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Master of science (MSc) – Financial Engineering

“The courses in this future-oriented specialization are constantly being updated! This is important. The Master’s program guarantees that I will have the cutting-edge expertise employers are looking for.”

– Neila Bouchelaghem, Master’s student

Thesis stream	Supervised project stream
7 courses (21 credits)	12 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.

Select a Stream

Compulsory courses of the specialization

6 credits

FINA 60201A

Fixed Income Securities

FINA 60206A

Derivative Products

Compulsory Methodology Course

3 credits

MATH 60646A

Stochastic Calculus

Optional Specialization Courses

Bloc 1 – Min. 6 credits, max. 9 credits

MATH 60601

Simulation Monte Carlo

MATH 60609A

Computational Methods in Financial Engineering

MATH 60610A

Machine Learning Applied to Financial Data

MATH 60633A

Statistical Methods for Financial Data

MATH 80680A

Dynamic Optimization in Management

Bloc 2 – Maximum 3 credits

FINA 60202A

Portfolio Management

FINA 60204A

Capital Market Theory

FINA 60208A

Financial Institutions

FINA 60218A

Risk Management

FINA 60220A

Assurances

MATH 60837A

Time Series Econometrics

MATH 80614A

Numerical Methods in Quantitative Finance

Elective course

Maximum 3 credits

Choose one 3-credit course among the courses offered in the MSc, including those of the specialization, 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.