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Financial Engineering Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 133 Credit Hours ) as Follows:

University Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 - 0 -
010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH 3 - 0 -
010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 - 2 -
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 -
010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610025, 010610026
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610026
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 2 - 2 -
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 2 - 2 010610035, 010610036
240111000 COMPUTER SKILLS 2 - 2 -
  • Beginning English, Intermediate English, and Advanced English can be waived with a (TOEFL) score of 500 or above or depends on the score of the placement test.
  • Student must fulfill community service equivalent to at least 100 hours during their years of study at Arab American University.
Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 2 - 2 -
040511053 JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 2 - 2 -
040511061 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 2 - 2 040511052
040511081 HOME GARDENING 2 - 2 -
040511091 FINE ARTS 2 - 2 -
040511101 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 2 - 2 -
040511121 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2 - 2 -
040511132 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 2 - 2 -
040511133 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511140 LAW IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511150 ISLAMIC CULTURE 2 - 2 -
040511160 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 2 - 2 -
040511170 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511180 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511190 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 2 - 2 -
040511200 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2 -
040511211 ANTHROPOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511230 FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511240 GERMAN LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511250 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 2 - 2 -
040511260 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511280 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2 -
040511290 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511311 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511321 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2 - 2 -
040511400 TURKISH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511411 POLITICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
040511421 CRITICAL THINKING 2 - 2 -
040511511 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 2 - 2 -
040511521 ARCHEOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511621 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511990 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 2 - 2 -

Faculty Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

020211010 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 3 - 3 -
020312100 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT I 3 - 3 -
250111010 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF DATA SCIENCE 3 2 4 -
250111030 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS (JAVA) 3 4 5 -
250221020 ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES 3 - 3 -
250221040 MATHEMATICS FOR DATA SCIENCE 3 - 3 -
250221060 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 3 - 3 -

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

020213110 BUSINESS ETHICS 3 - 3 020211010
250222010 ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY & STATISTICS 3 - 3 250221040
250222020 FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT 3 - 3 020312100
250222030 PROGRAMMING IN PYTHON 3 - 3 250111010
250222040 OPTIONS, FUTURES, AND DERIVATIVES 3 - 3 020312100
250222050 FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 3 - 3 250221020, 250222010
250222060 CAPITAL MARKETS 3 - 3 020312100
250222070 CREDIT RISK ANALYSIS 3 - 3 020312100
250223010 LINEAR ALGEBRA I 3 - 3 250221040
250223020 FIXED INCOME SECURITIES 3 - 3 020312100
250223030 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ENGINEERING 3 - 3 250222040, 250222010
250223040 FUNDAMENTALS OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 3 - 3 -
250223050 ESSENTIALS OF INVESTMENT 3 - 3 250222060
250223060 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS 3 - 3 020312100, 250221060
250223070 FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3 020312100
250223080 FUNDAMENTALS OF DATABASES 3 - 3 -
250223090 APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS 3 - 3 250222010
250224010 DATA VISUALIZATION 3 - 3 250222030
250224030 QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN FINANCIAL ENGINEERING 3 - 3 250223030
250224040 PROBABILITY THEORY 3 - 3 250222010
250224050 DATA ANALYTICS FOR BUSINESS 3 - 3 -
250224060 ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMETRICS 3 - 3 250222010
250224070 GRADUATION PROJECT FOR FINANCIAL ENGINEERING 3 - 3 -
Students must pass ( 12 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

020214110 DECISION ANALYSIS 3 - 3 -
020214150 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 3 - 3 -
020253110 MANAGING INNOVATION 3 - 3 -
020313701 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 3 - 3 020312100, 250222060
020333120 DATA MINING 3 - 3 -
020334110 VALUATION 3 - 3 020312100, 250223060
020411010 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 3 - 3 -
210312150 BUSINESS LAW 3 - 3 -
240114320 ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3 - 3 -
250112030 FUNDAMENTALS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 3 - 3 -
250112200 BIG DATA 3 - 3 -
250112210 SPECIAL TOPICS IN DATA SCIENCE 3 - 3 -
250113010 DATA MANAGEMENT 3 - 3 -
250113020 MULTIVARIATE DATA ANALYSIS 3 - 3 250222010
250113030 DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS 2 - 2 -
250113060 APPLIED MACHINE LEARNING 3 - 3 -
250113090 TIME SERIES 3 - 3 250222010

Free Elective


Each student must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any courses offered by the university NOT INCLUDING any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Theoretical

Practical

040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2