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| 2004/5/15-17 [Academia/GradSchool/MBA] UID:30239 Activity:very high |
5/15 I am thinking of getting a MS-Finance (14 courses) with emphasis
on computational / modeling areas to complement my CS background
Has anyone had any school or work experience with this? Is it
a good idea? (note: not in bay area, so it's not a berkeley-
specific question)
\_ I thought it was MS Money
\_ No, but I am interested in finance, too. Which program are you
applying to? What will you be doing after graduation?
\_ I am working in the Chicago area and looking for a
part-time program so I don't have too many choices.
I have looked at U of Chicago part-time MBA and IIT
(Illinois Institute of Technology) MS-Finance. UofC
has a famous name but is expensive (company will
only pay part of it), takes longer, and requires
courses that I am not interested in. I am not too
sure what I will be doing, but preferably something
where a CS background and decent math foundation can
come into play. Don't mind doing investments either.
I have some experience with oracle financial and hyperion,
so with a MS-finance, it's probably easy to get a job
in corporate finance, but corporate finance bores me
to tears. My CS/engineering experience is in wireless
infrastructure, but this whole outsourcing thing kind
of spooked me, and I want to spread my bets a little.
What is your situation?
\_ Then don't look for an MBA. Get a masters in Mathematical
Finance or Financial Engineering. Dunno which schools in
Chicago area offer such degrees..
[useless troll deleted]
\_ What are the schools in the US that offer these
degrees?
\_ Lots of business schools, including Haas, see:
http://www.global-derivatives.com/schools/fin-rankings2003-04.php
\_ Thanks, that's very helpful! |
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