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在咨询的过程中了解到很多学生及家长朋友对美国金融和金融工程专业在认知上有一些误区,绝大多数人认为金融工程和金融专业一样,都设置在某所大学的商学院下面。究其原因:一方面,是受国内课程设置的影响;另一方面,对美国的专业和课程设置不怎么了解。其实,就是同一个专业,国内和国外还是有差别的,比如金融专业的设置:在中国的综合类大学里,金融系往往设置在经济学院。在美国“Finance”的含义却相对较窄,主要是指与资本市场、企业运作相关的事务,也因此,美国的金融学课程往往重点在资本市场以及与公司相关的微观内容。
下面我们先来看一看美国哥伦比亚大学金融工程(MS in Financial Engineering)硕士项目:
一、项目所属院系:
The Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Columbia University has long offered the Master of Science (MS) degree program with a specialized curriculum for professionals in the field of Financial Engineering.(工业工程运筹系,文章后面会有中文解说)
二、专业设置:
Financial Engineering is a multidisciplinary field involving financial theory, the methods of engineering, the tools of mathematics and the practice of programming. The Financial Engineering Program at Columbia University provides full-time training in the application of engineering methodologies and quantitative methods to finance. It is designed for students who wish to obtain positions in the securities, banking, and financial management and consulting industries, or as quantitative analysts in corporate treasury and finance departments of general manufacturing and service firms.
The first half of our program is devoted to the tools of the trade and their use in modeling financial markets and instruments. The FE curriculum includes courses in stochastic processes, optimization, numerical techniques, Monte Carlo simulation, and data analysis. They also study portfolio theory, derivatives valuation, and financial risk analysis, making use of the methods they have learned.
The second half of the program gives students the opportunity to take more advanced courses or study specialized topics. We offer a selection of more detailed courses on current subjects of interest, ranging from models of the term structure of interest rates to a study of the implied volatility smile, as well as a course on applications programming for financial engineering. Students can also choose from a variety of courses on particular markets and their models, for example mortgage-backed securities or credit-risk modeling.
三、学制:一学年。the MS in Financial Engineering requires the completion of 36 points on a full time basis only.例如:Students start with a fall session on August 18, 2016, and continue through the 2016-2017 academic year. Students may complete the program in June, August or December 2017.
四、项目方向及课程设置:The MS in Financial Engineering offers five concentrations, including: (1) Computation & Programming(编程); (2) Finance & Economics(金融和经济); (3) Derivatives(金融衍生品); (4) Asset Management(资产管理); and (5) Computational Finance & Trading Systems(数量金融和交易系统).
举例:2016-2017学年度课程安排,更多选修课请查看后面连接,以确保完成36学分的课程,顺利毕业。
The 2016-2017 curriculum is presented below.
Fall 2016, Required Core and Electives (12 credits minimum)
IEORE4721 Mathematics of Financial Engineering Primer (8/24, 8/25, 8/30, 8/31)
IEORE4007 Optimization Models and Methods (FE)
IEORE4701 Stochastic Models (FE)
IEORE4706 Foundations of Financial Engineering
IEORE4720 Professional Development (FE)
FE Elective (1 minimum, 3 credits)
Financial Engineering Seminar Series
