Master of Financial Engineering Program

Career-Oriented Curriculum

The Berkeley MFE Program is a professional degree program with a curriculum intended to prepare you to work as a financial engineer immediately after graduating. Anchored in the latest theories and best practices in quantitative finance, MFE courses are designed exclusively for MFE students, and are seamlessly integrated with one another.

One-Year Program

The MFE requires only one year of study, which makes it attractive to students with strong quantitative skills and focused career interests. Because of the school's reputation and close ties to the best firms, Haas has an exceptional record of helping students secure internships, consistently placing nearly 100 percent of students each year. The program requirements include:

Learn from Industry Experts

Weekly Financial Practice Seminars feature a diverse slate of finance practitioners with real-world industry experience. In the first term, speakers discuss jobs available to graduates of the MFE and the skills needed to contribute to a firm's mission. In the second term, speakers provide insights into the way the financial world is changing: new products and needs; evolving data and information systems; and similar topics.

Complete Curriculum Overview

 

Jean Marc Orlando

The Financial Institution Seminars I and II series bring industry leaders to the MFE classroom to share their insights on building successful careers in the finance industry. Jean-Marc Orlando (above), head of e-commerce trading at BNP Paribas, addressed the MFE class last year.

Over the past two years, more than 50 industry leaders have shared their expertise as part of the Financial Practice Seminars series. Recent speakers have also included Arnold Miyamoto, managing director of Citigroup, and Joseph Langsam, managing director of Morgan Stanley.