International Financial Management

IAE Aix-en-Provence
Aix en Provence, France

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

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Objective
The aim of the International Financial Management specialty is to prepare students for positions in this renewed financial atmosphere. Thus, it includes strategy, the institutional environment, practices and tools that will enable them to contribute to the success of their firms.

This programme is essentially concentrated on the advanced study of the financial mechanisms of firms and financial institutions. The most recent developments related to financial markets, financial strategy and control are presented in all their academic and professional aspects.
The programme also endeavours to broaden the knowledge of the participants from an international point of view.

Admission Requirements
1st year of the Master’s Programme (Master’s of Science in Management only):
For admittance: a first university degree obtained after at least 3 years of higher education (Bachelor or equivalent qualification or 180 ECTS in the EU context)

Admission based on the following: TAGE-MAGE or GMAT; TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS (DELF2 for non-French speakers); professional career goals; previous studies; an interview.

2nd year of the Master’s Programme:
For admittance into the Master’s in Management: a first university degree obtained after at least 4 years of higher education (Bachelor or equivalent qualification or 240 ECTS)

For admittance into the specialised Master’s of Science in Management: a first university degree obtained after at least 4 years of higher education in the field of Management Studies (Bachelor or equivalent qualification, or 240 ECTS in the EU context)

Admission based on the following: TAGE-MAGE or GMAT; TOEFL, TOEIC or IELTS (DELF2 for non-French speakers for the Master’s of Science in Management only); professional career goals; previous studies; an interview.

Organisation of Studies
First year of the Master’s:
The first year of the Master’s of Science in Management provides general courses on the Management of Organisations. It is the same for all of the students who will then choose their specialty for their second year. However, they will have the possibility, at the same time as the common-core syllabus, to discover the various specialties offered in second year through specific training courses called "The Positions of".

Second year of the Master’s:
Students begin training in International Financial Management in the second year.

The academic year is divided into four periods:

The first four months (September-December) are dedicated to learning the basics.

During the next 3 months (January-March), students can etiher do an apprenticeship or a intership in a company.

The next 2 months are spent at IAE Aix in order to acquire more specific skills.

The last period consists of a job/internship of three to six months or a second apprenticeship experience until the end of the contract.

Programme Overview
The class is limited to 30 to 40 participants.

The schedule of classes has been set up in order to provide free periods each week so that students can perform, individually or in groups, the diverse and frequent work in the field that is required. The pedagogic methods used are the following: case studies, simulations, presentations of experience by professionals, workshops, conferences.

This speciality can be followed in apprenticeship. Two periods in a firm are planned: in January-March and from June until the end of the contract.

Structure and Content of the Programme
Courses Provided
Controle de Gestion
French �24 hrs. �Sem. 3 �3 ECTS �Delphine CHAZALON

Vérifier l’acquisition et/ou acquérir les connaissances dans le domaine de l’analyse, de la prévision et du contrôle des coûts ; Savoir prendre des décisions opérationnelles et stratégiques grâce à l’analyse des coûts en connaissant les méthodes de calcul de coût conduisant au contrôle de gestion.
Global Strategy
French �24 hrs. �Sem. 3 �3 ECTS �Pierre MESCHI

This course aims at helping students in diagnosing and formulating corporate strategies in an international setting (generic, growth and international strategies). To this purpose, the course will emphasize the understanding of concepts and tools related to the strategic diagnosis and management. Students will experiment these concepts and tools by using the case study method. These concepts and tools will allow students to 1/ elaborate a process aiming at assessing the industry and the resources of the company (namely, segmenting the industry, identifying the key success factors of each segment, positioning of each segment within the competitive system map, diagnosis of the industry’s competitive forces, positioning of every industry’s company within a strategic map, and determining the main distinctive resources and competences of the company), 2/ formulate a strategic plan matching the corporate resources with the environment requirements, and 3/ develop growth strategies (international expansion strategies).
Financial Analysis
English �18 hrs. �Sem. 3 �1 ECTS �Didier Yon

The objective of this course is to present financial statement analysis from the point of view of the primary users of statements: shareholders and credit analysts. The first step is to identify financial information sources and processes and to understand the firm’s business model. Risk and return analyses are also extensively analyzed.
Negosim Business simulation
English �18 hrs. �Sem. 1 �1 ECTS �Olivier TABATONI

Nowadays�business world is ever more turbulent. It requires new types of behaviours, competitive strategies and measures of performance. The NegoSim Business Simulation provides a unique learning opportunity to address those challenges and experience the many paradoxes modern leaders have to live with. Managing firms located in different countries, NegoSim participants have to develop policies in line with the most recent developments in strategy, finance and competitive partnership, and practice international negotiation in a full internet context.
Valuation and Modelling
English �24 hrs. �Sem. 3 �3 ECTS �Pierre CASANOVA

An in-depth study of practical and theoretical financial aspects and implications of valuation and modeling for Mergers and Acquisitions and Venture Capital. Among the topics discussed are the Basic Valuation Tools, Discounted Cashflow Models, Relative Valuation Models, the techniques and procedures to build valuation models. Reference will be made to recent corporate M&A as well as Venture Capital deals.
Environnement Economique
French �24 hrs. �Sem. 4 �3 ECTS �Marc HENRY

L’objectif de ce cours est double : -fournir un cadre de référence facilitant l’analyse de l’environnement économique global dans lequel opèrent aujourd’hui entreprises et institutions financières -s’assurer de la maîtrise d’un minimum d’outils d’interprétation des évènements économiques contemporains. Pour cela, l’enseignement vise 3 niveaux : - compréhension des processus élémentaires (ex : inflation) - mise en évidence des relations fondamentales (ex : PTI) - identification des enjeux majeurs (ex : gestion de la dette publique). L’orientation est macro-économique et internationale autour de 4 domaines-clés et de leurs interactions : Performance de l’économie, Régulation publique, Taux d’intérêt, Taux de change. Une attention particulière sera portée au rôle des acteurs de régulation de l’activité économique : Banques Centrales, Gouvernements et Organisations internationales. Les séances utiliseront sur 2 types de ressources : -des exposés didactiques par l’enseignant pour introduire les thèmes, revoir les concepts et outils de base, e ...''

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School Address:

Institut d’Administration des Entreprises d’Aix-en-Provence
Clos Guiot Puyricard - CS 30063
13089 Aix en Provence Cedex 2 France



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