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Master of science (MSc) – Applied Financial Economics

“I wanted to be a specialist in both financial planning and investment strategies at the individual level. I am now an associate in a wealth management firm.”
– Marc-Antoine Viens

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.

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Compulsory Courses of the Specialization

6 credits

FINA 60204A

Capital Market Theory

FINA 60218A

Risk Management

Compulsory Methodology Courses

6 credits

MATH 60816A

Applied Econometrics and Machine Learning in Economics

MATH 60837A

Time Series Econometrics

Optional Specialization Courses

Block 1: Economics – 9 credits

ECON 60801

Séminaire de macroéconomie internationale

ECON 60803

Comportements économiques et évaluation de projets

ECON 60804

Comportements stratégiques en économie

ECON 60810

Développement et institutions économiques

ECON 60820A

Monetary and Financial Macroeconomics

ECON 60840A

Industrial Organization and Data Driven Pricing

ECON 80802A

Empirical Methods in Monetary Economics and Finance

ECON 80804A

Behavioral Economics and Finance

ECON 80851A

Theory of Information and Contracts : Advanced Microeconomics

Block 2: Finance – 9 credits

FINA 60201A

Fixed Income Securities

FINA 60202A

Portfolio Management

FINA 60206A

Derivative Products

FINA 60208A

Financial Institutions

FINA 60209A

Venture capital and the finance of innovation

FINA 60212A

International Portfolio Management

FINA 60214

Stratégies financières

FINA 60220A

Assurances

FINA 60221A

Wealth Management

FINA 60222A

Corporate Finance

Elective course

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.