Sponsored by:
Faculty Contact: Steven E. Eriksen
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You should feel free to contact these faculty with questions.
Students with strong quantitative backgrounds have positioned themselves at the top of the job-seeking pool. The Quantitative Methods concentration provides tools and techniques that are widely applied in a variety of fields in business such as corporate management, investment banking, consulting, information technology, finance, economics and marketing. This concentration focuses on applied problem-solving methodologies where quantitative models are built and used to facilitate the decision-making process. In addition, the courses in this concentration are designed to offer a fine balance between depth and breadth, relevance and rigor, critical and analytical thinking.
Required Courses (beyond QTM 1300, QTM 1310, and QTM 2420):
A.) Required:
QTM 2600 - Linear Algebra and Dynamical Systems
AND
B.) Choose two of the following:
QTM 2601 – Applications of Discrete Mathematics
QTM 2670 - Cryptology
QTM 3620 – Operations Research
QTM 3675 – Probability for Risk Management
QTM 3676 - Financial Mathmatics: The Theory of Interest
AND
C.) Choose one of the following:
QTM 3610 – Applied Multivariate Statistics
QTM3615 – Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
QTM 3625 – Financial Modeling with Simulation
*If approved by the division chairperson, one of these courses could be replaced by a QTM selected topics or independent study research project.
Courses suggested but not required:
QTM3640– Problem Solving and Software Design
ENGR 1510 - Introductory Programming (Olin College of Engineering)
