Finance

Features

Further, they need to show their skills in producing original research through a second-year paper and a dissertation. The second-year paper must be presented in the Finance Department brown bag seminar before the end of the third year in front of the Faculty.

In this concentration, students can specialize in one of the following subfields:

• Asset pricing and investments
• Corporate Finance
• Household finance
• Climate finance
• Financial Econometrics
• Microstructure
• Risk Management

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

• Asset Pricing Theory
• Corporate Finance Theory
• Micro-econometrics
• Econometrics and Machine Learning in Finance
• Research seminars of the Finance department: External seminars and brownbags

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

GRE® The GRE® General Test is a widely administered admissions test that measures the skills needed in today's graduate and business school programs worldwide. It contains three sections - Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing. Three scores are reported: a Verbal Reasoning score on a 130 - 170 score scale in one-point increments, a Quantitative Reasoning score on a 130 - 170 score scale in one-point increments, and an Analytical Writing score on a 0 - 6 score scale in half-point increments. Required

GMAT The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a test intended to assess certain analytical, writing, quantitative, verbal, and reading skills in written English for use in admission to a graduate management program, such as an MBA. GMAT contains 4 sections - Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative and Verbal. The score has a range from 200 - 800. Required

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

• Fill in the online application form indicating university degrees and grades, including a statement of purpose and your Curriculum Vitae
• Upload your official transcripts
• Upload certified copies of all your grades and university diplomas unless award of the degree is specified on your final official transcript
• Upload 3 letters of recommendation to be completed by faculty or research scholars (available in the Application online procedure). Please ask you referees to check their spam/junk folder if they do not receive the recommendation request from ESSEC
• Provide a high GMAT or GRE score (test taken within the past five years). Last year's cohort had an average GMAT of 700. The ETS code center for the ESSEC PhD Programme is X 6R-91-50 (GMAT) and 0839 (GRE)
• The programme being in English, applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the TOEFL, for which the PhD programme code is 0045. IELTS is also accepted.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International

International tuition fees apply to students who are not citizens or permanent residents of the study country. In some regions, like the EU/EEA, or under certain agreements, students from partner countries may also pay domestic fees. Non-residents — Free

EU/EEA

European Economic Area tuition fee is applicable to the students from EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. EU/EEA Nationals — Free

Additional Details

ESSEC Business School offers full-tuition scholarships and a tax-free stipend

Living costs

Cergy-Pontoise, France: 1,209-1,692 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Finance.