The program confers master degrees.

Research areas, content and supervisors

Goals:

• Should develop into high-level application-focused talents in the field of financial engineering. Basic requirements are as following:
• To command fundamental theoretical knowledge of finance, and understand the development, latest progress in the field of financial engineering.
• To command theories and methodology of financial engineering, and independently conduct scientific research work in financial engineering.
• To command high-level scientific research abilities, quantitative analytical skills and conduct analysis of research progress.
• To be qualified to work in positions of financial engineering and risk management at financial institutions and large-scale businesses, or to research and teach at universities.

Courses, credits:

40 credits in total.

Basic requirements for required study sessions:

• Should assist in delivering academic courses.
• Should be able to work independently at financial institutions.
• Should be able to resolve in-reality issues of investment, financing, financial innovation, portfolio management and financial risk management, by using financial engineering tools and skills.
• Should participate in academic events of various forms.
• Should participate in front-running academic speeches and events of various forms, normally 1 to 2 large-scale ones and no less than 6 small- and medium-scale ones.
• Should deliver 5 to 6 reports in various special discussions.

Basic requirements for degree dissertations:

• The dissertations should be independently completed under the guidance of supervisors.
• The topic selections of dissertations should point to significant values either theoretically or in down-to-earth direction in the related research fields.
• The dissertations should prove that authors have solid theoretical foundation in financial engineering knowledge, and are familiar with latest progress and major advancements in related research fields.
• The dissertations should conclude innovative progress to benefit the development in related research fields.
• The dissertations should show that the empirical research is carried out by using modern financial econometric approaches.
• The dissertations should be clearly stated and logically structured.

Basic requirements for scientific research qualifications:

• Should independently complete degree papers and oral defense.
• Should publish one academic article with no less than 3,000 words on key periodicals.
• Should participate in scientific research projects which are conducted by supervisors, and achieve good results.
• Should be able to resolve in-reality issues of investment, financing, financial innovation, portfolio management and financial risk management, by using financial engineering tools and approaches.
• Should command strong quantitative analytical abilities.
• Should be able to read academic articles and classical books of finance in one foreign language.

List of books and periodicals: