<p>Im currently in the process of deciding on a major. im leaning towards majoring in MIS with a minor in CS or finance. Ive recently came across a school that offers a financial technology degree with a finance engineering track. Has anyone ever ever heard of this and if so what is the job outlook, and is it in high demand or is it just a worthless degree</p>
<p>plz and thanks for the replies any help is greatly appreciated</p>
<p>Finance engineering sounds like the blending of business software with computer hardware to make business computers and devices. If what I am envisioning is actually what you are talking about, then the MIS with CS route sounds like a good fit. I would go with the stronger school if that is your ultimate question, because both tracks sound fairly similar.</p>
<p>financial engineering is the engineering of financial strategies to essentially “predict the future.” The backrooms of investment banks have financial engineers.</p>
<p>Creating derivatives on the next race horse, I’m sure.</p>
<p>What do you think guys, would it be a good idea to combine accounting with MFE for extra 30 credits, or they are totally unrelated? It seems that my school has a decent program.</p>
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<p>Would it be a good idea to major in it? Ive done my research on it and it seems unheard of or just really not that popular</p>
<p>The school im looking at to attend has CS and CIS as a minor which should i choose they seem similar to me. Also instead of minoring could i also just double major in either CS or CIS?</p>
<p>I would think it would be good to major in it. I am concentrating on it in my school and it is essentially a beefed up finance degree. It just has more advanced math, economics, and programming requirements.</p>
<p>would getting a entrepreneur major be a waste of time?</p>
<p>Yes unless you absolutely plan to run a business out of college.</p>
<p>Nms230, if you are going to double major in entreprenuership and a technical field like CS, IE, or math then I think it could be a good idea. It would give you a chance to network with like minded people and receive mentorship from those who have been there and done that. Those things, networking and mentorship, are perhaps the two most important things an entreprenuer needs.</p>
<p>If you’re not going to double major then consider it as a minor or simply take a couple of classes and join a student organization in the subject. And make sure to enter as many startup contests and projects as you can.</p>
<p>thanks for the reply. I think ima just major in MIS ans minor in cs</p>
<p>Financial engineering is useless. You’re really limited to just finance. If you had a math or statistics of computer science degree, you would be more broader and able to do financial engineering as well. The degree really should not exist. You might as well just do math related degree.</p>
<p>I agree with Kramer, but there’s one big exception. Many of the people who go get the Masters in Financial Engineering are well into their professional careers and know that they want to do finance. In this case, the programs in financial engineering will give them invaluable networking opportunities with companies and individuals who are already in positions they want to be in, opportunities that a CS or math major would not present to them. And in the kind of positions these people want, networking is easily the most valuable resource they have.</p>
<p>That’s why the programs exist and that’s why they’re valuable. However, as an undecided undergrad or recent graduate who is unsure of what career they want, a financial engineering program is not a good choice at that point in their careers.</p>