MASTER’S PROGRAM IN FINANCE AND BANKING
It educates executives with a set of skills to understand, analyze and challenge the new trends of the financial sector. They are capable of leading changes to add unique value across organizations and society.
BENEFITS
The Graduate School helps students at academic level, as well as in terms of business partners and financing.
FINANCIAL BENEFITS
- Financing with no interests directly with the Graduate School.
- Discounts for the Ulima Community—prior consultation with the commercial advisor.
ACADEMIC BENEFITS
- Flexibility due to its hybrid learning method, which allows students to adjust to new educational trends and have a balance between professional and personal life, in order to develop their career path and increase visibility in the financial sector.
- Great accessibility for professionals who wish to go above and beyond their professional and academic journeys in the current competitive world of finance and banking.
- This 19-month program—one of the shortest programs in the market—guarantees obtaining the master’s degree with solid foundations in commercial banking, digital banking, investments, risk management, international finance, among others.
- Top-notch professors with vast professional experience in local and international organizations (proven track-record in teaching methods).
- The Graduate School at Universidad de Lima has a modern infrastructure (e.g.: classrooms, auditoriums, recreational areas, laboratories) with state-of-the-art technology, which provides students with a top academic experience.
- One of the best alumni network nationwide, which will boost networking connections within the community of professors, graduates and students.
ULIMA BENEFITS
- Employability Center (Ulima Laboral)
- Access to the Wellness Center (gym, nutrition, psychopedagogical counseling)
- Access to Mayorazgo Sports Complex (swimming, football, basketball, volleyball)
- Access to Ulima Medical Department
- Valid discounts via Ulima App
PROCESS
PROFILE EVALUATION
Your file is evaluated. Once approved, you can pay the enrollment fees.
PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
You can do this evaluation in parallel with the essay. This is sent to your email.
ESSAY WRITING
You will access a platform to write an essay. This must include your reasons to apply to the master’s program.
INTERVIEW WITH THE DIRECTOR
A personal interview takes place with the director of the master’s or doctoral program. First, you must approve the previous step.
LETTER OF COMMITMENT
You must submit a payment commitment letter duly signed and pay the first installment.
CURRICULUM
The Master in Finance and Banking is a program specially designed for professional seeking to excel in a competitive financial and investment world. It focuses on training leaders capable of anticipating and conducting strategic changes in a constantly evolving financial world.
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
MONETARY POLICY AND MARKETS
BANKING SUPERVISION AND LEGISLATION
ETHICS IN FINANCE
BEHAVIORAL FINANCE
CORPORATE FINANCE
QUANTITATIVE METHODS APPLIED TO FINANCE
FINANCIAL MODELING TOOLS
COMMERCIAL BANKING
DIGITAL BANKING AND INNOVATION
INVESTMENT PROJECT EVALUATION
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
SEMINAR ON MASTER’S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT I
MICROFINANCE
EQUITY INVESTMENT
FIXED INCOME INVESTMENT
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES
NEGOTIATION APPLIED TO FINANCE
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
SEMINAR ON MASTER’S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT II
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
BUSINESS SIMULATION
SEMINAR ON MASTER’S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT III
APPLICANT PROFILE
- Graduates from the Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, and similar undergraduate programs.
- Experience in finance, banking and financial institutions, stock markets, asset management, in public and private companies (financial or non-financial).
- Minimum of three (03) years of professional experience (not imperative). This will allow students to make the most of this program, bringing experience to the table and nurturing subjects with their own professional case studies.
- Skills in mathematics and statistics to better understand this master’s program.
- Teamwork skills.
- Adaptation capacities to new scenarios and global financial trends.
- Critical analysis for financial decision-making.
- High-speed Internet connection
- Laptop with basic programs
- Non-certified copy of the valid National Identity Card (DNI) or Alien Registration Card (ARC).
- Non-certified copy of the bachelor’s degree registered in the National Superintendency of University Education (SUNEDU). Not applicable to Ulima graduates.
- Resume duly signed with passport picture (JPG format, 240x288 pixels, 300 DPI minimum resolution, in front of a plain white background, no eyeglasses).
- Academic or employment recommendation letter, or one (01) work certificate of the current or last job.
- Minimum work experience of three (03) years.
- Payment receipt for tuition fees.
- Letter of Language Commitment, according to the current University Act.
- One (01) Statement of Purpose. To be completed in the platform indicated by the Graduate School.
- Once documents are submitted, the Admission Office will send you an email within 48 hours to pay the application process fees (350 PEN).
