Mathematical Finance, M.S., and Quantitative Finance, Master’s, Dual Degree

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The Belk College of Business, in partnership with the National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan, offers a dual degree program. Students in this program earn the M.S. in Mathematical Finance from UNC Charlotte and a Master’s in Quantitative Finance from NTHU. Students study for one year at UNC Charlotte and two years at NTHU.

Students gain strong quantitative skills in mathematics and in-depth knowledge of financial instruments and markets, and gain a solid understanding of finance, monetary economics, and banking regulation.

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Admission Requirements

Students must meet the normal graduate admission requirements for both NTHU and UNC Charlotte.

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Degree Requirements

UNC Charlotte Courses

Students enroll in the FinTech and Quantitative Finance Concentration, and take the following courses at UNC Charlotte:

ECON 6113 - Cross-Section and Time-Series Econometrics (3)
or STAT 6113 - Cross-Section and Time-Series Econometrics (3)
FINN 6210 - Financial Elements of Derivatives (3)
FINN 6212 - Advanced Methods in Mathematical Finance (3)
FINN 6217 - Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and Decentralized Finance (3)
MATH 6204 - Computational Methods for Asset Pricing (3)
STAT 6115 - Statistical Learning with Big Data (3)
Students will take 1-3 of the following courses based on courses transferred from NTHU:
FINN 6203 - Financial Economic Theory (3)
FINN 6211 - Fixed Income Securities and Credit Risk (3)
FINN 6219 - Financial Econometrics (3)
or ECON 6219 - Financial Econometrics (3)
MATH 6203 - Stochastic Calculus for Finance I (3)

NTHU Courses

The following courses offered by the program at NTHU can be used to replace corresponding courses offered by the program at UNC Charlotte, and each course will transfer to UNC Charlotte as a total of 3 credit hours:

Financial Econometrics
Stochastic Financial Theory
Mathematical Finance
Financial Product Design and Pricing

Credit for the above mentioned courses can be transferred to UNC Charlotte if an equivalent grade of B or better is earned.

Capstone

In addition to these courses, students are also required to pass the comprehensive exam through UNC Charlotte. However, NTHU students may substitute the UNC Charlotte Comprehensive Exam with the NTHU Thesis.