Baruch College - Master in Financial Engineering

Bernard M. Baruch College, more commonly known as Baruch College, is a constituent college of the City University of New York, located in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, New York City.

History
In the Fall 2002, the Mathematics Department at Baruch College introduced a new Master program Applied Mathematics for Finance. The program was initiated by Dr. Matthew Goldstein, Chancellor of The City University of New York, when he was President of Baruch College, and was established under the direction of Executive Vice Chancellor Alexandra Logue, then Dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences at Baruch College.

The program was later renamed Masters in Financial Engineering in the Fall 2007 to reflect the growing number of practitioners teaching in the program.

Prof. Dan Stefanica has been the program's director since its inception.
Academics
Over the years, the program has transformed from theoretical, mathematical focused into a practical, computational focused with many new cutting-edge courses being offered as a result of suggestions from its alumni, teaching adjuncts and industry connections.
The program is known today for its emphasis on providing its graduates a very strong practical and technical training.

Trading floor
The Wasserman Trading Floor in the Subotnick Financial Services Center is one of the largest and most technologically advanced educational facilities of its kind.
The Trading Floor contains 42 Dell Precision Workstations running the Windows XP Professional operating system. Real-time data is provided by Reuters using their 3000 Xtra service and Kobra applications suite.
The Center contains four main areas: The Trading Floor, the Development Classroom, the Research Facility and the Seminar Room.
The Wasserman Trading Floor in the Subotnick Financial Services Center is one of the largest and most complete educational facilities of its kind. The Center introduces Baruch College students to economic, financial, journalism, and technology principles using professional market data systems and analytic software.