Master in Quantitative Finance (M.Sc.)

The Master in Quantitative Finance at Frankfurt School is a demanding maths-oriented academic programme that is dedicated to advancing the financial and analytical competences of young professionals who are working in financial engeneering / quantitative finance roles.

Key features

• Academic faculty with combined research and banking experience expose you to current „hot issues“ from the interface between academic research and state-of-the-art professional practice;
• a rich, streamlined learning environment provides you with clear guidance and critical breathing space for independent work, experimentation and in-depth exploration;
• by combining on-site sessions in Frankfurt with independent self-study and online resources, the programme enables you to maintain your regular employment during your Master’s studies.

Having gone through our two-year programme, you will have developed an enhanced ability to respond independently and flexibly to the ever-moving challenges of practical quant work in finance.

• Degree awarded: Master of Science (M.Sc.)
• Part-time, post-experience, research-led, work-related.
• Language of instruction: English.
• Typical contact hours: roughly 3 full days of classes every month (Thu/Fri/Sat).
• 70 ECTS credits. 54 credits from taught courses; 16 credits for Master thesis.
• Delivered over 24 months, starting in September.
• Taught courses: in the first 21 months, over three extended semesters.
• Pre-courses include a programming refresher and an introduction to trading. These may be waived for experienced candidates.

Core and Electives

• In Semesters 1 and 2, all courses are mandatory.
• In Semester 3, there is one mandatory course plus two electives chosen out of a pool of four.
   

Session Times

Participation in the programme requires attendance at one 3-day block each month in Frankfurt.

Modules

Teaching material is organised in courses (or „modules“). All modules have equal weight (6 ECTS credits, 44 hours of class time). A module is delivered and assessed within a single semester, where semesters are extended beyond six months to allow for sufficient time between teaching blocks. In each of the three „taught“ semesters, a student takes exactly three modules. A module may involve contributions from several different lecturers, but there is one single integrated syllabus for each module.

Module Delivery

• A 6-credit module has 44 contact hours, delivered over 7 teaching days (of 6 or 7 contact hours each).
• A typical sequence: Thu/Fri/Sat in Week 1, followed by take-away work. Then Thu/Fri/Sat in Week 5, followed by take-away work. Then one day for review in another three-day block at the end of the semester, shared with other modules.