QuoteOriginally posted by: r2338tI went to UBC. I was in the business program, there's a math finance degree offered through the Math program which admits about 8 people a year and the business program admitted 3 the year I got in. It's pretty hard to get in but what program isn't. If you're not in the top 5% of your class, you're probably not going to get in anywhere. If you want to go into industry, don't go to UBC. The Math students all become coders, the business students either go on to PhD's or don't get jobs and try to get into an MBA program. It's a great school if you're interested in academia but there is very little support for people that want to find a job. There is an internship but it's ran pretty informally, if you're really keen, you can probably get a summer internship but there is no guarantee.Just my two centsCould u tell us about the full titles of the programs?If u refer to master programs, it is not cost-effective for an institution to run a program (with a series of taught courses) for just 8 or even 3 students. How can the university make a balance of teaching cost and tuition? Few students being admitted => no demand on such skilled graduates by industry in Canada?

UBC' s M.Sc. program in Mathematical Finance

From a long term view, having a solid theoretical background and clear understanding the fundemental finance theory are a must. That is why Waterloo's program is so well-knowned as it focuses on the fundamental finance theory.

Not sure what you're trying to get at Jurgen? The link that the Pauper provided is for the Math Finance program. There's also one in the business program. They overlap in some classes but not all and the math students don't have much exposure to the finance faculty. Here is the link for the business program.http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/msc/overview/index.cfm

QuoteOriginally posted by: JFrom a long term view, having a solid theoretical background and clear understanding the fundemental finance theory are a must. That is why Waterloo's program is so well-knowned as it focuses on the fundamental finance theory.Whichever program you pick, make sure it allows you to fully understand what dS is (where S is a semi-martingale). This is what separates you from the rest of MFE/CFA's.

Waterloo and UofT graduates get hired most of the time. Some banks in TO have preference for only those two schools. Waterloo is better from theoretical perspective (PhD in a future), UofT is better for industry placement (co-op lets you in automatically).

QuoteOriginally posted by: r2338tNot sure what you're trying to get at Jurgen? The link that the Pauper provided is for the Math Finance program. There's also one in the business program. They overlap in some classes but not all and the math students don't have much exposure to the finance faculty. Here is the link for the business program.http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/msc/overview/index.cfmJust feel surprised about the no. of students, as you said, being admitted to the master program.It is contrast to those many comparable schools in US and UK.I wonder how this school/program in Canada can survive with the tuition fees from such a small group of students.

QuoteOriginally posted by: JurgenKlinsmannQuoteOriginally posted by: r2338tNot sure what you're trying to get at Jurgen? The link that the Pauper provided is for the Math Finance program. There's also one in the business program. They overlap in some classes but not all and the math students don't have much exposure to the finance faculty. Here is the link for the business program.http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/msc/overview/index.cfmJust feel surprised about the no. of students, as you said, being admitted to the master program.It is contrast to those many comparable schools in US and UK.I wonder how this school/program in Canada can survive with the tuition fees from such a small group of students.There are only 4 core courses in the UBC programCore CoursesCOMM 671 (Theory of Finance), COMM 673 (Advanced Topics in Theoretical Asset Pricing), MATH 605D (Topics in Applied Mathematics - Mathematics of Finance), MATH 607D (Topics in Numerical Analysis - Numerical Methods in Mathematical Finance). and I suspect they are open to students in other programs as well so there will be quite a few students in there.The students in the program must also take elective courses, and these are presumably courses in other programs so again there will be quite a few students present

Hi,Any idea about these programs in CanadaThe University of Western Ontario, MSc FinanceYork University MSc in Applied and Industrial MathematicsUniversity of Saskatchewan MSc FinanceSimon Fraser MSc FinanceMy GRE Score of 320(158v,162q, 570/770 old), TOEFL 108 CFA L1 FRM L1 cleared.