MQF Quantitative Finance at University of California, San Diego

Programme overview

The Master of Quantitative Finance is a 52-unit, STEM-designated degree programme at UC San Diego.

Duration: 52 units | Study mode: full-time | Location: La Jolla, CA, United States

What you will study

Six core courses (18 units), a 4-unit capstone completed in the final quarter, and 30 units of electives. Required courses include Investment Analysis, Advanced Financial Risk Management, Financial Econometrics and Empirical Methods, Collecting and Analyzing Financial Data, Professional Seminars in Finance, Professional Communications in Finance and the Capstone: Applied Finance Project.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University admission (graduate level): a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or the equivalent and a minimum B (3.0/4.0) average in upper-division or prior graduate work. Programme page (catalog): Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation from individuals who can attest to their professional and leadership skills and to their potential for business leadership. Applicants are required to submit Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores (verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. The GMAT or GRE may be waived, based on review of credentials, for applicants with a PhD in a technical, scientific, or quantitatively based discipline.

UC San Diego enrolls for Fall term only.

The graduate application fee is $135.

Apply through the official page: https://connect.grad.ucsd.edu/apply/

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