Master's programs

This program is a double degree offered jointly by Ecole Polytechnique and HEC Paris, combining over two years the academic expertise of the best engineering school in France and the best business school in France.

1st year at Ecole Polytechnique

During your first year at Ecole Polytechnique, you will get a thorough training on data science, with courses in statistics, probability, regression and classification, as well as more focused modules on optimization, machine learning and notably deep learning, with hands-on hard skills training using Python and R programming languages. You will also start to explore Financial Markets and numerical processing of Financial Data.

2nd year at HEC Paris

During your second year, you will join the Master in Finance program at HEC, which has been at the top of the world rankings by the Financial Times for over a decade now. After a generalist first semester, where we will train you on the full spectrum of fields in Finance, both Corporate Finance and Financial Markets, you will join during the second semester an elective concentration dedicated to Data and Finance, with the following courses covering new frontiers: Blockchain, Introduction to Data Science & AI for Managers, Data analysis in finance, Regulation & Policy of Digital Finance and Algorithms, Data and Trading.

In addition to your concentration courses, you may also take additional electives provided that there are remaining seats in the classroom and that the schedule doesn’t conflict with your concentration courses.