The Graduate Certificate in Financial Engineering is offered by the department of Electrical & Systems Engineering with support from the Finance department of Olin School of Business.

The requirements for receiving a certificate are the following:

  • Acceptance to the program
  • Enrollment in a graduate program in a participating department
  • Completion of at least four courses (12 units) with a minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 that are approved by the program director and completion of requirements for a graduate degree in a participating department
  • Courses that apply toward the degree must be taken with the credit/letter grade option. The program must be consistent with the residency and other applicable requirements of Washington University and the McKelvey School of Engineering.

Required Courses

ESE 4261Statistical Methods for Data Analysis With Applications to Financial Engineering3
ESE 4270Financial Mathematics3
FIN 5017Quantitative Risk Management *3
Total Units9
*

FIN 5017 Quantitative Risk Management must be taken after ESE 4270 Financial Mathematics to satisfy the prerequisites of FIN 5017 Quantitative Risk Management.

Program Electives

Students select one course from the following list:

ESE 5130Large-Scale Optimization for Data Science3
ESE 5200Probability and Stochastic Processes3
FIN 5370Advanced Derivative Securities3
FIN 5506Fintech: Methods and Practice3
 

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