Curriculum Overview
Lessons in the Quantitative Finance major are fused with practical experience and access to leading financial organizations in nearby New York. Students will be exposed to a strong quantitative component, including two years of calculus and a supplementary year of advanced financial mathematics.
MA 121 / MA 122 Introduction to Calculus / Calculus 1A
MA 125 / MA 126 Calculus 2A / Calculus 2B
MA 221 Differential Equations
MA 225 Vectors and Matrices
MA 230 Multivariate Analysis & Optimization
MA 231 Nonlinear Optimization
QF 112 Statistics for Quantitative Finance
QF 343 Stochastic Calculus for Financial Applications
CS 115 Introduction to Computer Science
CS 135 or MA 134 Discrete Math
CS 284 Data Structures
CS 385 Algorithms
MIS 110 Creative Problem Solving in Computing
The unique, eight-course Quantitative Finance spine is a sequence of integrator courses that combine the skills and disciplines from other components of the curriculum.
QF 101 Introduction to Quantitative Finance I
QF 102 Introduction to Quantitative Finance II
QF 200 Financial Econometrics
QF 202 Introduction to Financial Time Series
QF 212 Adv Probability and Stochastic Processes for QF
QF 301 Advanced Time Series Analytics and Machine Learning
QF 302 Financial Market Microstructure and Trading
QF 430 Intro. to Derivatives
QF 435 Risk Management for Capital Mkts
MGT 411 Senior Design Research ProjectI
MGT412 Senior Design Research Project II
Students choose four courses in the area in which they wish to concentrate. Among the opportunities for this concentration:
Accounting
Computer Science
Data Analytics
Economics
Finance
Quantitative Methods
ACC 200 Principles in Financial Accounting
BT 321 Corporate Finance
BT 290 Business Career Seminar
ECON 242 Economics
MGT 300 Business Communications
QF 103 Basic Financial Tools
QF 104 Data Management in R
FIN 510 Financial Statement Analysis
FE 535 Introduction to Financial Risk Management
Three QF electives
The arts and sciences core is a distinguishing feature of a Stevens education, and helps students hone talents such as written and oral communication and teamwork, while gaining a broader perspective on the world around them through courses in literature, political science, history and the social sciences.
CAL 103 Freshman Writing
CAL 105 CAL Colloquium
Two Humanities courses - – one upper-level course and one lower-level course
One Science Course