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MSc in Finance (90 ECTS)

  • What you need to know
    • By default, you are enrolled in the basic programme, MScF in Finance (90 ECTS).
    • Any student can register at the latest, by the end of semester 3, in one of the three enhanced programmes for acquiring MSc in Finance (120 ECTS), or MSc in Finance with Data Science Major (120 ECTS), or a MScF in Finance with Sustainability Major (120 ECTS).
    • All students who start their 4th semester without registering in an enhanced programme can no longer register in any enhanced programme.

MScF 120 ECTS - Research Option

Master thesis

  • What you need to know
    • During the 4th semester, you have the option to write a Master thesis (30 ECTS) independently or during a training period at a financial institution or at the finance department of a corporation.
    • To write a master thesis you must have acquired at least 30 ECTS in line with the MScF in Finance (90 ECTS).
    • Prior registration to the Enhanced programme is required, at the latest by the end of semester 3.
  • Enhanced programme registration
  • Supervisors and topics

    Fiechter Peter

    Potential topics for the master thesis may include but are not limited to:

    • Economic consequences of changes in or adoption of accounting standards, accounting regulation, or accounting rules (e.g., market reactions, cost of capital, or liquidity)
    • Determinants of accounting choices
    • Effects of heterogeneous accounting standards or accounting choices on information asymmetry or information precision
    • Earnings management, discretionary accounting, and disclosure quality (e.g., earnings smoothing, small positive gains, value relevance, large negative net income, timely loss recognition, or target accounting)
    • (Economic) consequences of fair value accounting
    • Effects of banking regulation and “Too-big-to-fail” issues
    • Economic consequences of (U.S.) cross-listings

    Guidance for writing the Master thesis in Financial Accounting

    Hasler Michael

    • Theoretical asset pricing
    • Portfolio selection
    • Bayesian learning models

    Salva Carolina

    • Corporate and international finance
    • Valuation
    • Financial markets

    Sonney Frédéric

    Topics for the Master thesis will be related to Asset Management and/or Capital Markets. Below are a few themes or ideas that I would be happy to discuss further:

    • The Global Minimum Variance portfolio and Risk Budgeting techniques
    • The determinants of "intra-market" correlations
    • The value of financial analysts' forecasts for portfolio managers
    • Financial analyst forecasts: skill, luck, or...?
    • Stock market: do "crowded names" behave differently from the rest of the market?
    • Hedge fund indices: are they representative of the industry?
    • Hedge fund replication: could an "indexed" product do a good job?
    • Hedge funds before and after the financial crisis. What has changed?

    Starica Catalin

    Statistical and econometric aspects of:

    • The use of financial statements for firm valuation (multiple valuation, earnings forecasts)
    • Enterprise valuation - accounting based modeling (cash accounting, accrual accounting, discounted cash flow valuation, residual earings model, abnormal earnings growth model)

    Weigert Florian

    • Hedge funds
    • Mutual funds (investment funds)
    • Empirical asset pricing
    • Behavioral finance
    • Risk management
  • Step by step - documents, dates and deadlines

    Information sheet 2023-2024

    Research thesis forms

    Internship thesis forms

    Guidelines

MScF - 120 ECTS - Data Science Option

  • What you need to know
    • During the 4th semester, you have the option to earn 30 ECTS in the Data Science track and to bring the total amount of ECTS to the number of 120. 
    • Prior registration to the Enhanced programme is required, at the latest by the end of the semester 3.
  • Enhanced programme registration
  • Current courses

    We currently offer the following Data Science courses:

    • Applied Microeconomics
    • Business Analytics
    • Computational Thinking
    • Data Science Project
    • Machine Learning
    • Portfolio Management
    • Reinforcement Learning and Decision Making Under Uncertainty

    For details please refer to the study plan and directive.

