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Baruch MFE The 2017-2018 Pre-MFE Program at Baruch College

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The Financial Engineering Program at Baruch College offers a Pre-MFE Program for people interested in pursuing graduate studies in financial engineering, as well as for finance practitioners interested in studying the mathematical fundamentals behind financial models.

The Pre-MFE Program consists of three on-site seminars and one online seminar:
The 2017-2018 on-site seminars in the Pre-MFE Program at Baruch College will be offered on an October 2017 - March 2018 schedule.

Enrollment
in each seminar is limited to 40 people.

Feedback from Pre-MFE seminars participants in previous years can be found here.
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Advanced Calculus with Financial Engineering Applications
Dates:
October 18 – December 20, 2017
Instructor:
Rados Radoicic, Baruch MFE Faculty
Syllabus: see below
Tuition: $1,450
Registration is now open and will continue until all seats are filled.


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Probability Theory for Financial Applications
Dates: October 19 – December 21, 2017
Instructor: Ivan Matic, Baruch MFE Faculty
Syllabus: see below
Tuition: $1,450
Registration is now open and will continue until all seats are filled.

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Numerical Linear Algebra for Financial Engineering
Dates: February 1 – March 29, 2018
Instructor: Dan Stefanica, Baruch MFE Director
Syllabus: see below
Tuition: $1,450
Registration for this seminar will open on November 1, 2017
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Advanced Calculus with Financial Engineering Applications
Dates: February – March, 2018
Instructor: Rados Radoicic, Baruch MFE Faculty
Tuition: $1,450
Registration for this seminar will open on November 1, 2017
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Probability Theory for Financial Applications
Dates: February – March, 2018
Instructor: Elena Kosygina, Baruch MFE Faculty
Syllabus: see below
Tuition: $1,450
Registration for this seminar will open on November 1, 2017
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Schedule: Eight sessions:
- Lecture from 6-9pm (taught by the instructor)
- Review Session from 9-10pm (taught by the teaching assistants)
Each seminar concludes with a Final Exam.
These seminars are not offered online. They take place on location at Baruch College, in Midtown Manhattan.

Registration Process: Enrollment is limited to 40 people in each seminar. To apply for enrollment, send an email to baruch.mfe@baruch.cuny.edu with the following documents:
  • a current version of your resume
  • a one page statement detailing your career and educational goals, as well as how does taking seminars in the Pre-MFE Program align with those goals
  • indicate which seminar(s) you intend to register for
Certifications:
  • For each seminar, a Certificate of Completion will be issued upon passing the final exam and obtaining a 70% or higher average.
  • For each seminar, a Certificate of Completion with Distinction will be awarded to students with a 90% or higher average.
  • Upon successfully completing all three seminars of the Pre-MFE Program with a higher than 70% average, a Certificate of Completion of the Pre-MFE Program will be issued.
  • A Certificate of Completion of the Pre-MFE Program with Distinction will be awarded to students who achieved a 90% or higher average in each of the three seminars.
 

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A Baruch MFE Information Session with emphasis on the Pre-MFE seminars beginning in October, will take place on Wednesday, July 26, at 6pm.

The director of the program will answer questions and provide further information on the Baruch MFE Program and on the Pre-MFE seminars.

Registration to this information session is limited to 30 people.

Date: Wednesday, July 21, 6pm
Location: Room 8-210, 8th Floor, Newman Vertical Campus
55 Lexington Avenue (on the corner of Lexington Avenue and 24th Street)

Registration:
Event Registration
 
Enrollment Update: as of 8/1/2017,

22 seats reserved and 18 seats currently available for the Advanced Calculus with Financial Engineering Applications Pre-MFE seminar beginning on October 18, 2017

23 seats reserved and 17 seats currently available for the Probability Theory for Financial Applications Pre-MFE seminar beginning on October 19, 2017
 
Enrollment Update: as of 9/12/2017,

31 seats reserved and 9 seats currently available for the Advanced Calculus with Financial Engineering Applications Pre-MFE seminar beginning on October 18, 2017

26 seats reserved and 14 seats currently available for the Probability Theory for Financial Applications Pre-MFE seminar beginning on October 19, 2017
 
Three Baruch Pre-MFE on-site seminars will begin next week; details above.

Enrollment Update:
as of 1/22/2018,

36 seats reserved and 4 seats currently available for the Numerical Linear Algebra for Financial Engineering Pre-MFE seminar beginning on February 1, 2018

28 seats reserved and 12 seats currently available for the Advanced Calculus with Financial Engineering Applications Pre-MFE seminar beginning on January 30, 2018

24 seats reserved and 16 seats currently available for the Probability Theory for Financial Applications Pre-MFE seminar beginning on January 31, 2018
 
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