Please note this list is indicative of the structure of the degree and may be subject to change.

Year 1

Period 1: Mid-September to December (P1)

Data Science Bootcamp 

Hands-on Introduction to Data Science

Mandatory Courses

Statistics (4 ECTS) 
APM_51434 Machine Learning 1  (4 ECTS) 
APM_51435 Linear Algebra and Regression (4 ECTS)
APM_51460 Python for Data Science (4 ECTS)
APM_51437 Financial Markets (3 ECTS)
Machine Learning 2
Numerical processing of Financial Data
 

Period 2: November to January (P2)

2 Mandatory Courses
APM_52448 Deep Learning in Finance 
Optimization / Deep Learning 

Period 3: Internship

Internship
16-20 week compulsory internship within a company in a data-related sector, including investment banks (BNP-Paribas, BPCE), Hedge funds, and Firms such as Microsoft, Facebook, Orange, and Capgemini.

YEAR 2 AT HEC PARIS

FOCUS ON FINANCE

During your second year, you will join the Master in Finance program at HEC, which has been at the top of the world rankings by the Financial Times for over a decade now. After a generalist first semester, where we will train you on the full spectrum of fields in Finance, both Corporate Finance and Financial Markets, you will join during the second semester an elective concentration dedicated to Data and Finance, with courses covering new frontiers such as Blockchain technology, Algorithms and AI applied to Finance, as well as Technology Regulation in the Financial Sector.

CORE COURSES

  • Soft skills Seminar
  • Ethics Seminar
  • Probability and Statistics refresher
  • Behavioral and Sustainable Finance
  • Introduction to Finance 
  • Corporate Finance 
  • Financial Accounting and Reporting 
  • International Macroeconomics 
  • Economics of Financial Regulation
  • Empirical Methods in Finance

ADVANCED CORE COURSES

  • Fixed income and MM
  • Securities markets 
  • Capital markets specialization courses:
    • Financing Engineering
    • Quantitative asset management
  • Corporate finance specialization courses:
    • Corporate restructuring
    • Derivatives

DATA & FINANCE CORE COURSES

  • Introduction to data science and AI for Managers
  • Data analysis in Finance
  • Technology Regulation in the Financial Sector
  • Algorithms, Data & Trading
  • Blockchain & cryptocurrencies

FREE ELECTIVES

  • Credit Risk & Turnaround of distressed Companies
  • Energy and Finance
  • Infrastructure and Real Assets
  • Real Estate Foundations
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Financing Decisions of the Firms
  • Post-Merger Integration
  • Micro-economics of Crisis Economies
  • Energy Markets
  • Bond Portfolio management
  • Sustainable & Responsible investment
  • Alternative Investments
  • Financial Modelling
  • Corporate Finance Live
  • Quantitative Asset Management
  • Financial Dimension of Strategic Decisions
  • Start-up Valuation and Financing