New name, same high quality:
MSc UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance

Before 2009 the Program was known as "Master of Advanced Studies in Finance".

Welcome

 The specialized Master program MSc UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance (or before 2009: Master of Advanced Studies in Finance) is a joint degree program offered by the University of Zurich, represented by the Swiss Banking Institute within the Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Information Technology, together with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zürich), represented by the Department of Mathematics.
The program is the core of the Center of Competence Finance in Zürich.

The program (entirely taught in English) offers its prospective students an advanced education in quantitative finance. A special feature is its combination of economic theory for finance with mathematical methods (probability theory, statistics, numerical analysis) for finance and insurance. The curriculum consists of two semesters of coursework followed by the writing of a Masters Thesis. The program starts each year only in the Fall Semester (mid September) and interested persons need to apply for a place of study by the end of February.

Graduates should be able to work as specialists in quantitative-oriented areas of the financial services industry, such as risk or asset management or financial product development. They should also be able to work in a finance function or treasury group of a corporation or in consulting. Read more.

Find our more about the official regulations of the program: For more information about the Swiss Higher Educational System: follow this link.

News

11. September 2009 Sixth graduation ceremony MAS Finance.
More than 150 guests attended the graduation ceremony (part of the Risk Day 2009) in the Aula of the ETH Zurich. The sixth group of the MAS Finance program have received their diplomas. The special guest of the organizers was Mr. Torsten De Santos, CEO at LGT Capital Management who adressed a talk.

25. May 2009 resp. 9. June 2009.
Final approval of the official rules for the MScQF
The Board of Directors of the University of Zurich (Universitätsrat) and the Executive Board of the ETH Zürich (ETH Schulleitung) have approved in their meetings hold on 25. May 2009 respectively on 9. June 2009 the conversion of the MAS Finance into a specialized Master of Science program focused on Quantitative Finance. This is the first joint degree program on Master level between the two institutions.

28. February 2009 Great interest for the MSc QF: 170 candidates have applied for a place of study starting September 2009!

2. February 2009 Our program at Zurich TV.
The local TV station mentioned in their today news the conversion of the MAS Finance into a specialized joint degree Master of Science in Quantitative Finance; video.

16. December 2008 New name, same high quality.
The Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Information Technology of the University of Zurich and the Department of Mathematics of the ETH Zurich have agreed of converting the existing post-graduate program Master of Advanced Studies in Finance into a specialized joint degree program: the "Master of Science in Quantitative Finance".
The final appproval of the conversion and of the legal rules is subject of the final decision of the Board of Directors of the University of Zurich (Universitätsrat Zürich) and of the Executive Board of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Schulleitung ETH Zürich).

19. September 2008 Fifth graduation ceremony MAS Finance.
More than 120 guests attended the graduation ceremony (part of the Risk Day 2008) in the Aula of the ETH Zurich. The fifth group of the MAS Finance program have received their diplomas. The special guest of the organizers was Dr. Phlipp Halbherr, Head of Investment Banking of Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) who adressed a talk. Follow this link to read more!

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