Spring 2017, Required Core and Electives (12 credits minimum)
IEORE4703 Monte Carlo Simulation
IEORE4707 Financial Engineering: Continuous Time Models
IEORE4709 Statistical Analysis and Time Series
FE Elective (1 minimum, 3 credits)
Financial Engineering Seminar Series
http://ieor.columbia.edu/msfe-curriculum-2016
五、申请要求:
1.Completed online application form (完成申请表)
2.Three (3) letters of recommendation(三份推荐信)
3.Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores, sent from ETS. Scores are valid for five (5) years. Institution code is (2111); there is no Department code.(GRE,GRE考试成绩五年内有效,一般五年内考的都可以。友情提示:另外,托福成绩两年内有效。在申请过程中,合理安排标化考试时间是非常关键的)。
4.Personal statement(个人陈述)
5.Resume or curriculum vitae(履历)
6.Non-refundable application fee ($85)(申请费)
In addition, applicants whose undergraduate or graduate degree was received in a country in which English is not the official and spoken language must meet the following requirements:(这是写给英语非母语的国际生的)
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Official scores from ETS are required of all students who have not received an undergraduate or graduate degree in a country in which English is the official and spoken language. (语言成绩要求,托福、雅思考试)
Translation of the official transcript(s) is required if the institution(s) you attended does not issue transcripts in English. The transcript translation must be conducted by a reputable service and must be sent in addition to the official transcripts. Personal transcript translations will not be accepted.(本科段的成绩要求,必须是校方或者有声誉的机构传送来的成绩,GPA的来源)
综上所述:
哥伦比亚大学金融工程项目介绍
哥伦比亚大学金融工程项目在工业工程运筹系里。不过它还是和商学院也有着千丝万缕的联系。金融工程是一个融合金融理论、工程学方法,数学工具、和编程技术的领域。哥伦比亚大学金融工程硕士项目培养学生将工程学和量化方法应用到金融中。学生之后能够胜任证券、银行、金融管理和咨询方面的工作。项目前半部分主要是学习金融交易和金融市场建模。课程包括随机过程、最优化、数控技术、蒙特卡罗模拟和数据分析。学生还学习投资组合理论,衍生产品估值和金融风险分析等知识。因此这个项目对于申请人的数学和统计背景要求较高。由于招80个人(MFE第一大班),所以是MFE项目里申请人最多的,竞争激烈程度没有普林斯顿、纽约大学和斯坦福那么高但也不低。虽然班里学生较多,但是毕竟是Ivy名校又在曼哈顿,就业前景是极好的,90%以上的毕业生可以在美国就业。
1、MSFE是开设在工程与应用科学学院工业工程与运筹学系下的全日制项目,秋季入学,为期一年,没有时间实习。
2、提供5个concentrations,分别是Computation & Programming、Finance & Economics、Derivatives、Asset Management、Computational Finance & Trading Systems。
3、FE课程包括stochastic processes、optimization、numerical techniques、Monte Carlo simulation、data analysis、portfolio theory、derivatives valuation、financial risk analysis;学生也可以选修其他学院的课程,比如商学院、法学院、国际公共事务学院等。
4、为开拓学生眼界、丰富学生经历、提升就业竞争力,学院每学期都会举行一场“金融工程从业者研讨会”,要求学生必须参加,并提交一篇学习报告。
5、申请截止日期:秋季入学(Only)1月6日。
金融工程专业是36学分的项目,学生可以用一年时间完成该项目的学习。 在课程设置上,上半年和下半年分工明确,让学生一步步掌握金融工程的所有知识。上半年项目致力于培养贸易工具和建模工具在金融市场的应用。下半年学生有机会参加更高级的课程或学习专业话题。除了工程学院的课程外,学生也可以从商学院、文理学院、法学院、国际关系学院等学院选择课程学习。 该项目提供五个分支包括:计算机编程、金融经济学、金融衍生物、资产管理、计算机金融和交易系统。
六、哥伦比亚大学金融工程项目点评 :
哥伦比亚大学占尽天时地利人和,地处纽约曼哈顿,又是Ivy(常青藤盟校),对中国人又比较友好,很受我们的青睐。它有两个项目,现在说的这个是MSFE,设在工学院的IEOR系下,1年而且7月就开学,只有个别奖学金名额,课程比较重视实践,对申请人的背景要求比较严,最好数学或物理背景的。由于招80个人(MFE第一大班),所以是MFE项目里申请人最多的,竞争激烈程度没有普林斯顿、纽约大学和斯坦福那么高但也不低。虽然班里学生泛滥,但是毕竟是Ivy名校又在曼哈顿,就业前景是挺不错的。但是注意这个项目是1年的没有时间实习。
1、金融工程是一门集合金融理论、工程方法、数学工具和编程的跨学科专业。哥大的金工旨在培养学生将工程方法论和数学方法运用到金融的技能,毕业生可在安全部门、银行、金融管理与咨询产业工作,也可以在企业财务与金融风险分析部门担任数据分析师。
2、录取喜好:偏好理工科背景,具备扎实的数学基础(多元微积分、线性代数、概率论与统计),对工作经验没有要求;建议TOEFL100+/IELTS7.0+,只接受GRE成绩,不接受GMAT成绩,GRE没有最低分数要求,在不考虑工作经验的情况下,TOEFL100+,GRE325+更容易录取。(完 )