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  • ‘Corporate Finance’

    • Full-time
    • 4 years
    • RU
    • 1,2 year - 380 000 RUB | 3,4 year - 450 000 RUB
  • Entrance exams

    • Maths | Social Studies | | History | Сomputer Science | Foreign language (English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese)
    • Russian

Program description

The educational program is aimed at training highly qualified specialists with expertise in the field of corporate finance. 

Our main goal is to train specialists for the real sector of the economy, capable of making decisions in a constantly changing environment.

Practice-oriented approach 

  • Our students participate in research projects in relevant areas in the field of economics, business and finance commissioned by the Government of the Russian Federation, regional authorities, large companies, businesses, and banks.
  • You can start your own business and participate in business projects of partners and employers.
  • You are given is the opportunity to become a resident of the Project Center of the Faculty of Economics and Business.

Integration with educational programs of foreign partner universities

All interested students have the opportunity to participate in academic mobility programs, including double-degree programs. 

The main foreign partners of the program are: BSc Finance and Business Analysis (Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK); BSc Finance (Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy); BSc Finance and Business Analysis (University of Southampton, Southampton, UK).

Accreditation and Partners

Concentrations

Corporate Finance

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About the concentration:

The main type of professional activity is economic activities, having a computational and analytical and applied research nature.

The program is aimed at training professionals who possess the methodology and tools of applied issues in the field of corporate finance for developing and implementing of financial strategies of corporate-type companies in the context of the global transformation of financial markets and the transition to the digital economy.

Interactive educational technologies are widely applied in the process of studying the mandatory disciplines of the program: research projects in the classroom format, business simulators, a corporate finance workshop at the BLOOMBERG International Financial Laboratory, working with the SPARK database (Interfax project), etc. Studying the functionality and information bank of BLOOMBERG with the possibility of obtaining a certificate.

Students can have an internship with subsequent employment in the following government and commercial structures:

  • Economic Management of the State Duma Apparatus;
  • Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation;
  • Gazprom, Lukoil, Russian Railways;
  • Roselectronics, Rosagroleasing;
  • RUSNANO, Russian Technologies, Vnesheconombank, Bank of Russia, Rosselkhoznadzor;
  • Consulting companies: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst&Young, NEO-Center, BDO-Unicon;
  • Self-regulating organizations of appraisers and appraisal companies: Certification Group, RSA, NCSA, SPO Price, Cadaster-Assessment, Euroexpert.

Key disciplines of the concentration:

  • Corporate Finance;
  • Investments;
  • Financial Planning and Budgeting;
  • Financial Policy of Corporations;
  • Corporate Governance;
  • Business Finance in Various Segments of the Economy;
  • Corporate Law.

Career:

Potential employers are employed by expert and analytical services; financial sector (banks, broker-dealer companies, investment funds, insurance companies, depositories, stock exchanges); consulting services; IT industry, companies of the real sector of the economy.


Corporate Finance and Property Valuation

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About the concentration:

The program is aimed at training professionals with the expertise in the financial sector who can generalize and analyze large quantities of data, calculate, and forecast financial indicators, assess the value of various property objects (assets and businesses) using information technology, and make informed financial decisions aimed at digital transformation of business and ensuring the growth of the company's value in the conditions of digitalization of the economy.

Interactive and computer technologies are widely used in the process of studying the mandatory disciplines of the program: research projects, computer workshops, information and analytical systems of professional market analysis (SPARK, FIRA PRO, RUSLANA, Thomson Reuters Eikon, IMF Data, etc.); discussion of problematic issues takes place in the form of discussions, round tables, business and situational games, case study, etc.

The partners of the program are:

  • Large business structures and corporations: Gazprom, Lukoil, Russian Railways, Rosselkhoznadzor, Sberbank, Vnesheconombank, Uralsib Bank, Raiffeisen Bank, etc.
  • Consulting and appraisal companies: PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst & Young, CJSC Russian Assessment, Euroexpert, Professional Assessment Center, MORF Property Assessment Center, etc.
  • Development institutes: RUSNANO, Russian Technologies.

Key disciplines of the concentration:

  • Corporate Finance;
  • Digital Business Transformation;
  • Corporate Information Systems in the Financial Sector;
  • Fundamentals of Financial Business Technologies (FinTech);
  • Business Assessment in the Digital Economy;
  • Assessment of IA and Intellectual Property Objects;
  • Valuation of Real Estate;
  • Estimation of the Cost of Machinery and Equipment;
  • Managing Business Value in the Digital Economy;
  • Corporate Information Systems in the Financial Sector;
  • Valuation of Financial Assets.

Career:

Students have internships in government and commercial structures, banks, analytical, consulting, valuation and IT companies, or self-regulatory organizations of appraisers. Graduates of this concentrations are in-demand specialists in the labor market and are employed in economic, financial, investment, information and analytical departments and services of large companies, banks and organizations.


Corporate Economics and ESG Investment (partially taught in English)

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About the concentration:

The program is aimed at training professionals with the expertise in the financial sector who can generalize and analyze large quantities of data, calculate, and forecast financial indicators, assess the value of various property objects (assets and businesses) using information technology, and make informed financial decisions aimed at digital transformation of business and ensuring the growth of the company's value in the conditions of digitalization of the economy.

