Does anybody heard of the master of science in financial engineering at this school ?

Bien sur. J'espere faire ma maitrise en ingenierie financiere la-bas ou une maitrise en finance mathematique et computationnelle (c'est la meme chose que l'ingenierie financiere) a l'universite de Montreal l'annee prochaine. J'suis confiant d'etre admis dans ces deux ecoles mais je ne sais pas encore laquelle choisir.

Hi guys. I'm enrolled in the computational finance master's degree at UDM starting this fall term. I thought it would be more interesting than HEC's one as it is a program that combines mathematics, computer science and economis professor and I assume the level is higher than that at HEC but I might be wrong. The only thing I am worried about is that it definitely lacks economics and finance related courses. I am planning on attending courses outside the program (even at HEC for finance courses) as I have no prior formation in economics/finance apart from my readings and I would like to have at least some intuition. What do you guys think about this?

Hi guys,I heard that the M.Sc Fe at HEC is very applied to finance but not very deep in the quantitative stuff. All the courses are teach by the business school. The more quantitative one are taught by the Quantitative Methods department within the business school. It gives you the short cuts to solve financial engineering cases but not the deep understanding of the problem and the tools. The problem, I think, is they let in some people with no very strong quantitative background (I might be wrong). But if you already have the math skills when you get in the program, I think it will be very rewarding. In spite of this, I think that the professors are very qualified. More over, the HEC program is very elective based, so you have a wide choice of courses. It is usefull for people with very differents background.I don't know very well the Universite de Montreal Program, but I think that HEC has a better placements record and reputation. Leherbert : If your finance background is not strong enough for the HEC program, they will suggest you to take some undergraduate courses as a preparation. I don't think its a big problem.It would be interesting to have feedbacks from persons who complete a master at these school. I consulted many times the web site of HEC but I have never talk to someone who was in the program.

Check out what this guy Fx_Dav wrote on the global-derivatives.com forum about HEC Montreal and UdeMHere's the link:http://www.global-derivatives.com/forum ... .php?t=449

Yes,It is what I tought.Do you agree with that ?

If you guys want to speak to students in the HEC program or alumni, visithttp://www.hec.ca/cref/fr/repertoire/etudiants.htmI would guess people in "methodes quantitatives" are in the financial engineering program.Check out "http://www.hec.ca/programmes/msc/ingfin/Diplomes.htm" to see who graduated.

Thanks rajiv005,I'll check that.