National University of Engineering - Universidad Nacional De Ingeniería
Master in Financial Engineering
Lima, Peru
Master degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Mar 2024
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Master in Financial Engineering at the National University of Engineering (UNI) trains quantitative finance professionals. Founded in 1876, UNI is Peru's main engineering university. The programme covers structured-product design, asset valuation, quantitative modeling, risk management and immunized portfolio construction, preparing graduates for evolving financial markets and growing credit-risk modeling demands.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles as quantitative analyst, credit-risk modeler, risk manager, derivatives analyst, portfolio manager, financial engineer or algorithmic trader. Employers include banks, asset managers, regulators and fintechs. You’ll use valuation, modeling, data analysis and regulatory-compliance skills to enter quantitative trading, risk modeling, pricing and portfolio construction.
The master's graduate has the necessary skills to stand out in the financial world, developing structured products, valuing financial assets, building quantitative models, managing risk and building immunized portfolios.
The program allows the participant to enter new financial markets that require quantitative professionals. The graduate will stand out in the modeling of credit risk, which is in continuous growth due to the increase in complex financial instruments and financial regulation that is in the process of being implemented worldwide, generating demand for quantitative professionals; ensuring a "professional insertion with quality" to each participant.
