Msc in finance
Hello,
Student in an French School of Engineering conferring a master's degree in Engineering, I am looking for a Msc in Finance abroad.
After a lot of research, I found 4 msc :
- Msc in Finance at Concordia University John Molson School of Business
- Msc in Financial Engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
- Msc of Quantitative Finance and Risk Management at Bocconi University
- Msc in Quantitative Finance at University College of Dublin
I based my research on criterias such as the feasibility, the cost, the location, the reputation, the quality, and one particular criteria : I want to continue doing a lot of maths. I know these masters are really differents, still they all have advantages and disadvantages according to me.
I would like to know what do you think, in a general way, of this masters. I know it depends a lot on the career that I intend to do, which is actually trading, but I am not sure about it, I also think about a position of equity analyst.
Ideally, I would like to hear from students of each of this masters about their impression, their certainties and uncertainties, their positive discovers or disappointments.
Thank you very much for your time !
(I am open to suggestions of other masters if not too expensive!)
Definitively a good choice to pursue a MSc abroad. I'm from Montréal so I only know a bit of Molson. But the main question remains where do you want to work ? Because I would say a MSc in Canada would mostly open doors ...well in Canada. Same for Bocconi in Italy or EPFL in Switzerland. Btw I was also doing research and I found out about the MSc UZH ETH in Quantitative Finance in Zurich which seems to fit your profile: quite mathematical but still with basic finance classes. Here's the link : http://www.msfinance.ch/ Not so expensive "Course fees come to around CHF 700 per semester." but Zurich is quite expensive city. Hope that helps, good luck and surely smbdy with much more experience in that field will help you out. Cheers
Thank you very much for your time !
I want to work in Europe, maybe in France ! The aim of a double diploma for me is not to work abroad but to benefit from a great school and another culture, to live something different.
I saw the Msc UZH ETH and indeed it seems great but Lausanne is actually more suiting me I think (personal reasons).
Concerning Bocconi I think it opens doors everywhere in Europe because I saw that it is a great Msc.
You, bakura, from Montréal how do you see Molson ? Does it have a great reputation ?
Ok then if you want to stay in Europe, I would say go for Bocconi, it has the best reputation and you can learn Italian. Milan is probably less fun than Montréal but it is not a factor when considering master degrees. Molson is great if you want to work in Montréal, which is a small financial hub compared to Toronto. It's located close the financial center, very modern and I heard the placement was good. Whether you come from Mcgill, Molson or HEC Montréal, recruiters there won't make much of a difference. But if you are not staying in Canada, it is not worth it. No one will know about Molson in Europe.
Bocconi > Lausanne > Molson in my opinion. I don't know about Dublin.
Good luck.
Thank you again !
Indeed Canada seems to be a bad option for me ...
I have just one question left : At the beginning I wanted to go to McGill because it is known in Europe. But there isn't a Msc in Finance and I didn't find something equivalent. Is there something that I missed or McGill is just not proposing many offers in finance ?
True. I looked for it as well but couldn't find one. It has to do with the Canadian relationship with MSc. Usually a BBA is enough to break into the finance industry notably in Montréal (except quant positions I guess). Then you do an MBA few years later to advance in your career. MSc are not as popular and required as in Europe. McGill is a prestigious university with a strong economics department but the institution is relatively known more for Arts than Science.
Ok
In fact it wasn't my last question sorry : is the msc in finance at Concordia really technic, lots of maths and stuffs to give good opportunities in quant position ?
(Thank you again)
Cannot help you there, I really don't know. If you really want an answer go Facebook search the name of the program and ask a student. Sorry
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