Finance
A three-year Licence in finance, taught in French. Corporate finance, banking and financial markets, for the people who will fund and steer West African business.
At a glance
Qualification
Licence
Duration
3 years
Total credits
180 ECTS
Intake
September and January
Why study finance here
Where finance happens
Home to the BRVM and the African Development Bank.
Quantitative and real
Financial maths, markets and modelling, not theory alone.
An LMD diploma
A three-year Licence that opens onto a Master.
Built for the region
Framed around West African banks, firms and institutions.
Course structure
Built on the LMD system, the Licence runs over six semesters and 180 ECTS credits. The first two years build a base in finance, economics, management and mathematics, with languages and computing alongside; the third year concentrates on corporate finance, markets, audit and tax, and closes with a final-year project that you write up and defend.
Year one
Shared foundation
Year one lays the base in finance, economics and management, with the mathematics, computing and languages they rely on.
Module
Code
Credits
Semester 1
Introduction à la Finance I
FINA 1411
4
Introduction à la Gestion
MGMT 1311
3
Introduction à la Macroéconomie
ÉCON 1313
3
Histoire des Faits Économiques
ÉCON 1315
3
Mathématiques Fondamentales
MATH 1411
4
Introduction à l’Informatique
INFO 1313
3
Introduction à l’Entrepreneuriat
GNST 1313
3
Langues Vivantes I
LEAP 1711
7
Semester 2
Introduction à la Finance II
FINA 1422
4
Principes Fondamentaux du Management
MGMT 1322
3
Principes Fondamentaux de l’Économie
ÉCON 1322
3
Microéconomie
ÉCON 1324
3
Gestion et Comptabilité
COMP 1422
4
Introduction aux Méthodes Quantitatives
MATH 1424
4
Communication Professionnelle
GNST 1424
4
Langues Vivantes II
LEAP 1522
5
Year two
Deepening
Year two broadens into money and banking, human resources, business economics and financial analysis, and adds financial mathematics and an introduction to artificial intelligence.
Module
Code
Credits
Semester 1
Affaires Internationales et Économie
ÉCON 2611
6
Fonction des Ressources Humaines en Entreprise I
MGMT 2313
3
Fondement de Gestion de l’Environnement des Organisations
MGMT 2313
3
Principes de Comptabilité Financière
COMP 2311
3
Monnaie et Banque
FINA 2313
3
Croissance et Développement Durable
ÉCON 2311
3
Leadership et Prise de Parole en Public
GNST 2311
3
Bureautique I
GNST 2313
3
Advanced Communication in English I
GNST 2315
3
Semester 2
Fonction des Ressources Humaines en Entreprise II
MGMT 2322
3
Économie des Affaires
ÉCON 2422
4
Finance Comptabilité
FINA 2622
6
Analyse Financière
FINA 2324
3
Mathématiques Financière et Commerciale
MATH 2422
4
Intelligence Artificielle
INFO 2426
4
Introduction à la Méthodologie de Recherche en Entreprise
GNST 2222
2
Bureautique II
GNST 2224
2
Introduction to English for Professional Purposes
GNST 2226
2
Year three
Finance specialisation
Year three concentrates on corporate finance, markets, audit, tax and business law, and closes with a final-year project that you write up and defend.
Module
Code
Credits
Semester 1
Gestion de Projet
MGMT 3311
3
Gestion de Risques et Pratiques
MGMT 3313
3
SAGE Saari i7 version 8.50
COMP 3315
3
Finance Corporative
FINA 3611
5
Finance du Marché
FINA 3615
5
Traitement des Travaux d’Inventaires
COMP 3311
3
Rédaction de CV & Recherche de Stage & Emploi I
GNST 3315
5
Advanced Professional English I
GNST 3313
3
Droit du Travail
SJPA 3311
3
Semester 2
Développement et Pratique de Compétences Entrepreneuriales
GNST 3224
2
Fiscalité
COMP 3522
5
Audit et Contrôle Financier
FINA 3624
6
Institution Financière : Gestion des Institution Financière
FINA 3322
3
Méthodologie de Recherche
GNST 3422
4
Rédaction et Soutenance du Projet de Fin d’Études
GNST 3628
6
Advanced Professional English II
GNST 3222
2
Droit des Affaires
SJPA 3222
2
Grading
A
16–20
80–100%
B
14–15.99
70–79.99%
C
12–13.99
60–69.99%
D
10–11.99
50–59.99%
F
Below 10
0–49%
Grade point average
Your cumulative GPA across the degree determines the class you graduate with.
First Class
3.50 – 4.00
Second Class Upper
2.50 – 3.49
Second Class Lower
1.50 – 2.49
Third Class
1.00 – 1.49
Fail
Below 1.00
Entry requirements
Entry requires the Baccalauréat or a recognised equivalent. Places are offered on your school-leaving results, and all teaching and assessment is in French.
What you’ll bring
Baccalauréat
Legalised copies
Birth certificate
Identity document
Passport photos
A personal laptop is required of every admitted student. Full details are on the how to apply page.
Fees
Assigned by the State (Affectés)
Per year
For students oriented to UNIABIDJAN through the national assignment process. Paid across the year in four instalments.
Private students (Non-affectés)
Per year
For students enrolling directly, without a State assignment. Paid across the year in four instalments.
Additional fees
Where it leads
Graduates move into banking, financial analysis, corporate finance, audit, insurance and consulting across the region’s banks, firms and public institutions. The Licence is also a foundation for a Master in finance or management.
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