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Program Description
The Master's in Finance (MFIN) at the International University of Monaco (IUM) is a 10-month, 54-credit program
completed in three 12-week terms.
The MFIN has been developed in response to profound changes in the finance sector. Driven by the significant growth of
institutional money currently being deployed, the sector faces novel challenges on a global scale that spur constant
innovation, and an increasing level of sophisticated analysis and action.
In this milieu today's finance professionals will be required to understand and manipulate alternative investments as
well as traditional financial assets - in emerging and established markets. A strong foundation in stocks and bonds,
currencies, and mutual and index funds combined with specialized knowledge of high-yield bonds and distressed
securities, derivatives, securitizations and structured products, hedge funds, private equity and venture capital,
commodities, and real estate will be a prerequisite to success in the finance sector.
To meet this demand the MFIN offers students the opportunity to progress from a generalist perspective that introduces
the theory and application of corporate finance, investment management, and international banking to a focused
treatment of financial specializations through three pathways: financial engineering, hedge funds and private equity,
and international wealth management.
Master in Finance: Financial Engineering pathway
Objective: to learn how to analyze, forecast and make decisions
regarding highly sophisticated financial instruments like derivatives. Candidates: must have advanced knowledge in statistics and
mathematics, a background in engineering, quantitative economics, computer
science. Career Options: trading of primary and derivative securities,
risk and portfolio analyst, in financial institutions, financial services
and insurance firms. Master in Finance: Hedge Funds & Private Equity pathway
Objectives: master full spectrum of traditional, alternative and
modern advanced investment strategies in Hedge Funds and Private Equity. Candidates: college graduates with analytical and communication
skills, as well as bachelors in business administration or economics. Career Options: portfolio manager in hedge funds and funds of
funds; consultant in corporate finance for corporations and financial
institutions, investment banker, advisory roles in private equity firms. Master in Finance: International Wealth Management pathway
Objectives: to meet the investment and management needs of high
net worth individuals Candidates: graduates and professionals who wish to master a
variety of wealth management techniques including how to invest and maintain
wealth for future generations. Career Options: financial and investment advisor, positions in
private banking, asset management and family offices. The Principality of Monaco forms an exceptional backdrop to a dynamic and diversified economic entity. At the crossroads of European financial activity and with a network of more than seventy banks and financial institutions - as well as the very highest standards of confidentiality and security - Monaco offers one of the finest banking systems in the world. The Principality has become a leading financial and banking center that provides an extensive range of financial services for businesses as well as a range of wealth management services.
The MFIN takes full advantage of the University's location in the Principality of Monaco. IUM students are often in contact with fund managers, wealth managers, investors, traders, and analysts who reside in the Principality or attend IUM-sponsored international conferences and guest lectures.
In this context, IUM serves as an incubator for a wide range of synergies, from the complete support of the government to the full involvement of the business community. The MFIN leverages these relationships by integrating the knowledge and experience of practitioners working in this setting into the classroom through teaching, round table discussions, and guest lectures.
Finally, the MFIN imparts a systematic understanding of financial instruments and markets, and a working knowledge of the investment strategies they underlie. It aims to prepare highly-skilled and reliable professionals who will make a positive contribution to the finance industry, making them desirable candidates for positions with a variety of firms worldwide.