Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 30

Required Courses:1

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallCredit Hours
Finance Academy, August  
FIN 5602 Corporate Finance 1
FIN 5604 Derivative Markets 1
FIN 5605 Fixed Income 1
FIN 5607 Stochastic Calculus & Finance 1
Fall Term  
FIN 5601 Financial Technology 1
FIN 5612 Asset Pricing 1.5
FIN 5614 Continuous Time Finance 1.5
FIN 5615 Data Science in Finance 1.5
FIN 5619 Quant Fixed Income 1.5
FIN 5624 Numerical Methods 1.5
FIN 5627 Financial Econometrics 1.5
FIN 5629 Value at Risk 1.5
FIN 5673 Financial Risk Management I 1.5
FIN 5675 Professional Development 1
 Credit Hours18
Spring
FIN 5622 Machine Learning in Finance 1.5
FIN 5631 Financial Time Series 1.5
FIN 5634 Stochastic Volatility 1.5
FIN 5639 Quantitative Risk Modeling 1.5
FIN 5646 Frontiers in Quantitative Finance 1.5
FIN 5648 Quantitative Portfolios 1.5
FIN 5649 Enterprise Risk Management 1.5
FIN 5674 Financial Risk Management II 1.5
 Credit Hours12
 Total Credit Hours30
1

With approval from the Academic Director, FIN 5683 Special Study in Finance or non-FIN graduate courses may be substituted for any required course.

10-Month Full-Time MS

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallCredit Hours
Finance Academy, August  
FIN 5602 Corporate Finance 1
FIN 5604 Derivative Markets 1
FIN 5605 Fixed Income 1
FIN 5607 Stochastic Calculus & Finance 1
Fall I  
FIN 5612 Asset Pricing 1.5
FIN 5614 Continuous Time Finance 1.5
FIN 5619 Quant Fixed Income 1.5
FIN 5673 Financial Risk Management I 1.5
FIN 5675 Professional Development 1
Fall II  
FIN 5601 Financial Technology 1
FIN 5615 Data Science in Finance 1.5
FIN 5624 Numerical Methods 1.5
FIN 5627 Financial Econometrics 1.5
FIN 5629 Value at Risk 1.5
 Credit Hours18
Spring
Spring I  
FIN 5631 Financial Time Series 1.5
FIN 5634 Stochastic Volatility 1.5
FIN 5639 Quantitative Risk Modeling 1.5
FIN 5648 Quantitative Portfolios 1.5
Spring II  
FIN 5622 Machine Learning in Finance 1.5
FIN 5646 Frontiers in Quantitative Finance 1.5
FIN 5649 Enterprise Risk Management 1.5
FIN 5674 Financial Risk Management II 1.5
 Credit Hours12
 Total Credit Hours30

22-Month Full-Time MS1

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallCredit Hours
Finance Academy, August  
FIN 5604 Derivative Markets 1
FIN 5607 Stochastic Calculus & Finance 1
Fall I  
FIN 5612 Asset Pricing 1.5
FIN 5614 Continuous Time Finance 1.5
FIN 5675 Professional Development 1
Fall II  
FIN 5615 Data Science in Finance 1.5
FIN 5627 Financial Econometrics 1.5
 Credit Hours9
Spring
Spring I  
FIN 5631 Financial Time Series 1.5
FIN 5634 Stochastic Volatility 1.5
FIN 5648 Quantitative Portfolios 1.5
Spring II  
FIN 5622 Machine Learning in Finance 1.5
FIN 5646 Frontiers in Quantitative Finance 1.5
FIN 5673 Financial Risk Management I 1.5
 Credit Hours9
Year 2
Fall
Finance Academy, August  
FIN 5602 Corporate Finance 1
FIN 5605 Fixed Income 1
Fall I  
FIN 5601 Financial Technology 1
FIN 5619 Quant Fixed Income 1.5
FIN 5674 Financial Risk Management II 1.5
Fall II  
FIN 5624 Numerical Methods 1.5
FIN 5629 Value at Risk 1.5
 Credit Hours9
Spring
Spring I  
FIN 5639 Quantitative Risk Modeling 1.5
Spring II  
FIN 5649 Enterprise Risk Management 1.5
 Credit Hours3
 Total Credit Hours30
1

This full-time program can be modified for part-time study. In the part-time 22-month program, students reduce their courseload in the Spring term of their first year of study to 6 credits and increase their courseload to 6 credits in the Spring term of their second year. Contact the Academic Director for the 22-month part-time schedule for the Quantitative Finance and Risk Management MS.

Culminating Event: Successful completion of coursework is required to earn the MS in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management degree.

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