Important information –
Autumn semester 2024-2025
Note that for some courses, withdrawal is not allowed once the registration deadline has passed. These courses are tagged “no withdrawal” (“sans retrait”) on the study plan and will be highlighted with an alert in the registration tab on is-academia.
Important note: one week holiday : 21-25 October
Important note: one week holiday : 21-25 October
FIN-411 Accounting for Finance
- Dates: 12.9 – 19.9 – 26.9 – 3.10 – 17.10 – 31.10 – 7.11 – 12.12 – 19.12
- Day: Thursday
- Time: 09h15 to 12h
Ethical behavior in the financial industry
Given during the 7 first weeks of the semester
Day: Thursday 9h15-12h
Financial engineering 2023-24
Block 1
Courses
Language
Master 1
l
e
p
Master 2
l
e
p
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Accounting for finance (MA1 only. Special schedule. See the MFE website: https://go.epfl.ch/fe)
FIN-411 / Section IF
EN
2h
-
-
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
Written
2
Global business environment (Special schedule. See the MFE website: https://go.epfl.ch/fe)
FIN-523 / Section IF
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
During the semester
4
Introduction to finance (MA1 only. OPEN TO IF MASTER, IF MINOR AND IF EXCHANGE STUDENTS ONLY)
FIN-401 / Section IF
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
Written
6
Optimization methods (For sem. MA1. Special schedule. See the MFE website: https://go.epfl.ch/fe)
FIN-414 / Section IF
EN
1h
1h
-
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
During the semester
2
EN
3h
2h
-
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
Written
6
Block 2
Courses
Language
Master 1
l
e
p
Master 2
l
e
p
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
During the semester
4
Ethical behavior in the financial industry (Special schedule : see https://go.epfl.ch/fe)
FIN-419 / Section IF
EN
2h
-
-
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
During the semester
2
EN
3h
2h
-
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
Written
6
Group 1
Courses
Language
Master 1
l
e
p
Master 2
l
e
p
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Advanced machine learning (Pas donné en 2023-24. Cours donné tous les deux ans.)
MICRO-570 / Section MT
EN
-
-
-
3h
1h
1h
Summer session
Oral
Oral
4
Advanced risk management topics (MA3 only. Special schedule. See the MFE website: https://go.epfl.ch/fe)
FIN-474 / Section IF
EN
2h
-
-
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
Written
2
EN
-
-
-
2h
2h
-
Summer session
Written
Written
6
Causal inference (Pas donné en 2023-24)
MGT-416 / Section MTE
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
Summer session
During the semester
During the semester
4
EN
3h
1h
-
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
During the semester
6
Financial applications of blockchains and distributed ledgers (Special schedule. See the MFE website: https://go.epfl.ch/fe)
FIN-413 / Section IF
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
1h
Summer session
During the semester
During the semester
3
EN
2h
-
1h
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
During the semester
3
EN
3h
-
-
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
During the semester
4
EN
-
-
2h
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
During the semester
2
Macrofinance (Special schedule. See the MFE website: https://go.epfl.ch/fe)
FIN-406 / Section IF
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
Written
4
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
Written
4
EN
-
-
-
2h
2h
-
Summer session
Written
Written
5
Risk, rare events and extremes (pas donné en 2023-24)
MATH-447 / Section MA
EN
-
-
-
2h
2h
-
Summer session
Written
Written
5
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
Written
4
Master project
Courses
Language
Master 1
l
e
p
Master 2
l
e
p
MP Autumn
l
e
p
MP Spring
l
e
p
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Engineering internship credited with master project (master in Financial Engineering) (Stage d'au minimum 8 semaines. Inscription en principe par la bourse au stages, sinon en s'adressant à la section)
FIN-598 / Section IF
Profs divers
EN
-
-
320h
-
-
320h
-
-
320h
-
-
320h
Winter/Summer session
Term paper
Term paper
0
EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
900h
-
-
900h
Winter/Summer session
Oral
Oral
30