Financial Economics
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Arts and Science, Management
Degree Programs Offered
Financial Economics – Master of Financial Economics
Overview
The Master of Financial Economics Program is a small enrolment joint program of the Department of Economics and the Rotman School of Management. Graduates of the program receive a professional degree called the Master of Financial Economics (MFE). The 16-month program is designed to equip talented students with the tools and skills required for successful careers in the financial sector. Its objectives are to provide students with a broad understanding of financial theory and the economic framework upon which that theory is based, both in the classroom and through actual experience working for firms in the financial sector.
Contact and Address
Web: www.economics.utoronto.ca/mfe
E-mail: fineco@chass.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-8623
Fax: (416) 978-6713
Joint Master of Financial Economics Program
150 St,George Street
Department of Economics
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G7
Canada
Degree Programs
Master of Financial Economics
Minimum Admission Requirements
- Applicants must have completed or must be in the final year of a four-year or honours degree program, or equivalent, with a B+ standing in the final year of that program.
- Strong preparation in economics, including full-year courses in both intermediate-level micro and macro theory, and full-year university-level courses in each of calculus and statistics. Previous training in finance is useful but not required. Achievement of these minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the program. Preference is given to students who have completed, with high standing, advanced-level courses in any or all of economics, mathematics, and econometrics.
Program Requirements
- 6.0 full-course equivalents (FCE) or 12 half-courses, a 4-month summer internship, and an intensive mathematics, statistics, and accounting review.
- The core program consists of 2.0 FCE from the Department of Economics and 1.5 FCE from the Rotman School. The core courses drawn from the Department of Economics are the same as the core courses required for the MA degree in Economics plus ECO 2503H Financial Economics I. The core courses from the Rotman School (MGT 2306H Options and Futures Markets, MGT 2300H Corporate Financing, MGT 2302H Security Analysis and Portfolio Management) are drawn from the second-year MBA level courses and provide students with training in key areas of finance.
- In addition to the core courses, students are free to choose 2.5 FCE in electives from either the Department of Economics or the Rotman School, subject to the condition that at least 3.5 out of the 6.0 FCE must be taken from the Department of Economics. Students may choose from a long list of elective courses offered at the graduate level in Economics or the second-year MBA level (or higher) from the Rotman School, subject to availability.
Program Committee
Varouj Aivazian - BS, MA, PhD - Economics (Director)
Michelle Alexopoulos - BSc, MA, PhD - Economics
Gordon Anderson - BA, MSc, PhD - Economics
Jack Carr - BCom, MA, PhD - Economics
Maria Luisa Fuster - BA, MA, PhD - Economics
Chuan Goh - BSc, MA, PhD - Economics
Gregory Jump - BA, PhD - Economics
John Maheu - BA, MA, PhD - Economics
Ekaterina Malinova - BSc, MA, PhD - Economics
Angelo Melino - BA, PhD - Economics
Jordi Mondria - BA, MA, PhD - Economics
Andreas Park - MSc,MPh,Phd - Economics
James Pesando - BA, MA, PhD - Economics
Adonis Yatchew - BA, MA, PhD - Economics
Xiaodong Zhu - BSc, MSc, PhD - Economics
Laurence Booth - BSc, MA, MBA, DBA - Management
Paul Halpern - BCom, MBA, PhD - Management
John Hull - BA, MA, MA, PhD - Management
Eric Kirzner, MBA - Management
Thomas McCurdy - BA, MA, PhD - Management
Alan White - BEng, MBA, PhD - Management