Program Guide.c2.3.indd - Master of Financial Engineering Program

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A Message from the Faculty Director“If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere” isa joyful call for confidence from the classic songNew York, New York, and this message rings truefor graduates of the Haas School’s Master’s inFinancial Engineering (MFE) Program.To make this claim a reality, the MFE Program brings togetheroutstanding students, acclaimed professors, and a demandingcurriculum in the environment of one of America’s great business schools and universities.Just add the effort to “make it here,” and you will be ready for a happy andrewarding career in financial engineering.The MFE program is one important example of Haas’ commitment to Leading ThroughInnovation. Innovation requires knowledge, imagination and commitment. Our programprovides the knowledge and stimulates the imagination. In the end, though, it is up toyou to absorb the knowledge, open your imagination, and commit to your dream.Contents1 Real-World Solutions forFinancial Problems2 The MFE Experience4 Student Services6 Admissions Guidelines8 Employment Report10 MFE Courses12 Program Costs14 MFE Faculty16 Frequently Asked Questions17 Other Degree Programs17 Campus MapThe students we accept possess the strong quantitative skills required of financial engineers.We build on this foundation through a curriculum emphasizing critical economicthinking, capital market dynamics, real-world problem definition, quantitative modeling,and innovative problem solving. With this combination, our students graduate well preparedto meet the challenges of global commerce.Our graduates enjoy careers in insurance and investment banking, corporate strategyand risk management, asset structuring, primary and derivative securities’ valuation, quantitativeasset management, hedge fund management, consulting and securities trading.Financial engineering is taking its place alongside traditional engineering disciplines as amajor driving force in the global economy. We encourage you to explore the Haas MFEprogram, and to apply for admission.John O’BrienFaculty Director, MFE ProgramAdjunct Professor
Master’s in Financial EngineeringM F EReal-World Solutions forFinancial ProblemsFinancial engineers play anincreasingly integral role ininvestment banks, commercial banks,and other corporations. Anticipating this needhas been the Master’s in Financial Engineering(MFE) Program at the Haas School ofBusiness, ranked #1 by Global Derivatives in2004. We are readying a new generation ofprofessionals to apply theoretical finance andcomputer modeling skills to reduce riskand make informed pricing, hedging, andportfolio management decisions.As a Berkeley MFE student, you learn to thinklike a financial economist and gain in-depthunderstanding of the mathematical frameworkthat underlies financial markets. You benefitfrom the application-oriented approach ofthe curriculum—the only MFE curriculumdeveloped completely by a business school.Through the program, you will launch yourcareer having gained experience in handlingstructured products, such as mortgage-backedand asset-backed securities. That experiencecomes not only from coursework, but from ahands-on applied finance project and a ten- totwelve-week internship.Studying at one of the nation’s top-rankedbusiness schools also affords access to topnotchresearch tools, career services, andcorporate contacts. We will help you to honeyour job-seeking skills and will work activelyto connect you with employers that can offerchallenging and rewarding internships andfull-time positions.In choosing to pursue an MFE at the HaasSchool of Business, you choose a rigorouscourse of study delivered by professors who arepractitioners as well as dedicated researchers.The program’s small size encourages studentsto learn from each other and its top academicstandards allow for teaching at the highest level.Designed to keep you ahead of industry innovations,the Berkeley MFE Program positions youto apply quantitative “rocket science” to realworldfinancial problems.Profile of MFE Students:Class of 2007AdmissionsApplications Received: 243Enrolled: 59Enrollment ProfileCountries Represented: 16Average Age: 29Average Post-University 3.78 yearsWork Experience:Undergraduate Institutions 48Represented:Average Undergraduate GPA: 3.65Graduate Institutions 43Represented:Prior DegreesBachelor’s: 39%Master’s: 36%Ph.D.: 24%J.D: 2%Prior MajorsEngineering: 46%Mathematics: 20%Finance: 12%Computer Science: 7%Economics: 7%Natural Sciences: 3%Business: 2%Humanities: 2%Prior Work ExperienceFinance: 20%Research & Development: 17%Other: 15%Engineering: 14%Education: 10%Information Systems: 10%Consulting/ManagementServices: 8%General Management: 2%Marketing/Sales: 2%Planning: 2%Project Management: 0%1
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