About Hofstra
Hofstra University is a dynamic private college on Long Island, NY, where students can choose from more than 140 undergraduate and 150 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, communication, education, health and human services, and honors studies, as well as a School of Law and School of Medicine. | more |
Events
M.S. in Quantitative Finance
Program Requirements
All M.S. in Quantitative Finance students must take 11 courses and are expected to earn a grade of B or better in all their Masters level courses. Each student should meet with the Program Director every semester to discuss his/her progress and course selections.
Full-time students can expect to complete these 11 courses in three semesters. Courses are offered in the fall and spring semesters.
The program is also open to part-time students.
| Required Courses: (9 courses) | |
|---|---|
| Finance 203 | Managerial Finance |
| Math 205 | Advanced Calculus for Finance |
| Finance 205Q | Securities Analysis, Advanced Study |
| Finance 210Q | Portfolio Management, Advanced Study |
| Finance 261Q | Options Markets, Advanced Study |
| Finance 275 | Time Series Analysis of Financial Data (same as QM 275) |
| Finance 280 | Topics in Mathematical Finance |
| Finance 285 | Financial Engineering |
| Finance 315 | Financial Modeling |
| Elective Credits: | |
|---|---|
| Choose 2 courses from the following (selected under advisement) |
|
| Finance 208 | Seminar in Financial Institutions |
| Finance 209 | Seminar in Corporate Financial Policy |
| Finance 212 | International Financial Management |
| Finance 225 | Seminar in Investment Banking |
| Finance 260 | Futures Markets |
| Finance 263 | Fixed Income |
Graduation Requirement
Completion of all program requirements
A minimum grade point average of 3.0 in overall graduate course work.