Courses - Master in Finance

Courses 2012-13

In September, Finance students are required to take the Mathematics and Statistics review course. Another review course, Computer Tools is highly recommended.

Review Course in Maths and Statistics

Syllabus

Computer Tools Course

Syllabus

Schedule (both courses)

Fall Term
Course Title	ECTS	Professor(s)
Mandatory
Stochastic Processes	6	Omiros Papaspiliopoulos
Asset Pricing	6	Javier Gil-Bazo
Elective (Choose 1) - Director's approval required.
Econometrics	6	Javier Gómez Biscarri
Statistics and Econometrics	9	José García-Montalvo Vasco Carvalho
Winter Term
Course Title	ECTS	Professor(s)
Mandatory
Corporate Finance Theory	6	Albert Banal
Financial Econometrics	6	Christian Brownlees
Elective (Choose 1)
Continuous-Time Finance	6	Eulàlia Nualart
Financial Institutions Management	6	José-Luis Peydró
Spring Term
Course Title	ECTS	Professor(s)
Mandatory
Master Project	6	Javier Gil-Bazo
Financial Institutions Seminars	-	TBA; view past speakers
Electives - Select 18 ECTS (15 ECTS for students enrolled in Statistics and Econometrics in the Fall Term)
Banking Theory	6	Xavier Freixas José-Luis Peydró
Systemic Risk and Financial Crises	3	José-Luis Peydró
Applied Corporate Finance	3	Filippo Ippolito
Investments	3	Angel León
Topics in Asset Pricing	3	Gonzalo Rubio
Trading and Financial Markets	3	Ariadna Dumitrescu Christian Brownlees
Risk Management	3	Manuel Moreno
Financial Risk Forecasting	3	Jon Danielsson
Numerical Methods in Options Pricing	3	Sebastian del Baño
Derivatives with Stochastic Volatility	3	Elisa Alòs
Topics in Finance I	6	Ander Pérez Orive Andrea Caggese
Total ECTS credits	60

Financial Institutions Seminars

The Finance master program offers its students the opportunity to meet with professionals from top financial institutions. Seminars cover areas such as Hedge Funds, Venture Captital, Central Banks Reserve Management, Investment Banking, etc.

During these seminars, our guest speakers share with students the insights of their organizations and provide their views on recent developments in their industry segment.

The Financial Institutions Seminars have featured representatives from organizations such as Credit Swiss First Boston (CSFB), Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers, and Omega Capital, among others.

Master in Finance

"Right now is one of the most relevant times to study finance, mainly because a lot of what was thought true has been proven false."

Courses 2012-13

Fall Term

Winter Term

Spring Term

Financial Institutions Seminars

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