Universities / Boston University
PhD in Mathematical Finance (PhD MF)
Research PhD at Questrom aimed at academia and research careers, with coursework in economics theory, real analysis, probability and stochastic processes, and dynamic asset pricing. Milestones: courses by fall of year 3, comprehensive exam by end of year 3, proposal by end of year 4.
What you’ll study
Core
- EC 701 Microeconomic Theory
- MA 711 Real Analysis
- MA 779 Probability Theory I
- MA 780 Probability Theory II
- EC 703/704 Advanced Microeconomic Theory
- FE 920 Advanced Capital Markets
- EC 702 Macroeconomic Theory
- MA 783 Advanced Stochastic Processes
- FE 918 Doctoral Seminar in Finance
- MF 921 Topics in Dynamic Asset Pricing
- DS 906 Fundamentals of Research and the Philosophies of Science
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Before you apply
- Other
- Admissions details are on a separate Questrom PhD admissions page not retrieved. Doctoral students are expected to do TA duties.
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After graduation
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