Curriculum

Class of 2021 Curriculum Grid

Upon successful completion of program requirements, MSMF students are anticipated to graduate on January 25, 2021. View course descriptions on the Boston University Bulletin. MF 650 Internships are required in the summer for all concentrations.

Fall 2019


COURSE	A: Asset Management	Q: Quantitative Analytics	R: Risk Management	A&R: Analytics & Research
MF702 Fundamentals of Finance	Required	Required	Required
MF793 Statistics for Mathematical Finance	Required	Required	Required	Required
MF795 Stochastic Methods of Asset Pricing I	Required	Required	Required	Required
MF703 Programming for Math Finance	Required	Required	Required	Required
FE918 Doctoral Seminar (Finance Theory)				Required
MF610 Mathematical Finance Career Management	Required	Required	Required	Required

Spring 2020

COURSE	A: Asset Management	Q: Quantitative Analytics	R: Risk Management	A&R: Analytics & Research
MF610 Mathematical Finance Career Management	Required	Required	Required	Required
MF796 Computational Methods of Mathematical Finance	Optional	Required	Required	Optional
MF728 Fixed Income Securities	Required	Required	Required	Required
MF794 Stochastic Methods of Asset Pricing II	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional
MF 740 Economics of FinTech	Optional	Optional	Optional
MF840 Data Analysis and Financial Econometrics	Required		Optional
MF921 Advanced Topics in Asset Pricing				Required
FE920 Doctoral Seminar (Capital Markets)				Required
FE829 Futures and Options			Required
MF825 Advanced Topics in Investments	Required
MF821 Algorithmic and High Frequency Trading	Optional	Optional

Summer 2020


COURSE	AM: Asset Management	RM: Risk Management	Q: Quantitative Analytics	A&R: Analytics & Research
MF650 Internship	Required	Required	Required	Required

Fall 2020


COURSE	AM: Asset Management	RM: Risk Management	Q: Quantitative Analytics	A&R: Analytics & Research
MF730 Portfolio Theory	Required	Optional	Required	Required
MF772 Credit Risk	Optional	Required	Required	Optional
MF770 Advanced Derivatives	Optional	Optional	Required	Required
MF731 Corporate Risk Management	Optional	Required
MF850 Advanced Computational Methods		Optional	Required	Optional
AC860 Accounting for Risk and Portfolio Management	Required	Optional
MF922 Advanced Mathematical Finance				Required

* MF796 is a prerequisite for MF850

** AC860: Students with a CFA1 or a US-based university financial accounting course will waive 860

***Upon successful completion of program requirements, MSMF students are anticipated to graduate on January 25, 2020.

Class of 2020 Curriculum Grid

Upon successful completion of program requirements, MSMF students are anticipated to graduate on January 25, 2020. View course descriptions on the Boston University Bulletin. MF 650 Internships are required in the summer for all concentrations.

Fall 2018


COURSE	A: Asset Management	Q: Quantitative Analytics	R: Risk Management	A&R: Analytics & Research
MF702 Fundamentals of Finance	Required	Required	Required
MF793 Statistics for Mathematical Finance	Required	Required	Required	Required
MF795 Stochastic Methods of Asset Pricing I	Required	Required	Required	Required
MF703 Programming for Math Finance	Required	Required	Required	Required
FE918 Doctoral Seminar (Finance Theory)				Required

Spring 2019

COURSE	A: Asset Management	Q: Quantitative Analytics	R: Risk Management	A&R: Analytics & Research
MF610 Mathematical Finance Career Management	Required	Required	Required	Required
MF796 Computational Methods of Mathematical Finance	Optional	Required	Required	Optional
MF728 Fixed Income Securities	Required	Required	Required	Required
MF794 Stochastic Methods of Asset Pricing II	Optional	Optional		Optional
MF 740 Economics of FinTech	Optional	Optional	Optional
MF840 Data Analysis and Financial Econometrics	Required		Optional
MF920 Advanced Topics in Asset Pricing				Required
FE920 Doctoral Seminar (Capital Markets)				Required
FE829 Futures and Options			Required
FE825 Advanced Investments	Required
MF821 Algorithmic and High Frequency Trading	Optional	Optional	Optional

Summer 2019


COURSE	AM: Asset Management	RM: Risk Management	Q: Quantitative Analytics	A&R: Analytics & Research
MF650 Internship	Required	Required	Required	Required

Fall 2019


COURSE	AM: Asset Management	RM: Risk Management	Q: Quantitative Analytics	A&R: Analytics & Research
MF730 Portfolio Theory	Required	Optional	Required	Required
MF772 Credit Risk	Optional	Required	Required	Optional
MF770 Advanced Derivatives	Optional	Optional	Required	Required
MF731 Corporate Risk Management	Optional	Required
MF850 Advanced Computational Methods		Optional	Required	Optional
AC860 Accounting for Risk and Portfolio Management	Required	Optional
MF922 Advanced Mathematical Finance				Required

* MF796 is a prerequisite for MF850

** AC860: Students with a CFA1 or a US-based university financial accounting course will waive 860

***Upon successful completion of program requirements, MSMF students are anticipated to graduate on January 25, 2019.

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Students will be notified in mid-fall when the concentration form is live.

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