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University of Zurich Faculty of Economics Master of Science UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance

University of Zurich Faculty of Economics

Master of Science UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance

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    About: The Master of Science UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance equips students with robust analytical and quantitative skills for the finance sector. Offered collaboratively by the University of Zurich (UZH) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), this program emphasizes mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, and financial engineering. Students complete the course in three semesters following a full-time study model, immersing themselves in both the theoretical and practical aspects of quantitative finance.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in various areas such as risk management, investment banking, quantitative research, and portfolio management. There are also opportunities in consulting firms, financial technology companies, and regulatory agencies, positioning students for successful finance careers.

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The program combines high-level academic teaching and research in quantitative finance with problems taken directly out from the private banking and finance sector. A special feature of the program is the combination of lectures on financial economics with lectures on mathematical methods in finance (probability theory, statistics, numerical analysis).

The curriculum contains mandatory courses dedicated to the theory, the concepts and methods of Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, Financial Economics, Derivatives and Financial Engineering, Financial Econometrics and Mathematical Methods for Finance; further, each participant can follow specialized courses from the areas of Risk Management and Asset Management. Finally, the required Master Thesis serves to ensure the ability of the graduates to do autonomous scientific work for solving a relevant problem for the finance community.

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