Candidate · University of Denver · Daniels College of Business
MS Candidate Applied Quantitative Finance — Kyle Wisniewski
Kyle Wisniewski is a candidate for the Master of Science in Applied Quantitative Finance at University of Denver — Daniels College of Business, with expected completion June 2028. Quantitative methods for pricing, risk, and portfolio decisions — derivatives, financial econometrics, and computational finance.
- School
- Daniels College of Business
- Expected completion
- June 2028
- Format
- Full-time or part-time · day and evening classes · 10-week quarters · STEM-designated
- Credits
- 45–57 quarter credits (29-credit core, 16 elective credits, prerequisites unless waived)
The program
The University of Denver's Master of Science in Applied Quantitative Finance, offered by the Daniels College of Business, studies theories, models, and applications across the major areas of finance on a ten-week quarter calendar. The bulletin sets a 29-credit finance core — financial modeling, investments and markets, financial planning and analysis, econometrics for finance, global finance, ethics in finance, business databases, and managerial economics — then 16 credits of 4000-level finance electives along one of four tracks. The degree carries a STEM designation, runs full-time or part-time with day and evening classes, and totals 45 to 57 credits depending on prerequisite waivers.
“We believe in learning by doing, practicing and perfecting.” — Daniels College of Business, MS in Applied Quantitative Finance
What the program covers
3 requirements- 01Finance core (29 credits)
FIN 4000Financial Modeling and Databases Bootcamp1 crFIN 4500Financial Modeling4 crFIN 4200Financial Investments and Markets4 crFIN 4410Financial Planning & Analysis4 crFIN 4830Econometrics for Finance4 crFIN 4180Global Finance2 crFIN 4110Ethics in Finance4 crINFO 4140Business Databases4 cr- One of the following
FIN 4740Managerial Microeconomics2 crFIN 4750Managerial Macroeconomics2 cr
- 02Prerequisite courses (waivable)optional
ACTG 4610Financial Accounting and Reporting4 crFIN 4630Managerial Finance4 crSTAT 4610Business Statistics4 cr
- 03Finance electives (16 credits)
- 16 credits of 4000-level FIN courses, chosen along one of four tracks
- Investments track: derivatives, equity analysis, portfolio management, fixed-income analysis, the Marsico Investment Funds
- Corporate track: treasury management, capital expenditure analysis, strategic finance, advanced business valuation, investment banking
- Investment banking track: investment banking and external financing, advanced valuation, strategic finance, equity analysis
- Wealth management track: personal finance, life-cycle financial planning, wealth management
Tracks
- Investments
- Corporate
- Investment Banking
- Wealth Management
Credits: 45–57 quarter credits (29-credit core, 16 elective credits, prerequisites unless waived)Format: Full-time or part-time · day and evening classes · 10-week quarters · STEM-designated
Stated outcomes
- Proficiency in the written and oral communication professional finance careers require.
- Synthesize common ethical dilemmas in finance and identify the appropriate responses.
- Apply critical thinking and advanced financial theories and concepts to financial decisions.
- Proficiency in accessing and analyzing financial data and using financial models.
- Analyze and evaluate financial issues with a global perspective.
View the program at the University of Denver
Requirements, course titles, credits, and outcomes as listed by University of Denver Graduate Bulletin — Finance, Master of Science in Applied Quantitative Finance, accessed 2026-09-18; further detail from Daniels College of Business — MS in Applied Quantitative Finance.
Skills
16- Financial modeling
- Financial databases
- Financial investments and markets
- Financial planning and analysis
- Econometrics for finance
- Global finance
- Ethics in finance
- Business databases
- Managerial economics
- Financial accounting and reporting
- Business statistics
- Derivatives
- Equity analysis
- Portfolio management
- Fixed-income analysis
- Business valuation
Course writing
0No writing from the Applied Quantitative Finance coursework has been published yet.
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