BUFN745

Financial Programming

Prerequisite: BUFN650. Restriction: Must be in Business and Management (Master's) program; or permission of BMGT-Robert H. Smith School of Business. Credit only granted for: BUFN758E or BUFN745. Formerly: BUFN758E. This course introduces basic and innovative statistical modelling methods for financial markets, and equips students with analytical and programming tools for modelling and analyzing financial data. Examples of applications include portfolio management and risk management.

Spring 2026

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Spring 2025

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Past Semesters

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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 3.56 between 263 students*

BUFN745 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 18.25%
A: 34.6%
A+: 9.89%
B-: 6.46%
B: 7.98%
B+: 19.77%
C: 0.38%
C+: 1.14%
W: 1.52%
* "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.