Program Details
The MSQF (Master of Science in Quantitative Finance) curriculum provides an intense study in advanced finance, mathematics and statistics.
Curriculum
The MSQF curriculum provides an intense study in advanced finance and math. It is a 36-credit
hour program beginning the May immediately following admission with an Orientation and
Coding Camp followed by 10-15 hours/week of summer homework leading up to a Math and
Career Development Boot Camp in early August. The majority of credit hours are completed
during the fall and spring semesters of a student’s full-time graduate MSQF year.
Full MSQF Curriculum:
- FINC 601 Financial Analysis Practicum (6 hours)
- FINC 603 Investments (3 hours)
- FINC 620 Financial Engineering and Risk Management (3 hours)
- FINC 685 Research Methods in Finance (3 hours)
- FINC 685 Advanced Fixed Income (3 hours)
- MATH 628 Mathematics of Finance (3 hours)
- MATH 634 Stochastic Calculus (3 hours)
- MATH 659 Introduction to Mathematics of Finance (Math Camp – 3 hours)
- STAT 631 Statistical Methods in Finance (3 hours)
- Elective A & B (Employer Guided – 6 hours)
Prerequisites
Prerequisites are not required at the time of application. Prerequisites are due by the Summer I term (mid-July) following admission. AP or transfer credit is accepted from accredited universities. Students may take the courses online, as needed, to meet this deadline. For students without a strong mathematics background, additional coursework in coding, linear algebra and differential equations is strongly encouraged.
Sophomore Start
MSQF Sophomore Start is the best way to maximize your experience and the benefits of our program. The Sophomore Start allows you to take 14 credit hours of MSQF courses while you are still an undergrad. This includes 6 hours that you will take in May and August Boot Camps following admission. While the primary reason is for recruiting competitiveness, MSQF Sophomore Start also has the benefit of reducing the cost of the Program by up to 10% because the 14 hours of courses taken while an undergrad is charged at the undergrad tuition rate.
Emphasis for Sophomore Start acceptance is placed on the following in order of importance: GRE/GPA, career goal, career focus and maturity, and resume strength.
Junior Start
MSQF Junior Start allows you to take 11 credit hours of MSQF courses while you are still an undergrad, and those hours are billed at the undergraduate tuition rate. This includes 6 hours that you will take in May and August Boot Camps following admission. Final admission to the program is contingent on obtaining a summer internship following admission.
Emphasis for Junior Start acceptance is placed on the following in order of importance: resume strength (Internships) career goal, career focus, maturity and GRE/GPA scores.
Senior Start
MSQF Senior Start Program allows select seniors to begin their full-time year directly after undergraduate graduation and completing after 1 year. Students begin the program with May and August Boot Camps.
Emphasis for Senior Start acceptance is placed on the following in order of importance: resume strength (internships), career focus, maturity, career goals, and GRE/GPA scores. Students must be a current senior student who is a May graduate at Texas A&M College Station and is strongly recommended to have had at least 1 internship (commercial, non-educational entity) the summer prior to application. Admission to the program is contingent on obtaining a final summer internship following acceptance.
College Graduates/International Students
The MSQF Program accepts college graduates including international students to the program with a bachelor’s degree in a target major: Computer Science, Data Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Finance, Mathematics or Statistics.
