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M.Sc. Finance
University of Lausanne
| Application deadline: | before 30 April 2012 |
| Start date: | September 2013 |
| Credits: | 120 ECTS |
| Duration full-time: | 24 months |
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| Delivery mode: | On Campus |
| Educational variant: | Full-time |
Description
Taught jointly with the Universities of Geneva and Neuchâtel, the Master of Science in Finance aims to give students excellent quantitative knowledge enabling them to understand the complicated working of financial institutions.
In addition to providing strong theoretical bases, the aim of this training is to teach the participants to apply the know-how implicit in their qualifications.
The MSc in Finance specialized in financial engineering offered by HEC Lausanne has been recognized by the CFA Institute as a CFA Program Partner.
Structure of programme :
The Master of Science in Finance is a two year program, 120 ECTS, constructed around four semesters. During the first semester we consolidate the previous bachelor knowledge with the core courses in finance. The next two semesters are dedicated to a specialisation:
* Wealth management (Geneva),
* Financial engineering (Lausanne),
* Financial analysis (Neuchâtel).
The fourth semester is dedicated to the writing of a Master thesis, which may be done during an internship with a local or international financial institution.
Contents
Syllabus
1st semester
Compulsory courses
Advanced Econometrics
Asset Pricing
Financial Accounting
Derivatives I
24 ECTS credits
Electives
Principles of Finance or Mathematics,
depending on the students curriculum -6 ECTS credits
2nd semester
Compulsory courses
Derivatives II
Empirical Methods in Finance
15 ECTS credits
Electives
Alternative Investments
Corporate Finance
Investments
Loss Models
Market Microstructure
Risk Theory
Several electives in UniGE and UniNE
15 ECTS credits
3rd semester
Compulsory courses
Financial Engineering
International Finance
9 ECTS credits
Electives
Advanced Corporate Finance
Banking
Ethics in Accounting &
Finance
Fixed Income & Credit Risk
International Macroeconomics
Macro Finance
Risk Management
Several electives in UniGE and UniNE
18 ECTS credits
4th semester
Master thesis
30 ECTS credits
Requirements
A Bachelors degree from a Swissuniversity in Economics, Management, Finance or Information Systems. Another degree or university qualification may be judged equivalent and give access to the Masters programme, with or without conditions.
The candidates application must be submitted to the Admissions Department before the final date.
English proficiency
Students whose native tongue is not English and who apply for a place on the MSc in Finance should provide evidence of proficiency in English as a foreign language at the level of C1, corresponding to the following minimum levels:
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TOEFL CBT 230 (IBT 88-89) or
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IELTS 6.5-7 or
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Certificate of Advanced English (CAE)
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