MScF - 120 ECTS - Sustainability Option

  • What you need to know
    • During the 4th semester, you have the option to earn 30 ECTS in the Sustainability track and to bring the total amount of ECTS to the number of 120. 
    • Prior registration to the Enhanced programme is required, at the latest by the end of the semester 3.
  • Enhanced programme registration
  • Current courses

    We currently offer the following Sustainability courses:

    • Energy Economics
    • Environmental Economics
    • ESG Disclosure
    • Finance Ethics
    • Global Corporate Governance and Ethics
    • Sustainable Finance
    • Sustainability Project

    For details please refer to the study plan and directive.

Selecting courses

  • What you need to know
    • All course information is indicated in the yearly study plan and directive.
    • Further details, such as teaching team, content, evaluation mode, exams, documentation, etc  are given in each course description.
    • For information regarding the programme and exams, please refer to regulations (Règlement d'études et d'examens des Masters of Science en sciences économiques).

Data Science Project (9 ECTS)

  • What you need to know
    • The Data Science Project is offered during the Spring semester and allows students to validate 9 ECTS.
    • It is only available for students who have registered for the Data Science Option: Master in Finance with Data Science Major, 120 ECTS.
  • Supervisors

    Potential supervisors can be found within the professors of the teaching team of the Master of Science in Finance.

  • Step by step - documents, dates and deadlines

    1. Select a supervisor

    At the beginning of the Spring semester, find a supervisor and discuss your potential project. 

    When you have the supervisor's approval, give to Kira Facchinetti, the Project application form, completed and signed by yourself and your supervisor.

    2. Register in IS-Academia

    Between 19 February and 15 March 2024, register in IS-Academia for the course "Data Science Project (5AF2038)". This will automatically register you for the June 2024 exam session. 

    3. Submit the project/report

    For style guidelines and cover page for a report, please refer to the information in the right-hand column.

    On 3 June 2024, send your project/report to your supervisor and give to Kira Facchinetti the following documents:

    If the grade is under 4, register in IS-Academia for the August/September retake session.

Sustainability Project (9 ECTS)

  • What you need to know
    • The Sustainability Project is offered during the Spring semester and allows students to validate 9 ECTS.
    • It is only available for students who have registered for the Sustainability Option: Master in Finance with Sustainability Major, 120 ECTS.
  • Supervisors

    Potential supervisors can be found within the professors of the teaching team of the Master of Science in Finance.

  • Step by step - documents, dates and deadlines

    1. Select a supervisor

    At the beginning of the Spring semester, find a supervisor and discuss your potential project. 

    When you have the supervisor's approval, give to Kira Facchinetti, the Project application form, completed and signed by yourself and your supervisor.

    2. Register in IS-Academia

    Between 19 February and 15 March 2024, register in IS-Academia for the course "Sustainability Project (5AF2051)". This will automatically register you for the June 2024 exam session. 

    3. Submit the project/report

    For style guidelines and cover page for a report, please refer to the information in the right-hand column.

    On 3 June 2024, send your project/report to your supervisor and give to Kira Facchinetti the following documents:

    If the grade is under 4, register in IS-Academia for the August/September retake session.

Replacing elective courses in the MScF programme

Internship with report (6 ECTS)

  • What you need to know
    • 6 ECTS can by replaced by an internship of minimum 6 weeks including the writing of a report.
    • 6 weeks minimum, full time.
    • Mandatory approval of the director of the MScF
    • No internship can be carried out during the first semester of the MScF programme nor should the internship negatively affect other course work.
  • Supervisors
  • To do before your internship

    1. Find a suitable internship position with a company.

    2. Send an email to Prof. Weigert with all the following information:

    • Name of the company where you plan to do the internship
    • Website link
    • Contact person (tutor)
    • Detailed topic
    • Dates and duration of the internship
    • Work percentage. 
    • If one of the above elements is missing or is not available at the time of the request, please specify why this information is not available to you.

