We calibrate every aspect of the Berkeley Haas MFE Program to lead to your career destination. Your classroom instruction delivers the financial engineering knowledge and best practices you will put to use in the experiential learning that forms the heart of the program. That starts with a 12-week internship and continues with an applied finance project. Both of these experiences put you at the top of the queue when applying for jobs after graduation.

TERM ONE (MARCH–MAY | 8 WEEKS)

Investments and Derivatives

Empirical Methods in Finance

Stochastic Calculus with Asset Pricing Applications

Positioning Yourself for Opportunities in the Financial World

Financial Institutions Seminar

TERM TWO (JUNE–JULY | 8 WEEKS)

Derivatives: Quantitative Methods

Fixed Income Markets

Financial Data Science

Positioning Yourself for Opportunities in the Financial World

Financial Institutions Seminar Series

TERM THREE (AUGUST–OCTOBER | 8 WEEKS)

Financial Risk Measurement and Management

Electives (choose 5 units)

INTERNSHIP (OCTOBER–JANUARY | 10 TO 12 WEEKS)

Internship/Special Topics in Finance

TERM FOUR (JANUARY–MARCH | 8 WEEKS)

Applied Finance Project

Electives (choose 4–6 units)

Students who apply to Berkeley should meet the following minimum requirements:

• Meet the A-G subject course requirements. (Review the A-G Policy Resource Guide(link is external)
• Have a 3.0 GPA in A-G courses taken in the 10th and 11th grade years. (3.4 GPA for non-residents)

To be considered for admission to UC Berkeley, international applicants must:

• finish secondary school and
• earn a certificate of completion, which allows admission to a university in their home country or country of graduation

Language Requirements

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 80 or better (Berkeley prefers 100)
• International English Language testing System (IELTS) with a minimum score of 6.5
• DuoLingo English Test (DET) with a minimum score of 115

Application filing period ：November 1-30

Quant Research &Analysis

Strats/Structuring

Data Scientist

Trading

Developer/Engineer

Risk