Accredited by the French "Conférence des Grandes Ecoles" and AACSB

 Taught in English

Career Opportunities
This programme trains graduates for a variety of positions throughout the world, in large corporations as well as small and medium-sized enterprises like, for example :

·         Financial Analysis

·         Financial researcher

·         Financial consultant

·         Financial Controller

·         Auditor (Internal and External)

·         Financial Auditor

·         Risk Manager

·         Business Continuity Manager

·         Fraud Analysis

Major strengths of the programme
•  The programme is multifaceted. It is permanently actualized and adapted to the reality of international environment of companies, in all the areas encompassing : Finance, Control, Audit, Risk Management …

•  The programme is taught by specialists from the professional world of finance, accounting and audit in close cooperation with full-time faculty members from Groupe ESC Clermont and its partner Universities.

•  Groupe ESC Clermont and its partner Universities cooperate actively in the curriculum development of the educational programme, the exchange of Professors.

•  The programme is entirely taught in English but French is also part of it. This assures that students are adequately prepared for an international career. Moreover, the international student group receives a large range of nationalities.

•  A personalised follow-up by a teacher-tutor and a manager-mentor is planned for the internship

•  The advantage of a real network : the job and Career Service and the alumni association help the students to be introduced to a network of skills and to find efficient contacts with the professional world.

Programme
The fundamentals of Management (October to December) :

This semester, common to all the Masters programmes, has the objective of providing each student with the basic knowledge of all management disciplines.

Specialization (January to May):

(if you want more details about the courses given in each module please click here : On-Line documentation request )

This semester develops the main modules like :

•  Financial Analysis and Financial Communication

•  Budgeting and Reporting

•  International and Legal Standards

•  Internal Control and Internal Audit

•  Financial Audit

•  Strategic Management accounting and Control

•  Strategy and Information Systems

•  Personal competencies : techniques of trade negotiations ; Intercultural communication and negotiation; business French / Business English ; 

•  International Week, one week programme : students choose one module from a wide range of topics proposed by Visiting Professors from foreign universities and business schools in partnership with Groupe ESC Clermont

•  Languages : French

• Two projects (team work) are developed 1^st semester, 2d semester

•  Internship (6 months minimum in France or abroad) with a permanent follow-up and report preparation

Practical information
Calendar
October – December : Fundamentals of Management modules
January - May : Specialized modules
June - November: Professional internship

Housing
Clermont-Ferrand is a university town. Accommodation can be found relatively easily. Groupe ESC Clermont offers a service in order to help International students to find accommodation (only for International students paying the whole tuition fees).

Alumni Association
More that 6000 graduates are members of the ESC Clermont Alumni Association : a network of dynamic alumni students with correspondents throughout the world. The Association provides support to its members in their career development.

• Centre for Work Experience/ Internships

• Computer rooms

• Information resource centre

• Access to the Clermont University library service

• Placement and careers office in regular contact with regional, national, European and international businesses.

MSc application procedures
Entry requirements

Minimum qualification: Bachelor's degree or equivalent
TOEFL or equivalent : if your native language is not English, you must submit an official TOEFL score of at least 550. If you have received a degree from a university in an English-speaking country, you are exempt from the TOEFL requirement.

Selection
Deadlines for Application until end of June
Interviews are through video-conference.

Admission results are communicated to candidates within two weeks of the interview process.

Admission process
The MSc Admission Committee bases its decision for admission on the following :

• application form

• 2 reference letters

• the candidate's personal strengths and skills

• the candidate's career project

• oral competency in English, through the interview