Program Structure | Master of science (MSc) - Finance

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Master of science (MSc) - Finance

Thesis stream	Supervised project stream
6 courses (21 credits)	11 courses (36 credits)
Research Workshop Thesis (24 credits) Total: 45 credits	Supervised Project: organizational intervention mandate, academic Case Study, specific research mandate or expert opinion (9 credits) Total: 45 credits
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Program length: 16-24 months (excluding preparatory phase)

Candidate from another domain
Undergraduate preparatory courses (3 credits) may be imposed by the Academic Advisor if prior learning does not meet specialization requirements. You have one year to take these courses, preferably at the start of your studies. See the structure below for the non-exhaustive list of courses.

Applicants with an undergraduate degree from the French system (BAC with 3 years of study)
If you only have an undergraduate degree from the French system, you will be required to complete 15 credits (5 courses) in a short MSc preparation program.

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Compulsory Courses of the Specialization

10 credits

FINA 60204A

Capital Market Theory

FINA 60211A

Principles of Derivatives Pricing

FINA 60222A

Corporate Finance

Compulsory Methodology Courses

8 credits

MATH 60207A

Empirical Finance

MATH 60210A

Financial Econometrics

Compulsory Course of the Program

3 credits

GEST 60401A

Comparative Perspectives on Business Organizations

Compulsory activities

24 credits

ETHI 66201A

Responsible Conduct of Research: From Norms to Practice

RECH 66218A

Thesis

RECH 66248A

Research Workshop

Strongly recommended activities

ATEL 66242A

How to cite properly your sources

Specialization preparation courses

Maximum 6 credits

ECON 20806A

Introduction to Econometrics

FINA 20210A

Futures and Options

Compulsory Courses of the Specialization

10 credits

FINA 60204A

Capital Market Theory

FINA 60211A

Principles of Derivatives Pricing

FINA 60222A

Corporate Finance

Compulsory Methodology Courses

8 credits

MATH 60207A

Empirical Finance

MATH 60210A

Financial Econometrics

Optional Specialization Courses

9 credits

Profile - Financial Markets

FINA 60201A

Fixed Income Securities

FINA 60202A

Portfolio Management

FINA 60206A

Derivative Products

FINA 60208A

Financial Institutions

FINA 60212A

International Portfolio Management

FINA 60221A

Wealth Management

MATH 60837A

Time Series Econometrics

Profile - Corporate Finance

FINA 60208A

Financial Institutions

FINA 60209A

Venture capital and the finance of innovation

FINA 60214

Stratégies financières

FINA 60218A

Risk Management

FINA 60220A

Assurances

FINA 60223A

Applied Corporate Finance

MATH 60816A

Applied Econometrics and Machine Learning in Economics

Profile - Risk Management

FINA 60201A

Fixed Income Securities

FINA 60208A

Financial Institutions

FINA 60218A

Risk Management

FINA 60220A

Assurances

FINA 60221A

Wealth Management

MATH 60837A

Time Series Econometrics

Other course

FINA 60215A

Sustainable Finance

Elective Courses

6 credits

Choose two 3-credit courses among the courses offered in the MSc or the PhD programs. You may take up to 3 Master's program course credits from another university. Courses from another university have to be approved by the academic advisor.