Degree Requirements
The Master of Financial Engineering degree is awarded to MFE students who have maintained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) and completed:
- New Student Orientation (required)
- Required courses (16 units*)
- Elective courses (9-11 units)
- The Morgan Stanley Applied Finance Project (1-3 units; required)
- Internship (10-12 weeks; required)
- A total of 28 units of coursework (1 unit = 15 class hours)
*The number of required courses or units is subject to change.
First-Person
Yutong Chen
MFE 13s
Internship:
BlackRock
San Francisco, California
"I joined the Berkeley MFE program to gain what I need to know to be successful in today's financial industry. To excel in the current market, one needs solid training in quantitative methods and a deep knowledge of the industry, which is what the Berkeley MFE offers."