MFE Recruiting Guide
What Is The MFE?
Financial Engineering
The Master's in Financial Engineering (MFE) degree is a one-year graduate degree
offered by the Haas School of Business. Students in the MFE program learn to
employ financial economics, mathematics, and computer modeling skills to make
pricing, hedging, trading, risk management, project evaluation, and portfolio
management decisions.
Students
The MFE Program at the Haas School of Business enrolls only 60 students each
year. The small size of the program encourages students to learn from each
other, and develops team players with strong analytical and interpersonal
skills.
Our students have a high level of intellectual achievement
and strong leadership skills. They embody a diversity of backgrounds
and professional experiences, representing several countries. They come to our program with impressive
professional experience, educational achievements, and a passion
for finance.
Curriculum
The MFE fills an important industry need for professional training not
met by either an MBA finance program or a PhD in finance. Haas MFE students take
20 courses focused on corporate finance, financial markets, and security
valuation. Also covered are the numerical and simulation mathematics and
computer technology commonly used in the industry.
With the added practical experience of a three month internship and a
comprehensive applied finance project, MFE graduates are ready to work as
financial engineers in your firm.
This chart illustrates the essential
differences between the curriculum covered in the Haas MFE Program and other degrees in finance offered
in the United States. Although some overlap occurs between the topics studied
in these degrees, the primary differences are in the scope and depth
of material covered. For example, most PhD curricula encourage a detailed
and deeper academic study of a select range of topics and theories, while
the MFE covers a broader range of material, with the study of theories limited
to their practical applications.
