BUFN650

Machine Learning in Finance

Prerequisite: BUFN640. Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Credit only granted for: BUFN758O or BUFN650. Formerly: BUFN758O. A hands-on course on applications of cutting-edge machine learning methods to financial modeling. It introduces students to a wide variety of machine learning techniques ranging from lasso regression to deep learning and TensorFlow.

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.30 between 525 students*

BUFN650 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045505560% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 21.9%
A: 20.38%
A+: 14.1%
B-: 3.81%
B: 12.57%
B+: 17.14%
C-: 0.19%
C: 1.52%
C+: 0.57%
D: 0.19%
W: 7.24%
other: 0.38%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.