Master of Financial Engineering Program
Statistics for Financial Engineers
Please note that the Statistics for Financial Engineers Course will be available online for students unable to attend in person.
Registration for the 2010 preprogram course is now OPEN! You can register here.
The next preprogram course session will run from January-March 2010. A tentative schedule is posted below.
The Master of Financial Engineering Program at the Haas School of business is offering a 21-hour course that gives students the statistics and probablity training necessary to understand the courses in the program. The course is recommended for those who need a refresher course in statistics.
The primary objectives are to prepare students for the statistics demands of the MFE program and to give finance professionals the necessary statistical tools for analyzing and modeling the behavior of financial data. This course will build on the introductory statistics topics covered in the Mathematial Foundations for Financial Engineering class.
Who Should Attend
Individuals interested in applying to the Haas Master of Financial Engineering Program, those pursuing any statistical analysis in the business world, or those interested in seeing how statistical theory can be applied in "real life."
Course outline
Please see the syllabus for information on course content and reading lists.
Prerequisites
None, although students should have taken university-level mathematics.
Dates and Times:
STATISTICS FOR FINANCIAL ENGINEERS COURSE
| Date | Time |
| Tuesday 1/12/2010 | 7PM-10PM |
| Tuesday 1/19/2010 | 7PM-10PM |
| Tuesday 1/26/2010 | 7PM-10PM |
| Tuesday 2/2/2010 | 7PM-10PM |
| Tuesday 2/9/2010 | 7PM-10PM |
| Tuesday 2/16/2010 | 7PM-10PM |
| Tuesday 2/23/2010 | 7PM-10PM |
We will be sending you the location of the class via email for the in class option a few days prior to the first day of the course. For the on-line option we will email you the log in, the password and the web link a few days prior to the first day of the course. If you do not receive the notice, please contact the MFE office by calling us at 510-642-4417 or emailing us at mfe@haas.berkeley.edu
Course Fee and Registration
The course fee for the 2010 program will be $1,335 ($1,135 for those admitted to the MFE program). Please note that some class sessions will be delivered remotely using the webex software.The instructor will be presenting live and will be available to answer questions in real time. In addition, teaching assistants will be onsite to assist with questions and hands-on assignments. Online participants will receive links to the video lectures 1-2 days after the lectures take place. They will be able to view the lectures at any time that is convenient for them.
Course Registration is open. Please register here.
