Universities / HEC Montréal
MSc in Financial Engineering (MSc FE)
HEC Montréal's financial engineering master's centred on derivatives, fixed income, stochastic calculus and machine learning applied to financial data. Students choose between a thesis and a supervised project.
What you’ll study
Core
- Derivative Products
- Fixed Income Securities
- Machine Learning Applied to Financial Data
- Stochastic Calculus
- Comparative Perspectives on Societal Issues and Business Organisations
Electives
- Capital Market Theory and Portfolio Management (specialization)
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Before you apply
- Background
- Undergraduate degree (90+ credits) in business or related field; actuarial science, economics, finance, engineering, mathematics and science prioritized; GPA at least 3.0/4.3
- English
- Intermediate-advanced English unless educated in English
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After graduation
- Typical first roles
- Senior Analyst - Investment Risk, Manager - Investment Funds, Associate - Risk Management
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Deadlines: Feb 1 (Fall); no Summer intake. Tuition and class size not read on the page.
Checked 6 November 2026 against the sources linked on this page. Fees, units and requirements change each year, so confirm them on the programme’s website before applying.