An academic experience
From the very first year, you take part in an international seminar at BSB or at one of our 13 partner destinations, helping you improve your language skills and discover a different academic culture.
In the second year, you can spend a semester or attend a summer school at one of our 200 partner universities, some of which are globally recognised for finance. In the third year, you have the opportunity to go even further by pursuing a double degree. For example, BSB opens the doors to Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, one of Europe’s leading universities in finance, located in the heart of Europe’s economic capital.
Result: your Bachelor in Finance is not limited to Dijon or Lyon. It is an international journey in which you can explore a range of academic and professional experiences abroad, and graduate with a profile that is highly valued by recruiters.
What you will study on the Bachelor in Finance at BSB
Alongside the core fundamentals of management, in the 3rd year the Finance specialisation gives you a strong command of key financial and banking principles, with half of the courses taught in English to prepare you to work in an international environment.
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Gain an understanding of international financial management and the strategic decisions made by multinational companies. You will learn how to manage exchange-rate risk, understand global financial flows and oversee investment decisions in a globalised environment. This module will give you the tools to think about finance on an international and multicultural scale.
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Develop your skills in financial mathematics to assess portfolio performance, understand modern investment theories (optimal portfolio, market risk, excess return) and master the decision-making tools used in both business and banking. You will learn to analyse the relevance and limits of the major financial models in order to better understand the behaviour of economic players.
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Discover the role of banks in financing the economy and managing credit risk. You will study corporate financing mechanisms, including those linked to the ecological transition, and understand how digital banks are reshaping access to credit for SMEs. This course trains you to assess creditworthiness and build a long-term relationship between banks and businesses.
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Master the tools of accounting, management control and corporate finance to drive performance. You will learn how to produce, analyse and present strategic financial data, and how to adopt the role of a “business partner” to support leaders in decision-making and value creation.
These modules are complemented by real-life case studies and practical scenarios inspired by current sector challenges, enabling you to learn how to make decisions and act like a future finance professional.
A closer look at international finance
50% of the courses in the Finance specialisation are taught in English, and several
modules are directly focused on the international dimension, such as International Finance.
This international perspective gives you a three-year Finance degree
directly aligned with the standards of leading international business schools.
The skills you will develop on the Bachelor in Finance
Professional skills to build strong and recognised expertise
- Financial analysis and reporting
- Financial mathematics and modelling
- Understanding of international markets
- Managing relationships between banks and businesses
- Financial communication in French and English
Personal skills to help you grow and lead projects and teams
- Analytical thinking and rigour
- Decision-making in a complex environment
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Ability to persuade and communicate clearly
- Critical thinking and stress management
Unique support to reveal your talents
At BSB, you do not simply develop technical skills:
you also learn to understand yourself better and unlock your potential through two unique initiatives.
Pathfinder™: support from day one to your first job
Support from day one through to your first job. Unlimited one-to-one coaching,
personality tests, practical workshops… Pathfinder™ helps you identify your strengths,
build confidence, refine your academic choices and create a professional path that is aligned with your ambitions.
Leaderskills Institute: being a good leader is not innate... it can be learned!
BSB offers you a structured pathway to develop your leadership skills and gain a certification you can highlight on your CV. In this way, you build the essential personal skills needed to work effectively in teams, manage projects, bring people together and inspire others.
Learn finance in the field with apprenticeship
The Finance specialization of the Bachelor in Management is only available on a work-study basis, with an alternating rhythm of 2 weeks/1 week in the 1st semester, then 3 weeks/1 week in the 2nd semester, to combine theory and practice. You thus benefit from paid training (on average) €1,100 per month) and tuition fees fully financed by your host company.
Work-study assignments immerse you directly in the daily life of the sector:
- Financial monitoring and reporting,
- Risk analysis and management control,
- Support to financial departments or banks,
- Market research and decision support.
Our students have been welcomed into large companies and recognized banking institutions, in France and internationally, thus reinforcing the value of their career.
The companies that recruited our students
100% of our Bachelor's degree students get a job in less than 4 months after their diploma (CGE 2025 integration survey).
And after the Bachelor in Finance?
The jobs available at the end of Bac+3 Finance
Are you ready to join positions in corporate finance, investment banking, auditing or management control, in France and internationally:
- Assistant management controller,
- Junior financial analyst,
- Assistant treasurer,
- Bank customer advisor,
- Collaborator in an accounting or audit firm.
Continuing studies at BSB
After your Bachelor of Finance, you can extend your career by joining the Master Grande École (Bac+5), like 81% of our students, by choosing an initial or work-study specialization that makes sense with your interest in finance, analysis and performance management.
You can also prepare a double degree in Master 2 With the MSc Corporate Finance & Investment Banking, to develop advanced expertise in market finance, mergers and acquisitions or investment banking.
Several paths are particularly consistent with the technical and analytical skills acquired in Bachelor Finance:
Master Grande Ecole
Banque et Ingénierie
Financière
For those who want to work in banking, risk management and corporate finance, with advanced financial engineering tools and work-study opportunities.
Learn more ›Master Grande Ecole
Corporate Finance & Control
The ideal way to master financial analysis, performance management, management control and the strategic management of company resources.
Learn more ›Master Grande Ecole
Audit, Expertise & Conseil
A specialization to develop strong analytical rigor, understand accounting standards, secure financial information and support organizations in their key decisions.
Learn more ›MSc Corporate Finance & Investment Banking
A 100% English-language program to specialize in mergers and acquisitions, investment banking or market finance through advanced financial modeling and professional industry methods.
Learn more ›Integration and salaries
- With a Bachelor's degree, the average exit salary is between 30 and 35,000 euros gross per year.
- After a Master's degree, this salary increases from 43 to 44,000 euros gross per year, with extended prospects for positions of responsibility.
The Bachelor in Finance: a solid basis for all the specializations of the Grande École Master
If you want to continue to a Master Grande Ecole as an initial course or as a work-study program, your choice of specialization does not depend on the one you are following in Bachelor 3.th year.
You can therefore opt for another specialization. Your Bachelor's degree since its 1eraThe year is designed to give you solid foundations in economics, management, finance, law, accounting as well as in marketing and communication.
You can therefore continue with a Master's degree towards the specialization you want. The philosophy of BSB Test & Learn and Learning by Doing allows each student To have the choice, to remain free and above all to build a career in line with his personality, his values and his talents.
