Admissions
MSc International Finance
Our MIF program welcomes high potential students and recent graduates from around the world. The initial selection is based on the evaluation of all the application elements. Pre-selected students are then invited to a challenging interview (on Skype or on campus).
HEC welcomes applications from candidates of all nationalities, who are fluent in English and who have a strong quantitative background.
For the Business track, they must also:
- hold a Bachelor or Master's degree from an international institution - 2:1 honors or above (or equivalent: Dean’s list...)
- have prior training (at least introductory level) in financial accounting, corporate finance, investments, derivatives, business statistics and calculus.
For the Accelerated track, they must also: hold a Bachelor or Master's degree from an international institution, or a master degree from a French university or engineering school (“Grande Ecole”) - 2:1 honors or above (or equivalent: Dean’s list...).
The selection is a 2 phase process:
- A first selection is made based on the evaluation of your application and supporting documents.
- The pre-selected candidates will then be invited for a face-to-face or Skype interview.
Apply online at: hec.edu/applytomasters/
Supporting documents to be up-loaded before the application deadline:
- Degree certificate(s) or current enrollment certificate
- All official academic transcripts obtained in a higher education institution (exchange programs included) with official GPA
- Résumé (CV)
- GMAT or GRE or TAGE MAGE official test score report
- English language proficiency test score report: TOEFL or TOEIC (Bridge or Listening and Reading or Speaking and Writing) or IELTS or Cambridge
- 2 completed online reference forms (at least one should be filled out by a professor)
- Passport-style photo
- Non-refundable application fee of €110.
Candidates are only allowed to apply to one track within a parent program. This means that a first choice MIF application cannot have a MIF track as a second choice.
Each applicant must choose either Accelerated Track or Business Track, keeping in mind that the ideal candidate profile for each track is different. Please see “THE PROFILE WE VALUE” if you are unsure which track to choose.
Each applicant must then choose either Capital Markets or Corporate Finance as a specialization. If you are unsure which specialization to choose, please see our “COURSE PORTFOLIO” section.
See examples below that demonstrate these rules:
| FIRST CHOICE | SECOND CHOICE | |
| MSc in International Finance - Business Track - Specialization in Capital Markets | MSc in International Finance - Business Track - Specialization in Corporate Finance | No |
| MSc in International Finance - Accelerated Track - Specialization in Capital Markets | MSc in International Finance - Business Track - Specialization in Capital Markets | No |
| MSc in International Finance - Accelerated Track - Specialization in Capital Markets | MSc in International Finance - Business Track - Specialization in Corporate Finance | No |
| MSc in International Finance - Accelerated Track - Specialization in Capital Markets | Grande Ecole Master in Management | OK |
| MSc in International Finance - Business Track - Specialization in Capital Markets | MSc Strategic Management | OK |
| MSc in International Finance - Accelerated Track - Specialization in Corporate Finance | MS Entrepreneur | OK |
PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY 2nd CHOICE APPLICATIONS THAT FALL UNDER THE SAME PARENT PROGRAM AS THE 1st CHOICE WILL NOT BE STUDIED.
| APPLICATION DEADLINES NO LATER THAN | ADMISSIBILITY RESULTS NO LATER THAN | ADMISSION RESULTS NO LATER THAN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROUND 1 | October 20, 2020 at 12pm (noon) | November 16, 2020 | November 30, 2020 |
| ROUND 2* | January 6, 2021 at 12pm (noon) | January 28, 2021 | February 25, 2021 |
| ROUND 3 | March 3, 2021 at 12pm (noon) | March 25, 2021 | April 30, 2021 |
| ROUND 4 | April 28, 2021 at 12pm (noon) | May 20, 2021 | June 10, 2021 |
*Students from Tsinghua University who wish to participate in our MIF double-degree program must apply in Round 2.