Bachelor Finance
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance prepares future executives and experts in the financial sector to thrive in a globalized, demanding, and constantly evolving environment. It combines academic excellence, sharp technical skills, and international exposure, with hands-on professional training starting in the first year.
The programme at a glance
3 years
Bachelor 1 as common core, then Finance in year 2 and 3
180 ECTS
60 per year, 30 per semester, in whole credits per subject
2 diplomas
Bachelor Finance (ESG Paris) · Bachelor's Degree in Management and Finance (UFRA)
3 capstones
One integrative professional project every year, defended before a panel
Post-Bac
Or parallel admission into year 2 or 3
4 tracks
Corporate Finance, Audit, Wealth Management, Banking & Insurance
Degree awarded
Bachelor's Degree in Management and Finance, Finance Track
Awarded by UFRA — degree accredited by the State of Côte d'Ivoire
Exit level
Bac+3
The programme's promise
The program follows a rigorous progression.
- •First year, common core laying the foundations: accounting, law, economics, marketing, digital tools;
- •Second year, introduction of the Finance track;
- •Third year, full specialization covering the topics that make the difference in today's market: risk management, compliance and AML-CFT, international finance, sustainable finance and ESG, FinTech.
Programme objectives
- •Provide solid training in management and finance (management, accounting, economics, law, marketing);
- •Develop sharp technical skills: financial statement analysis, business valuation, financial markets, digital finance tools;
- •Prepare students for careers in finance, audit, banking, insurance, consulting, and asset management;
- •Strengthen analytical and decision-making skills in complex environments;
- •Ensure rapid professional integration through internships, capstone projects, and real-world simulations.
Highlights
- •Dual degree: Bachelor Finance (ESG Paris) and Bachelor's Degree in Management and Finance, Finance Track (UFRA), accredited by the MESRS;
- •A capstone project every year: an integrative project defended before a mixed panel of faculty and professionals;
- •Daytime classes, full-time program, with a mandatory internship in Bachelor 3;
- •Case study-based teaching, business games, market simulations, and a stock market trading game;
- •ICAD professional certificates attached to the diploma: asset management, wealth management, banking, financial analysis, and audit.
Graduate skills
Analyze
Read and interpret financial statements, diagnose an organization's financial health, and value a company.
Finance and invest
Choose financing methods, evaluate investments, manage cash flow and working capital requirements.
Master risk
Identify and hedge market, credit, and liquidity risk; apply compliance and AML-CFT frameworks.
Operate in the markets
Understand the mechanisms of capital markets, financial products, and financial engineering.
Equip and digitalize
Leverage advanced Excel, VBA, Power BI, data, and FinTech solutions to support decision-making.
Act and communicate
Work as part of a team, communicate in business English, present an analysis, and defend a recommendation.
Academic partners
ESG Paris
Graduate School of Management, Business and Finance — member of the Galileo Global Education network, the world leader in private higher education.
UMGC
University of Maryland Global Campus — a world-renowned American public university specialising in accessible and innovative higher education.
FDFP
Vocational Training Development Fund — an Ivorian body dedicated to financing and promoting continuing vocational training.
Registration
Entry level
Post-Bac or parallel admission into year 2 or 3
Practical information
Format
Daytime classes, full-time program
Duration
3 years
Campus
Cocody Riviera 3, cité coprim2, rue E139
Language
French
Admissions
Post-Bac or parallel admission into year 2 or 3