Interactive and computer technologies are widely used in the process of studying the mandatory disciplines of the program: research projects, computer workshops, information and analytical systems of professional market analysis (SPARK, FIRA PRO, RUSLANA, Thomson Reuters Eikon, IMF Data, etc.); discussion of problematic issues takes place in the form of discussions, round tables, business and situational games, case study, etc.

The partners of the program are:

  • Large business structures and corporations: Gazprom, Lukoil, Russian Railways, Rosselkhoznadzor, Sberbank, Vnesheconombank, Uralsib Bank, Raiffeisen Bank, etc.
  • Consulting and appraisal companies: PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst & Young, CJSC Russian Assessment, Euroexpert, Professional Assessment Center, MORF Property Assessment Center, etc.
  • Development institutes: RUSNANO, Russian Technologies.

Key disciplines of the concentration:

  • Corporate Finance;
  • Digital Business Transformation;
  • Corporate Information Systems in the Financial Sector;
  • Fundamentals of Financial Business Technologies (FinTech);
  • Business Assessment in the Digital Economy;
  • Assessment of IA and Intellectual Property Objects;
  • Valuation of Real Estate;
  • Estimation of the Cost of Machinery and Equipment;
  • Managing Business Value in the Digital Economy;
  • Corporate Information Systems in the Financial Sector;
  • Valuation of Financial Assets.

Career:

Students have internships in government and commercial structures, banks, analytical, consulting, valuation and IT companies, or self-regulatory organizations of appraisers. Graduates of this concentrations are in-demand specialists in the labor market and are employed in economic, financial, investment, information and analytical departments and services of large companies, banks and organizations.

Corporate Finance and Business Analytics (partially taught in English)

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About the concentration:

The concentration focuses on obtaining comprehensive knowledge and competencies of the international level in the field of corporate finance. The fusion of theory and practice, integration into the learning process of professional market participants, master classes and rich scientific and practical activities are a distinctive feature of this concentration.

Graduates have the opportunity to find a job in the financial services of companies in any sector of the economy. The increasing role of finance in corporate governance determines the competitive advantages in the labor market of a graduate of this concentration.

The learning process includes lectures, practical classes, seminars, and round tables, working with such international information databases as Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, SPARK Interfax, CBonds and others.

During their studies, students develop skills in working with big data, analyzing, and visualizing them, conducting independent organizational and managerial, financial and economic research, forming soft skills that allow them to fully adapt to the requirements of the modern economy. Some of the elective disciplines are taught in English.

A number of elective disciplines are taught in English. There is an opportunity to participate in a double degree program implemented jointly with Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford, UK).

Key disciplines of the concentration:

  • Business Forecasting and Financial Modeling;
  • Management of the Company's Investment Portfolio (in English);
  • Business Analytics.

Career:

Within the framework of the educational program, special attention is paid to the theoretical and practical training of graduates, taking into account the requirements of employers, including the largest consulting companies (PWC, Deloitte, KPMG, etc.), state-owned companies and private business, such as PJSC Gazprom, PJSC NK Rosneft, JSC Russian Telecommunications Network, JSC Uralredmet, JSC Russian Railways, Nexia Patchouli, Grant Thornton, etc.


Program managers

Fedotova Marina Alekseevna

  • Doctor of Economics
  • Head of the concentration “Corporate Finance and Business Analytics", Professor of the Department of Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance
  • Authored of more than 200 scientific papers, such textbooks as “Corporate Finance", “Business Valuation in the Digital Economy", “Valuation of Intangible Assets and Intellectual Property", heads research projects, including on the valuation of digital financial assets.

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to

  • Work with big data, visualize data, conduct independent financial research, develop soft skills that allow you to fully adapt to the requirements of the digital economy;
  • Calculate and forecast financial indicators, estimate the value of various assets and businesses using information technology;
  • Make sound financial and IT decisions aimed at the digital transformation of the business and ensuring the growth of the company’s value in the conditions of digitalization of the economy;
  • Use modern information and communication technologies to implement financial solutions, including in the digital environment;
  • Work with such information databases as Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, SPARK-Interfax, CBonds and others.

Career

Graduates of the program are in demand by the financial services of companies in the real sector of the economy, including large, small, and medium-sized businesses.

Partner programs and projects:

  • Direct contact with representatives of the professional and expert community, managers, and employees of large Russian corporations;
  • Classes and internships at the sites of program partners;
  • Participation in national and regional events.

Organizations where you can find a job

Unique advantages of the program

Practice-oriented and project-based approaches using innovative educational technologies. The program is implemented in close cooperation with employers through a permanent, including extracurricular, system of master classes, internships, early employment and the implementation of team startups of students.

Focus on modern professional IT systems for collecting and analyzing financial and economic information of companies, individual segments of Russian and global markets. Students work in the BLOOMBERG International Financial Laboratory, as well as with all specialized information and analytical systems, including SPARK, FIRA PRO, RUSLANA, Thomson Reuters Eikon, IMF Data, etc.

Availability of different concentrations and disciplines in English, taught by world-renowned scientists.

Graduates have the opportunity to obtain an international professional certification by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

The best applicants come to us. The Faculty of Economics and Business is the best environment for growth.