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Curriculum: Master of Advanced Studies UZH ETH in Finance

Structure of the courses

There are two semesters of course work.
Each MAS Finance participant has to pass 14 exams as follows:
  • 10 (ten) mandatory courses
  • 2 (two) specialized courses from one of the two distinct orientations
    • (A) Risk Management
    • (B) Asset Management
  • at least 2 (two) optional courses. The optional courses have to be of two hours per week or a block course with at least 20 hours of teaching (from a list that may change from cycle to cycle).
Courses in the Past

Examination

Course examination: In principle, there will be examinations following each mandatory, specialized or optional course. Each responsible faculty member can decide to attribute the final grade for his/her course based only on projects assessments, on class participation as well as on graded interim homework. The ECTS credits will be given to those participants whose final grade indicates that they passed the course.

Repeating examination / Replacement of one course: Every examination can be repeated once. If participants failed two examinations for the same course, then they failed the course. With the permission of the director of the program, at most one failed course may be replaced by an optional course or a course from the other specialization. Therefore, we recommend that participants take one optional course more than is actually required.


Master Thesis

Master Thesis: The program will encourage links with the professional community through the Master Thesis projects. Some of these projects could be initiated by firms who submit research proposals, and participants could also spend the summer working as interns in those firms while writing their Master Thesis. The Master Thesis counts 30 ECTS credits. More detailed guidelines for the Master Thesis are available.

Final examination: The final examination consists of a colloquium, where participants present their Master Thesis. See also our database for the finished Thesis.


Final grade

Final grade: The final grade will be a weighted average (based on the corresponding credit points) of the grades obtained from the courses and from the Master Thesis.







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