Quantitative Finance Degree?
Maryland Smithโs MQF prepares you to excel in the challenging, specialized quantitative roles within financial institutions. Your experience in the program helps refine your critical thinking and technological skills, positioning you to stand out when seeking future
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Business Master’s Degree Admissions Requirements
Learn more about the application requirements for our business masterโs degree programs. Please review the criteria and deadlines thoroughly.Admissions Requirements For All Programs
All applications require the following:
- $75 application fee
- Essay articulating your qualifications and interest in the program
- Current professional rรฉsumรฉ
- One letter of recommendation
- Official transcripts from each college or university you have attended
- Official GMAT/GRE test scores are required for all business masters programs except:
- MS in Accounting
- MS in Business & Management
- MS in Supply Chain Management
- TOEFL or IELTS exam (if you do not hold a degree from a U.S. institution or an English-speaking country)
- Exposure to program-specific relevant coursework.
Program-specific Course Prerequisites
Program | Prerequisite Course Requirements |
Accounting | Financial and managerial accounting with a grade of B or higher |
Business Analytics | Statistics and calculus with a grade of B or higher |
Business and Management | No prerequisite courses required |
Finance | Statistics with a grade of B or higher |
Information Systems | Statistics with a grade of B or higher |
Marketing Analytics | Statistics with a grade of B or higher |
Quantitative Finance | Statistics, linear algebra and other advanced quantitative courses with a grade of B or higher |
Supply Chain Management | Statistics with a grade of B or higher |
GMAT/ GRE Test Score Requirements
For more information on the GMAT, and to request an official score report, please visit www.mba.com. For more information on the GRE, and to request an official score report, please visit www.ets.org/gre.
Applicants to MS in Accounting, MS in Business & Management, and MS in Supply Chain Management are not required to submit GMAT/GRE scores, though it is highly recommended.
When requesting a score report be sent to the University of Maryland, please use the following institutional codes:
GMAT
- Master of Finance SQT-N8-48
- Master of Quantitative Finance SQT-N8-90
- MS in Accounting SQT-N8-88
- MS in Business Analytics SQT-N8-49
- MS in Business and Management SQT-N8-91
- MS in Information Systems SQT-N8-16
- MS in Marketing Analytics SQT-N8-45
- MS in Supply Chain Management SQT-N8-31
GRE
- Institution code is 5814
Core Courses
Financial Management
2 credits | BUFN 610
Financial Data Analytics
2 credits | BUFN 640
Machine Learning in Finance
2 credits | BUFN 650
Financial Mathematics
2 credits | BUFN 670
Capital Markets
2 credits | BUFN 620
Advanced Capital Markets
2 credits | BUFN 741
Financial Programming
2 credits | BUFN 745
Valuation in Corporate Finance
2 credits | BUFN 630
Derivative Securities
2 credits | BUFN 660
Elective Courses
Financial Strategy For Corporations
2 credits | BUFN 710
Financial Restructuring
2 credits | BUFN 712
Corporate Risk Management
2 credits | BUFN 716
Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity
2 credits | BUFN 717
International Investment
2 credits | BUFN 721
International Corporate and Project Finance
2 credits | BUFN 723
Bank Management
2 credits | BUFN 724
Applied Equity Analysis
2 credits | BUFN 730
Fixed Income Analysis
2 credits | BUFN 732
Portfolio Management
2 credits | BUFN 734
Quantitative Investment Strategy
2 credits | BUFN 736
Financial Engineering
2 credits | BUFN 742
Fixed Income Derivatives
2 credits | BUFN 744
Financial Institute Risk Management
2 credits | BUFN 758R
Special Topics in Finance
2 credits | BUFN 758
Market Microstructure
2 credits | BUFN 758X | Asset Management track
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