Depending on the student's status, the student can also attend a Master program in parallel with the track DDEFi :
Depending on the student's status, the student can also attend a Master program in parallel with the track DDEFi :
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* Master Aix-Marseille School of Economics (AMSE), track [[https://amse-feg.univ-amu.fr/fr/formation/master-economie?code=PRBEC5AD|Finance Quantitative et Assurance]] (information contact at Centrale Marseille: Renaud Bourlès): only 2nd year course units.
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* Master Finance Faculté d'Economie et Gestion (FEG) and Aix-Marseille School of Economics (AMSE), track [[https://feg.univ-amu.fr/fr/formation/masters/m2-finance-parcours-modelisation-financiere#section-7347]] (information contact at Centrale Méditerranée: Renaud Bourlès): only 2nd year course units.
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* Master in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, track Data Science (information contact at Centrale Marseille: Christophe Pouet): only 2nd year course units.
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* Master in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, track Data Science (information contact at Centrale Méditerranée: Christophe Pouet): only 2nd year course units.
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==== Goals ====
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=== Academic calendar ===
=== Academic calendar ===
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A new organization has been in place since academic year 2022-2023. Please carefully check the latest information here and inquire of your local coordinator if it fits your mobility window.
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A new organization will be in place from academic year 2024-2025. Please carefully check the latest information here and inquire of your local coordinator if it fits your mobility window.
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All course units offered in the track DDEFi are offered from early September to end of March/early April. Each course unit belong to one of the following semesters.
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The general organization of the year is as follows:
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* Semester 9 (Fall-Winter): **Fall-Winter semester extends from early September to end of January/early February**. See below the programme structure to learn more about available courses.
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* ** <color blue> Fall-Winter Semester (called Semester 9 abbreviated as S9): from early September until late March/early April. </color> ** All course units are offered during this semester. See below the programme structure to learn more about available courses.
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* Semester 10 (Spring): **Spring semester for taught courses extends from end of January/early February to end of March/early April**. After early April, this is the internship period (work or research placement) which can be as long as 6 months. See below the programme structure to learn more about available courses.
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* ** <color blue> Spring-Summer Semester (called Semester 10 abbreviated as S10): from early April up to late September. </color> ** The internship period (work or research placement) can be as long as 6 months.
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Although each course unit belongs to a specific semester, some course units in Semester 9 (Fall-Winter) end only in March. Alternatively, some course units in Semester 10 (Spring) can start earlier than end of January, e.g. the course unit Actuarial Science belongs to Semester 10 (Spriing) but starts in September and ends in March. Therefore it is very important for you to know your exact mobility window available at your home institution and to contact Centrale Méditerranée International Mobility Office or Prof. Christophe Pouet ( christophe.pouet[A-T]centrale-med.fr with [A-T] replaced by @) for the track DDEFi if you need some advice.
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Although each course unit belongs to a specific period, some course units can be taught over two or three periods (e.g. thhe course unit Actuarial Science). Therefore it is very important for you to know your exact mobility window available at your home institution and to contact Centrale Méditerranée International Mobility Office or Prof. Christophe Pouet ( christophe.pouet[A-T]centrale-med.fr with [A-T] replaced by @) for the track DDEFi if you need some advice.
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If you can stay at Centrale Méditerranée from early September to early April, you will be able to validate 29 ECTS credits (including a 5 ECTS team project) with course units offered in the track DDEFi. Do not hesitate to contact Centrale Méditerranée International Mobility Office or Prof. Christophe Pouet to discuss your learning agreement in regard to the requirements of your home institution.
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If you can stay at Centrale Méditerranée from early September to early April, you will be able to validate 17 ECTS credits (including a 5 ECTS team project) with course units offered in the track DDEFi but there are some ways to improve the total as some course units can be counted as Master course units. Do not hesitate to contact Centrale Méditerranée International Mobility Office or Prof. Christophe Pouet to discuss your learning agreement in regard to the requirements of your home institution.
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You can validate more ECTS credits if your home institution accepts to recognize other course units offered during Semester 9 and Semester 10 such as language courses, management courses, courses offered in one of the professional tracks.
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You can validate more ECTS credits if your home institution accepts to recognize other course units offered during Semester 9 such as language courses, management courses, courses offered in one of the professional tracks.
=== Language of instruction ===
=== Language of instruction ===
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=== Number of credits for a full exchange year ===
=== Number of credits for a full exchange year ===
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If you intend to come for one year, the Spring semester will certainly include a research or work placement (equivalent to a Master Thesis, 15 ECTS). Course units only worth 13 ECTS are offered at the beginning of the Spring semester to students who attend course units from DDEFi track.
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If you intend to come for one year, the Spring-Summer semester will certainly include a research or work placement (equivalent to a Master Thesis, 30 ECTS).
**Please check the information below about credits.**
**Please check the information below about credits.**
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==== Structure of the program ====
==== Structure of the program ====
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The track DDEFi allows a student to validate 24 ECTS for courses and 5 ECTS for a team project. The number of ECTS credits thanks to DDEFi course units depends on your mobility period. In fact, the track DDEFi allows to validate
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The track DDEFi allows a student to validate 12 ECTS for courses and 5 ECTS for a team project. The number of ECTS credits thanks to DDEFi course units depends on your mobility period.
* S10 (Spring): 13 ECTS credits thanks to taught course units and the 5 ECTS team project which starts mid-September.
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Please read CAREFULLY what is written below the table and do not hesitate to contact Centrale Marseille International Mobility Office or Prof. Christophe Pouet (cpouet[AT]centrale-marseille.fr with [AT] replaced by @) for the track DDEFi if you need some advice.
