Master of Science Computational Finance THE SAUNDERS DIFFERENCE

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TECHNOLOGY, MATH, AND Admissions • Quick admission decisions BUSINESS JOIN FORCES IN AN • Generous scholarships available • Receive scholarship decisions EXCITING DEGREE upon acceptance • GMAT or GRE accepted Quantitative analysts, known as “financial engineers” or “quants,” design • GMAT waiver option and implement financial models used by banks and investment companies • Work experience is optional to generate profits and reduce risk. Computational analytics experts now support all industries and business functions that reach beyond banking Get Started Today and finance and are often hired as data scientists. • Rolling admissions An MS in computational financejointly offered by the Collegeof Science • Start an application today to secure placement before cohorts fill up and the Saunders College of Business, helps you extend your skills into • Apply early for best scholarship fields that are in great demand and feature high salaries. International consideration students qualify to apply for a F-1 OPT STEM work extension which can • Finish program in as little as 12 months extend their total work eligibility up to 3 years.

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12 MONTHS, 36 CREDITS

Courses

• Accounting for Decision Makers • Mathematics of Finance I

• Survey of Finance • Mathematics of Finance II

• Equity Analysis • Analytics Electives (choose two)

• Debt Analysis • Graduate Electives (choose two) “I have gained an understanding of • • Advanced Derivatives Computational Finance Experience how to highlight my analytical skill sets and use them in the useful ways that The program ends with a required non-credit comprehensive exam. employers are looking for.”

Brittany Gleason Data Scientist #21 #31 #93 Paychex MS in Finance MS in Financial Best Graduate saunders.rit.edu/alumni-spotlights Program Engineering Program Business School Top Graduate Top Graduate Best Graduate Schools & Programs Schools & Programs School Rankings - TFE Times, 2019 - TFE Times, 2019 - U.S. News & World CAREER Report, 2019 POSSIBILITIES The program is designed for “The computational finance program students interested in careers provides students with the ability to related to computational or understand and use complex financial quantitative finance. models, leveraging RIT strengths in mathematics, computing, and finance. These careers specifically call for This is a growing field and a great knowledge of mathematical and career option for math, engineering, statistical tools such as differential Ashok Robin, Ph.D and stochastic calculus. These are economics, statistics, computer Professor, Finance science, and other professionals.” Director of MS in Finance careers in financial institutions and and MS in Computational corporations involving modeling and Finance Programs data analysis.

Typical job titles are financial Corporate Partners engineer, risk analyst, research associate, quantitative structured credit analyst, quantitative investment analyst, quantitative strategist, data analyst, senior data analyst, fixed income quantitative analyst, and many others.

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