MS in Financial Engineering Professional Development

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The MS in Financial Engineering Offers a Professional Development Program

The Lehigh MS in Financial Engineering (MFE) will mark one of the most life-changing transitions in your career. To complement what you learn in the MFE core, Lehigh offers the Professional Development Program (PDP) to set you on your way for life-long learning and development.

The required professional development curriculum consists of two 1-credit courses.

The Lehigh PDP integrates a set of complementary resources and activities such as:

  • Weekly interaction with MFE alumni
  • Participation in quant competitions
  • Registration in quant conferences
  • Networking opportunities in quantitative finance with various contacts in the field who have hired Lehigh MFE graduates

The PDP, in coordination with the College of Business Graduate Programs Office, includes seminars designed to help students transition to the next level. It also includes individual coaching sessions and exclusive networking opportunities with business executives.

The Lehigh PDP will help you:

  • Strengthen your knowledge about yourself and your MFE colleagues
  • Articulate and persuade others with your professional value
  • Develop strong communication and presentation skills
  • Approach business leaders and other individuals throughout networks with confidence and conviction
     

Embarking on a Transformative Career Journey With Lehigh University

Lehigh University offers a comprehensive career journey program, helping students transition from academia to professional life. Anne-Mette Halvorson, Director of Career and Professional Development, shares Lehigh’s strategies for graduate student career support.

This article was originally published by MASTERGRADSCHOOLS, a leading source of information for prospective master's students.