategies to create value for your international organization and in the world’s most important financial markets.
By developing key skills to inspire your team, you can take your career and your company to the next level. We will prepare you for success in middle management, challenging you to collaborate with businesses with a strong record in market globalization.The Global Master in Finance starts with different online pre-courses. These provide students an introduction to financial markets, financial accounting and quantitative topics, prior to the first face-to-face period in Madrid.Pre-program online in Financial Accounting
Pre-program Financial Markets
Pre-program online in Quantitative Methods
Case method
This first period will give you a solid understanding of the most important tools in the world of finance, and prepare you for more specific, in-depth financial exploration during the second period.
Students will also spend time developing skills for success, such as team management, while enjoying exclusive access to networking opportunities with fellow Finance students.
Once the face-to-face period is over, you will take part in the first distant learning period. Through our virtual campus, you will focus on a number of Finance fields, including Macroeconomics, Investments, Corporate and Fintech. You will begin where you left off in the residential period, continuing your exploration of Financial Accounting and Quantitative Finance. The following subject areas will build upon this base, giving you a comprehensive and up-to-date financial understanding.Ethics Workshop
Team Work
Online Tools Workshop
Introduction to macro & markets
Economics for markets
Employability in Finance
Introduction to capital markets
Financial accounting
Quantitative Finance Essentials
Corporate Finance
Derivatives & Fixed Income Fundamentals
Financial modelling
Advanced Topics in World Economy
Fintech
Commodities
Behavioural Finance
Advanced Corporate Finance
The second period kicks off with a second face-to-face short exchange in Frankfurt. Then you will explore the essentials of Banking Foundations while also taking part in the highly practical Employability in Finance module to enhance your professional career development. After the week is over, you will dive into Fintech and Blockchain, learning the basics of Blockchain tech, including distribution, encryption, consensus and privacy. Through real- world projects and investment cases, you will gain a deeper understanding of how financial institutions can benefit from these innovations, which can be seen in settlements & payments, securities services, post- trade management and trade finance, among others.
During the last residential week in Madrid, students will have the opportunity to attend conferences on Fintech, financial history and creating your own personal brand.Personal Branding
Green Finance
Finance History
Employability in Finance
Presentation Skills
Valuation
Banking Foundations
Blockchain
Foreign Exchange
Risk Governance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Asset Allocation
Private Equity
Portfolio Management Competition
Microfinance in Ghana
(Optional)
Final Project
One of our objectives is to adapt to our students needs and goals. This is why we offer a wide range of final exam options, so you can have a tailored educational experience, suited to your professional needs.IPO valuation
projectabout a practical case.
Research
projecton macroeconomics or the financial sector.
Business valuation report
Supervised by a mentor.
Microfinance Project in Ghana
This option consists of microfinance consultation in partnership with IE’s financial NGO, Financiers without borders.
Fintech
ProjectThis option consists of creating an innovative project or analyzing an already-existing project in the Fintech area.
1,000,000Annual Dollar Value
TRADING ROOM
Our Trading Room is an investment lab equipped with Bloomberg terminals, Thomson Eikon, Factset, MATLAB and other resources, that has one of the top collection of analytical tools of any university investment lab in the world. Collectively, this software may have an annual dollar value of over $1,000,000.
At the IE Trading Lab you will have access to resources ranging from financial, market, business news, economic, security pricing, brokerage research, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and various analytics features to analyze securities including, but not limited to, stocks, bonds, commodities, options and futures, and currencies. We currently offer the Bloomberg Assessment Test in our business school to those students interested in demonstrating their abilities with this information platform, which is key for any professional willing to work in financial markets.PROGRAM ADD-ONS
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TITANS OF FINANCETITANS OF FINANCE
Alongside the full program offering, you also have access to talks and conferences given by the most outstanding professionals in the financial industry. These engaging and insightful explorations of today’s relevant financial issues are held at IE Business School’s campus in Madrid, featuring eye opening topics such as:
- Cross-border M&A transactions for small businesses
- Current trends in the wealth management industry
- Why traditional measures of equity valuation are inappropriate
- Current trends in investment management
- Industrializing the Financial Advisory Service through mutual fund portfolios
- Banking sector current trends
- Distress Investing
- Value Investing
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FINANCIERS WITHOUT BORDERS IN GHANA1 FINANCIERS WITHOUT BORDERS IN GHANA
Participate in a microfinance project based in Ghana and experience the powerful impact of social entrepreneurship. This enriching opportunity will help build your professional profile while displaying your passion to improve the world around you. The Microfinance Technical Assistance Project is part of the Development Cooperation Program. Since 2011, IE Business School has been collaborating with Financiers without Borders to make this meaningful project a reality.
Join teams from other Master in Finance programs to provide technical assistance to Ghanaian FNGOs. With your help, these socially driven entrepreneurs can find success within the country’s financial system by securing their position in the microfinance sector and attracting investment at the local, national and international levels.
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OPTIONAL TRIPS TO NEW YORK & LONDONOPTIONAL TRIPS TO NEW YORKOPTIONAL TRIP TO LONDON
Immersed in one of the world’s top financial centers, you will have the opportunity to visit leading companies and take a tour of the New York Stock Exchange. As part of the network-expanding experience, you will meet major financial players, such as analysts, portfolio managers, directors of research, traders and strategists.
The optional trip to the heart of London’s financial district gives students the chance to discover how internationally renowned financial companies are run. This will be done through visits to institutional investment management organizations, brokerage firms, professional financial advisory companies and firms in other areas. In addition, students will further increase their investment knowledge and expand their international network by meeting one-on-one with eight to ten industry professionals, including analysts, portfolio managers, directors of research, and strategists.
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FRANKFURT SHORT EXCHANGEFRANKFURT SHORT EXCHANGE
During this exchange trip, students have the opportunity to visit some of these institutions for a closer look at German and European banking supervision – as well as its implications for other financial institutions.
WHY FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT?
Our ties to Frankfurt are key to affording you a bright professional future. As Brexit upends the financial job market, more and more London-based companies are packing their bags for Germany’s capital of finance so it’s clear that our students job opportunities are heading east.
WHAT MAKES THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES SO SPECIAL?
The mandatory period in Frankfurt offers you all the advantages of our sister institution. At Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, you’ll take core classes taught by top professors and industry professionals, and have the opportunity to participate in conferences and business visits.
What will you achieve with the Global Master in Finance
A truly global perspectiveYou’ll develop new skills and insights from a plethora of international perspectives, while also sharing your own professional expertise.
Propel your careerGet the technical skills you need to drive your career to the next stage and put them in practice right away in your organization.
Get ahead with FintechFintech is the future of finance. In this program, you’ll explore all the new trends and get the know-how you need to get your future-focused career up and running.
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