    3. If the internship is approved by Prof. Weigert, find a supervisor and then give to the secretariat (Kira Facchinetti) the following forms, completed and signed:

    4. The secretariat arranges signature by the supervisor and returns fully signed documents to the student.

  • To do during your internship

    Write a brief report, respecting the following requirements:

    • Cover page template
    • Style guidelines
    • A4 format, Times New Roman 12, double-spacing
    • 3 sections: 1. Introduction, 2. Core (motivation, job description, link with financial theory, main challenges), 3. Conclusion
    • 10-15 pages (without appendices).
  • To do at the end of your internship

    Send to Kira Facchinetti the following document:

  • When and how to register and submit your report

    1. At the beginning of the semester (Fall or Spring) during which you will submit your report, register in IS-Academia for the course "Internship with report (5AF2040)".

    Make sure to respect the course registration dates which are indicated on the Faculty website, page "Courses". This will automatically register you for the exam session of that semester. The exam dates are indicated on the Faculty website, page "Exams".

    2. Four weeks before the beginning of the exam session, send the final version of your report (in pdf format) to your supervisor. At the same time send to Kira Facchinetti the following documents:

    If the grade is under 4, register in IS-Academia for the August/September retake session.

CFA / GARP exams and scholarships (6 ECTS)

  • What you need to know
    • 6 elective ECTS can be replaced by passing the CFA Level I exam or the GARP/FRM part I exam.
    • Only one of the two exams can count.
    • If you pass the exam, send to Kira Facchinetti the email received from the CFA Institute / GARP informing you that you have succeeded.
    • Then register in IS-Academia to the courses "CFA level I (5AF2031)" or "GARP/FRM part I exam (5AF2042)" to validate the credits.
  • CFA Institute - Level I, II & III exams - scholarship information
    • Per annum, we award nine CFA Program Awareness Scholarships for UniNE MScF students willing to enroll in the CFA Program and who meet the programme entrance requirements.
    • Priority is given to 1st-year students.
    • CFA Program enrolment fee is waived and exam registration is reduced to USD 400. 
    • Exam Dates, Cost, and Registration Fees.
    • If a student has already registered for the exam she/he can not apply for a scholarship. No refunds for any exam registrations.
    • Scholarship recipients have up to seven months to register for an exam and redeem their scholarship award.
    • Applicants for a CFA scholarship should simultaneously apply online and submit the CFA / GARP scholarship application form to Kira Facchinetti.
    • Applications are reviewed once a year and should be submitted until 31 January 2024.
    • Students are informed of the outcome in February 2024.
  • GARP/FRM Part I exam - scholarship information
    • Per annum, we award 6 FRM Part I scholarships for UniNE MScF students who meet the programme entrance requirements.
    • Priority is given to 1st-year students.
    • The scholarship covers the exam registration fee and enrollment fee.
    • FRM Program and Exams.
    • Applicants for a GARP/FRM exam scholarship should complete the CFA / GARP scholarship application form and submit it to Kira Facchinetti.
    • Applications are reviewed once a year and should be submitted until 31 January 2024.
    • Students are informed of the outcome in February 2024.
    • Scholarship recipients have up to 24 September 2024 to register and sit for the exam.

CFA Institute Research Challenge (3 ECTS)

Replacing elective courses in other master programmes

  • What you need to know
    • In place of the electives (E), a maximum of 15 ECTS can be chosen in other master programmes at the Faculty of Economics and Business or MScF programmes at other Swiss universities.
    • Approval of the academic director of the MScF is mandatory.
  • How to proceed
    • The student should send a request to Prof. Weigert indicating the course and including the course description (pdf).
    • If he approves, Prof. Weigert informs by email the Secretariat of the Faculty of Economics and Business and the student.
    • It is the students' responsability to contact the university regarding all the administration issues.
  • BeNeFri/Azur students
    • Students attending courses at the universities of Bern, Fribourg, Lausanne and Geneva are entitled to train fare reimburement.
    • For complete information on how to proceed, please refer to the Mobility page on the website of the Faculty of Economics and Business.