GRADUATE PROFILE
Finance and Banking Program graduates are highly-skilled professionals with long-term vision and robust competences to thrive in both finance and investment within financial and non-financial companies. Graduates are able to:
- Analyze the financial and economic environment in which the organization operates.
- Bring solutions to cut down the financial risk within the organization and maximize its value for shareholders.
- Manage and optimize the company’s financial resources by using new technologies and implementing digital resources for financial analysis.
- Understand the international reality to create financial business opportunities at global scale.
- Make investment, financial, and profit sharing decisions considering its impact within the company.
- Identify the main variables that define economic agents' behavior when making financial decisions.
- Act with ethical and transparency principles in every professional endeavor.
- Continuously update their knowledge related to new banking and finance trends.
- Propose and develop financial management strategies using the knowledge and skills acquired during the master’s program, in order to anticipate any unexpected situation to reduce risks and maximize value within the organization.
To obtain the graduate status, students must:
- Complete the curriculum.
- Comply with all Ulima obligations and commitments.
- Process the graduate status with the Student Services and Registry Bureau (DUSAR).
To obtain the academic degree, students must:
- Hold the graduate status.
- Certify the proficiency of a foreign or native language. To do so, students must submit certificates issued by institutions recognized by Ulima Language Center.
- Hold an approved thesis or research work of the corresponding specialization.
- Comply with all requirements set forth in the rules and regulations.
Note 1: Maximum period to obtain the academic degree is 6 years.
Note 2: Current rules and regulations are available at Ulima website (click here).
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
As part of the master’s program, students will have an international trip to Universidad de Barcelona to boost their global vision of the digital world and innovation in finance and banking.
Universidad de Barcelona
PROFESSORS
ZAPATA,
Alberto
Subgerente de Análisis de Inversiones Internacionales de la Gerencia de Operaciones Internacionales en el Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
ZAMUDIO,
Alfredo
CEO de Tudor & Grey Capital S.A., director de Private Equity & Venture Capital (Ecuador), y director asociado en GTDFin (España)
CANO,
Carlos
Supervisor líder en Políticas de Inversión en el Banco Central de Reserva del Perú y docente en Tandem Finance
MONTORO,
Carlos
Gerente de Política Monetaria del Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
PÉREZ,
Fernando
Subgerente de Diseño de Política Monetaria en el Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
VEGA,
Hugo
Economista Senior de la Unidad de Perú en BBVA Research
RAMÍREZ,
Jesús
Gerente de Liquidez y Riesgo de Mercado en Banco Pichincha
IZU,
Jimmy
Jefe del Departamento de Regulación en la Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS)
RAUNELLI,
Jose
Certificado en Finanzas Cuantitativas por el CQF Institute (Reino Unido) Gerente de Inversiones en Auryn Holdings
FIGUEROA,
Juan
MBA por la NYU Stern School of Business (Estados Unidos) Socio en Belo Partners y LibreCorp Certificado CFA
LLOSA VELÁSQUEZ,
Luis
Gerente de Estrategias de Inversión en Prima AFP
MAURIAL,
Manuel
Miembro del comité de inversiones del Fondo Selectivo FIMV y de Promoinvest Incasol
CÓRDOVA,
Myriam
Intendente general de Microfinanzas en la Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP
CASTILLO,
Paul
Gerente General del Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
ROJAS,
Youel
Investigador del Departamento de Modelos Macroeconómicos del Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
ADVISORY COUNCIL
PÉREZ-REYES ZARAK, Alejandro
MBA from Harvard Business School. Economist by training from Universidad de Lima. COO at Prima AFP and Credicorp Capital, after the good results obtained as Head of Asset Management. Head of Derivatives and Structured Products at Banco de Crédito del Perú. Current CFO at Banco de Crédito del Perú and Credicorp.
CASTRILLÓN MULLER, Markus
MBA from London Business School. Economist from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Between 2010 and 2014, he served as Director at Goldman Sachs, VP at Nomura, and associate at Lehman Brothers. Director of WRM Capinvest (2014-2015). He has participated in M&A operations for over USD 10,000 billions in aggregates, and has access to different private equity groups in Europe, USA, Asia, and LatAm. He is currently founding partner at Andean Pacific.
SALAS CORTÉS, Patricia
Master in Finance from Universidad del Pacífico, holding a professional title degree in economics from Universidad de Lima. She currently serves as Deputy General Superintendent at the Superintendence of Banking, Insurance and Pension Fund Administrators in Peru, where she also worked as Banking Administrator and Supervisor or Market Risks and Liquidity.
