Financial Engineering

Sophisticated mathematical modeling and information technology now dominates financial markets, including home mortgages, foreign exchange, derivative securities, stocks, bonds and commodities. Modeling has created new markets in custom-made financial products such as derivatives.

Computer-based tools are prized by corporations for enhancing returns on financial assets and protecting balance sheets in turbulent financial markets. According to a survey conducted by the International Association of Financial Engineers, quantitative methods and quantitative professionals are now absolutely essential in today's financial firms.

Professionals who graduate from the MS in Financial Engineering have a solid foundation in modern finance and state-of-the-art knowledge of financial instruments and markets, accounting and tax rules, and information technology. Students take a total of 15 credit hours in core courses listed below.

• Financial Accounting
• Money, Banking & Financial Markets
• Economics for Business Decisions
• Microeconomic Foundations of Finance
• Investment Banking & Brokerage
• Financial Market Regulation
• Financial Theory with Corporate Applications
• Accounting for Financial Products
  

There are three M.S. Degree Tracks

• Capital Markets Track
• Financial Technology Track
• Computational Finance Track

There are also three Advanced Certificate Programs

• Advanced Certificate Program in Financial Engineering
• Advanced Certificate in Financial Technology Management
• Advanced Certificate in Risk Management

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