Financial Risk Management Graduate Certificate

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The Graduate Certificate programs have the same application requirements and prerequisites as the Master of Science degree.

Graduate Certificate Program in Financial Risk Management Program Prerequisites

Calculus	MA 1124 or equivalent
Probability/Statistics	MA 2212 and MA 2222 , or equivalent
Linear Algebra	MA 2012 or equivalent

Knowledge of spreadsheets is expected and some exposure to computer-programming languages is required. A GRE score must be submitted for an application to be considered; a GMAT may be substituted but the GRE is strongly preferred.

Risk Management Certificate Credits

FRE 6123 Financial Risk Management and Asset Pricing 3 Credits
FRE 6271 Valuation of Equity Securities and Financial Statement Analysis 1.5 Credits
FRE 6411 Fixed Income Securities and Interest Rate Derivatives 1.5 Credits
FRE 6291 Applied Derivative Contracts 1.5 Credits
FRE 6511 Derivatives Algorithms 1.5 Credits
FRE 6711 Investment Theory and Applications 1.5 Credits
FRE 6731 Basel 2 and Value at Risk 1.5 Credits
FRE 6751 Credit Risk Measurement and Management 1.5 Credits
FRE 6791 Operational Risk Measurement and Management 1.5 Credits
Free elective 1.5 Credits
Lab 1.5 Credits

To satisfy the 1.5 credits of lab required, students choose one of the following labs:

FRE 6811 Financial Software Laboratory 1.5 Credits
FRE 6821 Financial Econometrics Laboratory 1.5 Credits
FRE 6831 Computational Finance Laboratory 1.5 Credits
FRE 6861 Financial Software Engineering 1.5 Credits

Financial Risk Management Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate Program in Financial Risk Management Program Prerequisites

Risk Management Certificate Credits

To satisfy the 1.5 credits of lab required, students choose one of the following labs:

Total Credits: 18