Academic Program Proposal

Date Proposal Activated	Institution and Proposal	Degree Awarded	Academic Program Name	Objection Deadline
1/26/2017	University of Maryland College Park Proposal	Masters	Quantitative Finance	5/18/2017
Quantitative Finance Program Description
The Masters in Quantitative (MQF) is a professional degree for students wishing to pursue careers in money management, financial research, risk management, and financial market regulation. Core courses provide excellent fundamentals in the economic, statistical, and mathematical models used in the finance industry, and elective courses will allow students the flexibility to become specialists within these career paths. This program addresses a growing need in the finance industry for professionals with sophisticated quantitative and computational skills needed for the areas such as securities pricing, institutional risk management, and hedge fund management.