Courses Fall 2026
Lectures: 14 September 2026 until 19 December 2026
| UZH Academic Calendar ETH Academic Calendar |
Abbreviations:
L = Lecture, E = Exercise, S = Seminar
Core Area
| Courses/Area | H/Week | ECTS | Lecturer(s) | Time & Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area FIN | ||||
| Asset Management: Advanced Investments (L-FIN) | 4h | 3 | Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hens Dr. Alexandre Ziegler |
Mon. 14:00-18:00 UZH |
| Economic Foundations for Finance (L+E-FIN) |
2h(L)+ 2h(E) |
6 | Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hens Prof. Dr. Felix Kübler Ognjen Stankovic |
Mon. 10:15-12:00 (L) Wed. 10:15-12:00 (E) UZH |
|
Intermediate Corporate Finance (L-FIN) (earlier Corporate Finance) |
2h | 3 | Prof. Dr. Zacharias Sautner |
Tue. 14:00-15:45 UZH |
| Area MF | ||||
| Statistical Foundations for Finance (L-MF) | 4h | 6 | Prof. Dr. Marc Paolella | Tue. 08:00-09:45 Thu. 08:00-09:45 UZH |
| Mathematical Foundations for Finance (L+E-MF) |
3h(L) +2h(E) |
4 | Dylan Possamaï |
Tue. 10:15-12.00 (L)
Thu. bi-weekly 10:15-12:00 (L) Fri. 08:15-10:00 (E) or Fri. 10:15-12:00 (E) ETH |
Elective Area - Lectures
Possible courses are given in the following table, further optional courses are offered in the spring semester. Some others may be taken upon a written request to the program director.
Elective Area - Seminars
Possible courses are given in the following table, further optional courses are offered in the spring semester. Some others may be taken upon a written request to the program director.
| Courses/Area | H/week | ECTS | Lecturer(s) | Time & Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Area FIN |
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| CFA Investment Challenge (S-FIN) | 4h | 6 |
Dr. Ombretta Marchiodi
Dr. Christoph Wenk
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Tue 8:00-12:00
UZH,
Seminar (13.9. - 16.12)
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| Advanced CFA Investment Challenge (S-FIN) | 3 | Dr. Christoph Wenk |
to be announced,
UZH, Seminar,
limited to best performers of the CFA
Investment Challenge seminar.
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| Applied Quantitative Finance (S-FIN) | 3 |
Dr. Nikola Vasijevic
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Irregular, 14.9. 16:15-18:00,
7.12. 08:00-12:00, 8.12. 08:00-12:00
UZH, Seminar
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| Interdisciplinary seminar mergers and acquisitions (S-FIN) | 3 |
Fabian Forrer
Mariel Hoch
et all
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Block course, 2.11., 3.11., 4.11.: 08:00-18:00
UZH, Seminar |
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| Monetary Policy and Financial Markets (S-FIN) | 3 |
Wed. 16:15-18:00 until 27.11. UZH |
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| Portfoliomanagement Theory 1 (S-FIN) | 3 | Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hens Dr. Matthias Uhl Dr. Alexandre Ziegler |
irregular, starting on 12 Oct UZH, Seminar |
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| Portfoliomanagement Implementation 1 (S-FIN) | 3 | irregular UZH, Seminar |
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| Seminar Corporate Governance (S-FIN) | 2h | 3 | Dr. Christoph Wenk | Fri. 8:00-9:45 UZH, Seminar |
| Area MF | ||||
| Seminar in Computational Finance for CSE (S-MF) | 2h | 4 | Prof. Dr. Josef Teichmann |
by application
ETH, Seminar
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