Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master’s program in Financial Engineering (MFE) provides financial education at the forefront of both academic thinking and industry practice. It is the result of a multidisciplinary effort involving the Swiss Finance Institute at EPFL, the College of Management of Technology, and faculty members from mathematics, statistics, computer science, operations research, and communications.

Program Objectives

The program aims to equip students with a solid analytical background to understand past developments and drive financial innovation forward. The curriculum is broad but also specific, offering an extensive range of electives that allow students to tailor-make the program to correspond to their career goals.

Career Opportunities

MFE graduates have the perfect profile to start a career in a bank, a hedge fund, a rating or consulting company, an insurance company, a commodity trading firm, or an asset management company. The unique combination of knowledge in economics, finance, and artificial intelligence provided by the MFE also makes them attractive candidates for a broad range of high-tech companies and startups.

Simplified Study Plan

The Master’s program consists of 120 ECTS credits.

Admission Criteria

• EPFL degrees: EPFL Bachelor’s degrees obtained in a discipline related to science or engineering are eligible and subject to a dossier-based analysis, if they meet specific prerequisites.
• Non-EPFL degrees: Bachelor’s degrees obtained in the same fields but from another institution are eligible on the basis of the evaluation of their application dossier, accompanied by excellent academic records.
• Prerequisites for all applications: Skills in mathematical analysis, linear algebra, differential and integral calculus, statistics and probability theory, and at least one programming language (C, C++, Python, Java, …) or an interpreted language such as Matlab or Mathematica are required.

Teaching Language

The teaching language of the program is English.

Diploma and Title Obtained

Upon completion of their Master’s curricula, students obtain an EPFL Master of Science (MSc) in Financial Engineering. The diploma also gives graduates the right to use the title of EPF qualified Engineer.