Registration is conducted via Testudo by clicking "Registration (Drop/Add)". Registration questions should be directed to Feven Girmay.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 12:30 p.m.
Refer to the Academic Calendar
Term C Course Options
BUFN 712 0501 Financial Restructuring (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN 610
Mondays/Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:50 pm
BUFN 726 0501 Institutional Asset Management (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN 610
Mondays/Wednesdays, 10:00 - 11:50 am
BUFN 726 0502 Institutional Asset Management (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN 610
Mondays/Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:50 pm
BUFN 732 0501 Fixed Income Analysis (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN610; and BUFN 620 or BUFN 741
Mondays/Wednesdays, 10:00 - 11:50 am
BUFN 732 0502 Fixed Income Analysis (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN610; and BUFN 620 or BUFN 741
Mondays/Wednesdays, 12:00 – 1:50 pm
BUFN 736 0501 Quantitative Investment Strategy (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN 640
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 4:00 - 5:50 pm
BUFN 745 0505 Financial Programming (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN 650
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 12:00 - 1:50 pm
BUFN 747 Asset-Liability and Nonfinancial Risk Management (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN610, or BUFN620
Mondays/Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:50 pm
BUFN TBD Experiential Learning Project (2 credits)
Corequisite: BUFN 745
Prerequisites:
- Excellent communications skills
- A basic understanding of multivariate statistical techniques
- Demonstrated ability to code using Python, SAS, or R
- A grade of B+ or higher in BUFN 640
Mondays/Wednesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
This course will be taught by Professor Cliff Rossi and requires students to submit an application and their resume. The application is due by Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Students will be notified about decisions by Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
Application: https://forms.gle/nJAuD115vaAfuVeh9
Term D Course Options
BUFN 670 0505 Financial Mathematics (2 credits)
Prerequisites: BUFN 610, BUFN 620/741, (ideally BUFN 660)
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 2:00 - 3:50 pm
BUFN 710 0501 Financial Strategy For Corporations (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN 610
Mondays/Wednesdays, 12:00 – 1:50 pm
BUFN 717 0501 Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN 610
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 12:00 - 1:50 pm
BUFN 730 0501 Applied Equity Analysis (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN 610
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 10 - 11:50 am
BUFN 744 0501 Fixed Income Derivatives (2 credits)
Prerequisite: BUFN 732
Mondays 6:25 – 10:00 pm
BUFN 758M 0505 Hedge Fund Management (2 credits)
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 2:00 – 3:50 pm
BUFN 758X 0501 Market Microstructure (2 credits)
Mondays/Wednesdays, 2:00 – 3:50 pm
BUFN TBD Experiential Learning Project (2 credits)
Prerequisites:
- BUFN 745
- Excellent communications skills
- A basic understanding of multivariate statistical techniques
- Demonstrated ability to code using Python, SAS, or R
- A grade of B+ or higher in BUFN 640
Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
This course will be taught by Professor Cliff Rossi and requires students to submit an application and their resume. The application is due by Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Students will be notified about decisions by Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
Application: https://forms.gle/nJAuD115vaAfuVeh9
Global Equity Fund
1st year students – Go to https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/funds/global-equity-fund to learn more about the Smith School’s Global Equity Fund. This course is a 2-part course that meets for the duration of the academic year. The application to participate in GEF for the 2023 – 2024 academic year will open in Spring ’23.
2nd year students – If you are part of the GEF team for Spring ’23, the MPO team will register you directly for this course, which will meet on Tuesdays from 6:25 – 10:00 pm throughout the spring semester.
F1/J1 Visa students - If you are interested in taking this course, set an appointment with your advisor prior to signing up to discuss your potential course schedule for the upcoming semesters.
Example individual course registration:
Input the course number and prefix in the "Registration (Drop/Add)" screen of Testudo:
- Course number: BUFN747
- Section number: 0501
- Grading Method: "Reg"
- Credits: 2
- Click: "Enter"
- A message will state that the course is non-standard; click "Enter" again to bypass this message
- Once all courses are added, click "Sign Off" (before closing out of Testudo)
Alternate Courses: To request a course outside of the Master of Finance program (non BUFN course), email Feven Girmay at fgirmay@umd.edu.
The schedule is subject to change.