Quantitative Finance

The quantitative finance specialization seeks to provide young professionals with a strong mathematical foundation. With a heavy emphasis on calculus, statistics and financial derivatives, students selecting this concentration will distinguish themselves as havinga superior quantitative foundation. Quantitative finance skills are useful in all aspects of finance, particularly in investment management and financial risk management.

As the culture advances technologically, the demand for professional finance personnel with quantitative skills has continued to increase. Quantitative finance is a particularly useful concentration for those who know they will be pursuing advanced degrees. The quantitative skills acquire will make understanding concepts covered in graduate school much easier.