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Minor in Quantitative Finance and Insurance

Program Requirements

Minor in Quantitative Finance and Insurance (24 credits)

18

credits:

• MAST 218 Multivariable Calculus I (3.00)
• MAST 221 Applied Probability (3.00)
• MAST 333 Applied Statistics (3.00)
• MAST 335 Investment Mathematics (3.00)
• MAST 336 Insurance Mathematics (3.00)
• MACF 301 Introduction to Quantitative Finance (3.00)

Note: Students enrolled in a Mathematics and Statistics program who take probability/statistics courses in other departments may not receive credit for MAST 221 andMAST 333.
6

credits of elective courses chosen from Finance Courses at the 400 level or from the following courses, with prior departmental approval:

• MACF 401 Mathematical and Computational Finance I (3.00)
• MACF 402 Mathematical and Computational Finance II (3.00)
• MAST 223 Introduction to Stochastic Methods of Operations Research (3.00)
• MAST 234 Linear Algebra and Applications I (3.00)
• MAST 324 Introduction to Optimization (3.00)
• MAST 397 Topics in Mathematics and Statistics (3.00)
• MAST 398 Reading Course in Mathematics and Statistics (3.00)
• MATH 370 Ordinary Differential Equations (3.00)
• STAT 280 Introduction to Statistical Programming (3.00)
• STAT 380 Statistical Learning (3.00)

Note: Students enrolled in a Mathematics and Statistics program who take probability/statistics courses in other departments may not receive credit for MAST 223 .
Note: FINA 395, FINA 412 and FINA 413 cannot be taken for credit toward this minor.
Note: No more than six credits can be from Finance Courses.

Notes

  • In the event that a student is awarded an exemption from a required course, it will be necessary for the student to replace that course with an elective course relevant to the program, in consultation with an undergraduate program advisor.
  • Students are responsible for satisfying their particular degree requirements.
  • This minor is not open to students registered in a program leading to an undergraduate degree in theDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics.