Master in Advances in Finance and Accounting

The “Advances in Finance and Accounting” (AFA) Professional + Research Master's degree prepares you for careers in insurance, banking, corporate financial management, market finance and accounting, financial institutions (banks or insurance companies), or in consulting or auditing firms.

This program is also a stepping-stone toward a Doctoral degree leading to academic and research opportunities either in university-based or public/private research organizations.

This AFA master's degree provides a full English, high-level instruction in complementary fields such as financial markets, corporate finance, banking, insurance, auditing, and accounting. Its specificity resides in providing in-depth fundamental notions in all of these areas together with advanced tools needed for analysis, treatment, and modeling of finance, accounting, and audit data.

Strengths

• An innovative "learning-by-doing" approach in which the student achieves a high level in finance and accounting through practice and research activities as part of a structured learning process. The teaching environment, based on outstanding research and the newest scientific advances, allows students to develop and using core research skills that are important in both the professional and academic world.
• There is a strong involvement of students by the means of presentations prepared in the group, participation in research work led by professors, or realization of a term paper which needs performing literature reviews to uncover new perspectives, putting forward a research problem that is of interest for the professional and academic world, analyzing financial and accounting databases, and presenting the results in a convincing and structured way.
• High-level, full English instruction in complementary fields of study including market finance, corporate finance, banking, insurance, auditing, and accounting.
• Opportunity for acquiring in-depth tools needed for analysis, treatment, and modeling of audit, accounting, and finance data.
• Partnerships with the Doctoral School of Management Sciences (EDSG n° 275), the Center for Applied Management Research CERAG UMR CNRS 5820, one of the most important research center in management sciences in France, The European Institute for Financial Data (EUROFIDAI), and various other financial institutions such as Euronext and the Caisse des Dépôts. Thanks to these partnerships some students also benefit from assistance with their internships.

As the Graduate School of Management at the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Grenoble IAE's mission is to train and develop both specialized managers and dual-competence managers. To fulfill its mission, Grenoble IAE draws from hands-on practical expertise and world-class management researchers.

Grenoble IAE develops talent:

• At undergraduate (3rd year) and graduate (M1 & M2) levels;
• In full-time study programs, in work+study programs, and in executive education programs;
• In Marketing, Management, Finance, Information System Management, Innovation Management, and Technology.

Innovation and progress in management practices at the heart of Grenoble IAE's vision

Grenoble IAE's approach is based on continuous applied research, coupled with a relentless desire to network with the business world. The abundant energy of its researchers in management sciences, the strong partnerships it maintains with engineering schools, the practical initiatives it sponsors in support of entrepreneurship, and (let's not forget) the highly qualified graduates it produces year after year—all of these factors contribute to enhanced innovation for all players in the ecosystem. Whether from a financial perspective, or from the point of view of economics, societal well-being, and innovation, Grenoble IAE has already had a significant impact on its ecosystem by spreading international recognition. At the heart of a world-renowned ecosystem, IAE's vision is to be a leader in innovation and a standard-bearer of progress in management practices.

60 years of success

Located where scientific research intersects business innovation, Grenoble IAE holds a unique position within the network of business schools in France. From this privileged position, the school has built its reputation on its degree programs, including the Master in Management of Strategic Purchasing (DESMA), the Master of Quantitative Marketing (le Quanti), and the Master in Finance, Accounting, and Auditing (CCA).