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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andy Nguyen" data-source="post: 33100" data-attributes="member: 1">Structured Finance is a buzz word that you see in curriculum of few programs but I doubt they cover to the extent that Sylvain does at Baruch. It's a set of a year long 2 courses where the second course involves doing a deal. If the deal "converges", you pass, else you fail. I didn't take the second one btw.MTH 9848 Elements of Structured Finance      The course objective is to allow students to analyze the basic credit quality of securitizations backed by commodity asset types (mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, CDOs). Mastery of the material in this course will let the student model and evaluate the credit impact of collateral or structural alternatives. Hands-on work is both extensive and preparatory to the advanced level.MTH 9849 Deal Theory and Structured Analysis      After taking this class, successful candidates will be able to model a transaction a priori based on the prospectus and issuer databases using the techniques described in class. In addition, the student will be in a position to accurately value asset-backed securities in arbitrary non-revolving transactions in most asset classes, i.e. to assign them assign credit ratings and interest rates. It is also an objective to enable students to discuss intelligently the drivers of credit, liquidity and other risks with a view towards optimal liability structuring.</blockquote>