Geneva, Switzerland

Banking and Finance (BBA)

Bachelor's
Language: EnglishStudies in English
Subject area: economy and administration

Designed by professionals of the financial sector, this degree prepares you to enter a fascinating and challenging world.

The financial market increasingly seeks individuals who not only have an excellent education in general management but who also possess a sharp understanding of financial markets and products. With a curriculum that includes courses in economics, financial institutions, marketing, accounting and negotiation, this Bachelor allows students to develop a comprehensive understanding of finance while providing them with a solid foundation in all aspects of the business. Students will gain strong skills in risk analysis, investments, finance and portfolio management. You will become a professional capable of performing at the top of the international banking and finance industry.

This degree prepares graduates for top positions in financial institutions, including banks, financial companies, brokerage firms, investment banks, insurance companies, and multinationals.

Our bachelor offers an innovative, employability-focused approach to studies by using current industry examples, discussions, case studies, problem-solving and group work. Courses are taught by professors with excellent academic credentials and real-business experience. The curriculum has been designed to give you real-life business skills. We have an excellent employment record.


QUICK FACTS

  • Length: 3 years

  • Triple accreditation: ACBSP, IACBE, EDUQUA

  • Study mode: full time

  • Dual specialization degree: you can add a second specialization to maximize your time of studies

  • Language: courses taught in English.

  • BBA students: 50% local & 50% International, 70% speak at least 2 languages

  • 3 intakes per year in January, April, and October.


WHAT OUR ALUMNI SAY

"IFM provides the opportunity to meet excellent professors and to build a network while studying in the heart of Geneva. I keep a great memory of the classes and of the atmosphere amongst students. I would recommend it to any student looking for a good academic curriculum."
Michel Khattar, Senior Private Banker, Audi Bank

"During my University studies at IFM, I especially appreciated being taught by professors with real-world experience ready to equip us with the skills to face real situations in our professional careers. IFM offers a great environment where teamwork is put into practice."
Achraf Goneid, Senior Analyst, SYZ Asset Management


ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

  • An online application form and a 300-400 word motivation letter

  • High school diploma, Baccalaureate, A levels, Maturity or equivalent

  • If not a native English speaker, provide proof of your English proficiency
    (IELTS (6.0), TOEFL (80 ibt) or equivalent. In-house IFM / online English test)

  • A letter of reference from your school or one of your professors (if possible)

  • A non-refundable application fee of CHF/EUR 150.

  • International Students: proof of financial means to pay for the course (letter or bank statement).

  • Transfer students: IFM welcomes transfer students from accredited institutions.

University website: www.ifm.ch
Finance
Finance is a field that deals with the study of investments. It includes the dynamics of assets and liabilities over time under conditions of different degrees of uncertainties and risks. Finance can also be defined as the science of money management. Market participants aim to price assets based on their risk level, fundamental value, and their expected rate of return. Finance can be broken into three sub-categories: public finance, corporate finance and personal finance.
Banking
The study of money, above all other fields in economics, is one in which complexity is used to disguise truth or to evade truth, not to reveal it.
John Kenneth Galbraith, Money: Whence it came, where it went (1975), p. 15.
Finance
The world of finance is a mysterious world in which, incredible as the fact may appear, evaporation precedes liquidation.
Joseph Conrad, Victory: An Island Tale, part I, chap. 1 (1915)
Banking
Bankers have no right to establish a customary law among themselves, at the expence of other men.
Foster, J., Hankey v. Trotman (1746), 1 Black. Rep. 2; reported in James William Norton-Kyshe, The Dictionary of Legal Quotations (1904), p. 17.
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