Finance

专业详情

COURSES:

The program requirements consist of five core and 11 elective courses.  At least five of the elective courses must be at the 500 level or above, and five must be from list 1 (a list maintained by the director of graduate studies and available on the Bendheim Center’s website).

Students must maintain an overall grade average of B or better, as well as earn a passing grade in all core and elective courses. Note: Neither audited nor P/D/F courses will fulfill the program’s requirements.

While no master’s thesis is required, students interested in independent research may work with a Bendheim Center-affiliated faculty member on a topic relevant to finance, and by enrolling in the appropriate courses (FIN 560 in the fall or FIN 561 in the spring), they can receive academic credit equivalent to one elective course (thereby reducing the number of required electives).

TEACHING:

Second-year students may serve as Assistants in Instruction (A.I.s) in courses or work as tutors, if they have completed the 5 core courses. Each year the Undergraduate Certificate Program is in need of senior thesis tutoring for any majors outside of the Departments of Economics and Operations Research and Financial Engineering.Occasionally there is also a need for tutors for incoming first-year M.Fin. students. Tutors are required to spend a minimum of one hour per week with each tutee. Undergraduate Certificate tutoring is done on a group basis, with approximately five students per group. 

 The director of graduate studies must approve individual second-year M.Fin. students to serve as tutors or as A.I.s. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Internship or Research Project
All M.Fin. candidates are required to complete a summer internship between their first and second years by working at a financial institution. It is mandatory for incoming students to attend the Math Refresher course which is offered two weeks before classes start in the fall.