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Financial Management

A two-year MBA taught in English and French, for managers who fund, measure and steer organisations across West Africa.

At a glance

Qualification

MBA (Financial Management)

Duration

2 years

Total credits

120

Intake

September and January

Overview

The MBA in Financial Management trains managers to read accounts, value investments and control the money that runs an organisation. It goes deep in four directions: market finance, corporate finance, banking and insurance. You learn to explain how financial systems fit together at national and international level, and how that environment shapes the decisions companies, boards and public authorities take.

It is read through a West African lens: the UEMOA monetary union, the franc CFA, OHADA accounting rules and the BRVM, so the theory meets the way money actually moves in the region. On the practical side you build financial packages through financial engineering, manage risk inside a financial institution, and follow how listed securities are priced and traded.

Key features

A finance capital

Study beside the BRVM and the AfDB, both in Abidjan.

Two languages

Every course taught in English and French.

Built around a job

Evening and Saturday classes, with online study between.

A real project

A placement and a thesis in a real organisation.

Course structure

The MBA comprises 120 credits across two years and four semesters, with a professional internship and a supervised thesis in the final semester. Teaching runs on case studies: you work through real business situations rather than abstract models, with visits to projects under way and seminars on ethics, responsibility and personal development.

Year one

Managerial foundations

Both MBA programmes share the first year. Semester one builds the general-management foundation: strategy, economics, accounting, people and quantitative methods. Semester two moves into functional management, analytics and entrepreneurship. 60 credits.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Strategic Management & Leadership

MGMT 5511

Managerial Economics & Business Environment

ECON 5512

Accounting & Financial Analysis for Managers

ACCT 5513

Organizational Behaviour & People Management

MGMT 5514

Quantitative Methods & Managerial Decision-Making

MATH 5515

Digital Transformation, AI & Business Innovation

COSC 5516

Semester 2

Strategic Marketing & Customer Management

MKTG 5521

Corporate Finance & Financial Decision-Making

FINA 5522

Operations, Supply Chain & Project Management

MGMT 5523

Business Analytics & Data-Driven Management

COSC 5524

Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Business Models

BUSI 5525

Business Law, Ethics, Governance & Sustainability

LAW 5526

Year two

Advanced financial management

Semester three is the specialisation, six advanced finance courses. Semester four is not a taught semester: it is research, seminars, an internship and the thesis. 60 credits.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Financial Markets, Investments & Portfolio Management

FINA 6531

Advanced Corporate Finance, Valuation & Value Creation

FINA 6532

Financial Modelling, Analytics & AI in Finance

FINA 6533

International Finance, Risk Management & Derivatives

FINA 6534

FinTech, Digital Finance & Financial Regulation

FINA 6535

Financial Leadership, Governance & Professional Consulting

FINA 6536

Semester 2

Advanced Research Seminar & Thesis Methodology

GNST 6541

MBA Seminar Series & Executive Conferences

GNST 6342

Academic & Professional Paper Presentation

GNST 6443

Professional Internship / Applied Field Research

INTE 6544

MBA Thesis: Research & Writing

GNST 6945

Thesis Defence / Viva Voce

GNST 6446

Grading

A

16–20

80–100%

B

14–15.99

70–79.99%

C

12–13.99

60–69.99%

D

10–11.99

50–59.99%

F

Below 10

0–49%

Grade point average

Your cumulative GPA across the degree determines the class you graduate with. To graduate you need at least a C in every course, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, and all programme requirements finished within three years of your first semester.

First Class

3.50 – 4.00

Second Class Upper

2.50 – 3.49

Second Class Lower

1.50 – 2.49

Third Class

1.00 – 1.49

Fail

Below 1.00

Entry requirements

Taught in English and French, for graduates with a first degree.

Teaching moves between English and French, so you will need to follow classes in both. The university runs a language laboratory, and students work up from an initial placement test to specialist English. If you are unsure about either language, talk to admissions before you apply.

Academic requirements

Four-year bachelor’s degree

Minimum GPA 3.00

One year of work experience

Two letters of recommendation

Transcripts and degree certificate

One reference should come from your studies and one from an employer, on company letterhead. If your degree was taught in a language other than English, send a certificate of language proficiency and sit the entry test. Credits from another recognised business school can be transferred if you earned them in the last five years.

Fees

Tuition

3,100,000 FCFA

TOTAL PROGRAMME

Payable across the four semesters.

What it covers

Registration

350,000 FCFA

Tuition, four semesters

2,750,000 FCFA

Additional fees

Application form

30,000 FCFA

Career prospects

The MBA prepares you for financial leadership in banks, companies and public institutions across the region.

Corporate finance and treasury

Prepares you to run budgets, cash and funding decisions as a finance manager, financial controller or account manager in companies across Abidjan and the UEMOA region.

Banking and credit

Positions you as a credit analyst, risk officer or relationship manager in commercial and investment banks, and in the insurance companies that sit alongside them.

Capital markets and investment

Prepares you to work as an investment manager, financial advisor or analyst in the market around the BRVM, the regional exchange in Abidjan.

Development and public finance

Opens routes into project appraisal, audit and financial management in public bodies and development institutions like the African Development Bank in Abidjan.