2013-2014 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog (without addenda)

Nov 22, 2024

2013-2014 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog (without addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Financial Engineering 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 Engineering Program Prerequisites

Ease of use of the following material:

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

Knowledge of spreadsheets expected and some exposure to computer-programming languages is required. A GRE score must be submitted for an application to be considered.

Financial Engineering Certificate Credits

FRE 6083 Quantitative Methods in Finance 3 Credits
FRE 6103 Corporate Finance 3 Credits
FRE 6411 Fixed Income Securities and Interest Rate Derivatives 1.5 Credits
FRE 6291 Applied Derivative Contracts 1.5 Credits
FRE 6123 Financial Risk Management and Asset Pricing 3 Credits
FRE 6711 Investment Theory and Applications 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 Engineering Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate Program in Financial Engineering Program Prerequisites

Financial Engineering Certificate Credits

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

Total: 15 Credits