Fordham 2011 MSQF Selectivity?
Fordham’s MSQF reports 650-700 applications this year for 35-40 selected applicants who are then required to clear the required prerequisite Mathematics for Quantitative Finance course in summer. How would an applicant rank it based on selectivity of 5.38% to 5.71% using above reported data?
Just like Princeton and MIT MS Finance programs, it does have some financial modeling focused accounting and economics courses besides required C++ course unlike them. The curriculum seems ambitious given its coverage over one year (listed below) and is likely relevant to those who probably want MSQF's greater focus on quantitative finance compared with MS Finance programs such as MIT and Princeton:
Fall Term – Module I
Financial Modeling
Applied Micro-Economics
Global Financial Markets
Basics of Derivatives
Introduction to Stochastic Calculus
C++ for Quantitative Finance (3 credits - full Fall Term)
Fall Term – Module II
Financial Statement Analysis
Finance Theory I
Statistical Inference
Equity Style Derivatives
Simulation Applications
Spring Term – Module I
Fixed Income Securities
Equity Portfolio Management
Financial Econometrics
Interest Rate Derivatives
Risk Management
Verbal & Written Communications (3 credits - full Spring Term)
Spring Term - Module II
Fixed Income Portfolio Management
Finance Theory II
Large-scale Data Modeling
Credit Risk Management
Applied Global Macro-Economics
http://www.bnet.fordham.edu/academics/ms_programs/ms_quantitative_finance/program_details/index.asp
http://www.bnet.fordham.edu/academics/ms_programs/ms_quantitative_finance/who_should_apply/index.asp
