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Applicable only to students admitted during the 2008-2009 academic year. Master of Financial Engineering Admission
Master's Degree Advising The faculty director of the M.F.E. program is in charge of student advising. Areas of Study Financial Engineering. Foreign Language Requirement None. Course Requirements 52 units of coursework are required for the degree. All courses must be at the graduate level. In exceptional circumstances a maximum of four units of 500-series coursework may be applied to the course requirements. The curriculum consists of three components: (1) core courses; (2) financial practice seminars, and (3) a summer internship/applied finance project. The core courses, Management 237A through 237K, provide the skills, theoretical and applied, that students need to work in the area of quantitative finance. The finance practice seminars, Management 237L and 237M, present finance practioners who discuss such topics as the opportunities available to graduates of the program, the skills needed to apply, and emerging changes in the financial world. The applied finance project, Management 237N, is designed to provide in-depth exposure to at least one major task that graduates will be expected to perform in the workplace. Teaching Experience Not Required. Field Experience Not Required. Comprehensive Examination Plan The comprehensive examination requirement is fulfilled by successful completion of the applied finance project. This project is designed to provide an in-depth exposure to at least one major task students will be expected to fulfill in the workplace. The project will develop or utilize existing quantitative finance tools and techniques. The faculty member who supervises the project and two other faculty members appointed by the faculty program director are responsible for evaluating the project. Thesis Plan None. Time-to-Degree Four quarters from graduate admission to award of the degree, including a ten-week summer term.
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