MS in Quantitative Finance (MSQF)
A 36-credit joint NYU Stern and NYU Shanghai master's combining core finance, stochastic modelling, derivatives, volatility modelling and AI in finance with a Chinese financial markets course and a capstone seminar. Aimed at pre-experience students with strong quantitative and business backgrounds.
What you’ll study
Core
- Statistics & Data Analysis
- Foundations of Finance
- Corporate Finance
- Stochastic Modeling & Simulation
- Business Communications
- Chinese Financial Markets
- Debt Instruments & Markets
- Futures & Options
- Volatility Modeling
- AI in Finance
- Professional Responsibility and Leadership
- Capstone Seminar
Electives
- 3 credits of elective coursework
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Before you apply
- Background
- Strong quantitative and business background (pre-experience students)
- Other
- Detailed requirements are on the programme's admissions pages, which could not be fetched (certificate error)
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After graduation
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