This program is a double degree offered jointly by Ecole Polytechnique and HEC Paris, combining over two years the academic expertise of the best engineering school in France and the best business school in France.
The program offers you a perfect balance of theory and practice. Elective courses, Certificates and numerous academic opportunities throughout the program allow you to customize the curriculum to your needs and aspirations.
The first year takes place at Ecole Polytechnique, with a strong focus on scientific and mathematics topics. The second year is spent at HEC Paris, and uses learning-by-doing methods to help students enhance their financial knowledge.
Students will have the opportunity to broaden their knowledge in the field and gain a wide range of valuable skills through:
- Study Trip
- Internships
- 9 Certificates
- Career Fairs + Job Market Workshops
- Strong collaborations with world-class partners in industry or academy
Admission Prerequistes
- This MSc&T program is primarily designed for students with a strong foundation in Mathematics and Economics. Its highly quantitative approach requires a solid command of Mathematics.
- It is open to students with a finance or engineering background.
The strongest aspect of the master, in my view, is the fact you can both have strong theoretical approach during the year at Ecole Polytechnique with a lot of mathematics and Python code, for instance. And on the other hand that you can apply all of these during the year at HEC with some business case with prestigious compagnies such as BCG or data consulting companies, also companies in finance or engineering.
The key of the teaching in this MSc&T is to provide students with the tools needed to solve real problems, using structured and unstructured data masses, teaching them to ask the ‘right’ questions (both from statistics, ‘business’ and finance perspectives) and to use the appropriate mathematical and IT tools as well as methodology to answer these questions.
During these two years, you will benefit from École Polytechnique and HEC’s network of industrial, research and institutional partners. Upon graduation, you will have access to employment opportunities at top firms in a wide range of sectors:
- Investment Banking
- Financial Markets
- Consulting
- Data Science
- General Management
- Business Development
Partner
HEC Business School is a top Business & Management school in the world and one of the best in Europe. This MSc&T is ranked as 3rd by the Business Masters Rankings : Business Analytics 2025.
With a rich history of 140 years, HEC aims to have an impact on business and society through research, teaching and actions they lead to contribute to a more inclusive world, sustainable and prosperous.
