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The Master of Science in Finance (MScF) at HEC Lausanne is a highly renowned pre-experience program in finance. It leads to specializations in asset and risk management, corporate finance, and financial entrepreneurship and data science.

The program offers an excellent training in both quantitative methods and applied topics, enabling students to understand the complex problems of financial institutions and corporations and to meet the challenges of a constantly changing environment. In addition to giving a solid foundation based on cutting edge theory, the master's studies enable students to obtain the practical skills required to be successful business leaders in a sustainable future.

The program is recognized by prestigious organizations: CFA, CAIA and GARP.

Many of the teaching staff are members of the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI).

4 semesters | 120 ECTS | Teaching in English

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The PhD program in Finance is targeted towards the pursuit of academic excellence. It aims at providing an intellectual environment and a curriculum comparable with the top PhD programs in Europe and North America. Our doctoral studies, internationally recognized, are jointly operated across Switzerland’s leading universities and under the umbrella of the Swiss Finance Institute.

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The Certificate in Finance and Accounting (CAS en Finance et Comptabilité) is directed by the Finance Professor Amit Goyal and aims at teaching how to analyze and read financial data which help in decision making and business management.

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