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Please read CAREFULLY what is written in the table below and do not hesitate to contact Centrale Méditerranée International Mobility Office or Prof. Christophe Pouet (chirstophe.pouet[AT]centrale-med.fr with [AT] replaced by @) for the track DDEFi if you need some advice.
=== Academic Team ===
=== Academic Team ===
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=== List of course units ===
=== List of course units ===
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** <color #ed1c24> Warning! This programme is offered since academic year 2022-2023. There are minor differences in course contents but the main difference with previours academic years is that taught course units are now worth 8 ECTS credits instead of 3 ECTS credits. This should ease the construction of your learning agreement. </color>**
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** <color #ed1c24> Warning! This programme is offered since academic year 2024-2025. There are minor differences in course contents but the main difference with previours academic years is that taught course units are now worth 4 ECTS credits instead of 8 ECTS credits. This should ease the construction of your learning agreement. </color>**
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The DDEFi track offers 24 ECTS credits for the taught courses and 5 ECTS credits for the DDEFi project (team project with a private company).
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The DDEFi track offers 12 ECTS credits for the taught courses and 5 ECTS credits for the DDEFi project (team project with a private company).
The structure of the program DDEFi is the following
The structure of the program DDEFi is the following
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^ Team Project (from mid-September to mid-April) ^^^^^^^
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^ Team Project (from mid-September to late March/early April) ^^^^^^^
^ English Name ^ French name ^ Code ^ ECTS ^ Semester ^ Contact hours ^ Coordinator ^
^ English Name ^ French name ^ Code ^ ECTS ^ Semester ^ Contact hours ^ Coordinator ^
| Data analysis | [[en:ddefiando2022|Analyse et données]] | | 8 | S10 (Spring) | 100h | | |
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| Data analysis | [[en:ddefiando2022|Analyse et données]] | | 4 | S9 (Fall-Winter) | 100h | | |
If you attend the course unit Finance during Period 2, then you must choose between the course units Mathematical finance or Corporate finance. If you attend the course unit
If you attend the course unit Finance during Period 2, then you must choose between the course units Mathematical finance or Corporate finance. If you attend the course unit
Data and decisions during Period 2, then you must choose between the course units Actuarial science or Data analysis.
Data and decisions during Period 2, then you must choose between the course units Actuarial science or Data analysis.
If as an exchange student, you need more ECTS credits for your exchange semester than you can take in the track DDEFi, then you have to choose course units in the following offer (beware that most courses are in French)
If as an exchange student, you need more ECTS credits for your exchange semester than you can take in the track DDEFi, then you have to choose course units in the following offer (beware that most courses are in French)
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* 3rd Year Common Core in Management: 3 ECTS during S9 (Fall-Winter), 1 ECTS during S10 (Spring)
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* 3rd Year Common Core in Management: 5 ECTS during S9 (Fall-Winter)
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* International cultures and foreign languages: 2 ECTS during S9 (Fall-Winter), 1 ECTS during S10 (Spring)
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* International cultures and foreign languages: 2 ECTS during S9 (Fall-Winter)
For example you can attend a course called French as a Foreign Language (the introduction week for international students has also an intensive French language course that can give ECTS credits, check with the International Mobility Office).
For example you can attend a course called French as a Foreign Language (the introduction week for international students has also an intensive French language course that can give ECTS credits, check with the International Mobility Office).
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* Professional track: 9 ECTS during S9 (Fall-Winter)
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* Professional track: 6 ECTS during S9 (Fall-Winter)
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The professional tracks that best suit the track DDEFi are Audit & Consulting (AUC), Entrepreneurship (ENT), Research & Development (R&D) and Production-Logistics (PRL).
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The professional tracks that best complement the track DDEFi are Entrepreneurship (ENT), Research & Development (R&D) and Production-Logistics (PRL).
**<color blue> Alternative solution: </color> ** you can also attend courses in a Master programme or see if some joint courses between DDEFi track and Master programmes can be recognized as Master courses in your transcript of academic records.
**<color blue> Alternative solution: </color> ** you can also attend courses in a Master programme or see if some joint courses between DDEFi track and Master programmes can be recognized as Master courses in your transcript of academic records.
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==== Career prospects and postgraduate studies ====
==== Career prospects and postgraduate studies ====
DDEFi students are usually hired as interns or employees in the following areas:
DDEFi students are usually hired as interns or employees in the following areas:
* Master [[https://www.ecoledesponts.fr/master-mathematiques-de-la-finance-et-des-donnees-mfd|MFD]] Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées et Université Gustave Eiffel
* Master [[https://www.ecoledesponts.fr/master-mathematiques-de-la-finance-et-des-donnees-mfd|MFD]] Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées et Université Gustave Eiffel
* Mastère spécialisé [[https://www.ecoledesponts.fr/masteres-specialises|Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées]] M.S. Infrastructure Project Finance
* Mastère spécialisé [[https://www.ecoledesponts.fr/masteres-specialises|Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées]] M.S. Infrastructure Project Finance
* Master [[https://masterfinance.math.univ-paris-diderot.fr/|M2MO]] Université Paris Diderot
* Master [[https://masterfinance.math.univ-paris-diderot.fr/|M2MO]] Université Paris Diderot
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* Master [[https://finance.math.upmc.fr/|Probabilités et Finance]] Sorbonne Université et Ecole Polytechnique
* Master [[https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/Available-programmes|London School of Economics]]
* Master [[https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/Available-programmes|London School of Economics]]
* MBA [[http://www.cdi.fr/fr/?lang=fr|Collège des Ingénieurs]]
* MBA [[http://www.cdi.fr/fr/?lang=fr|Collège des Ingénieurs]]