Approved External Coursework

3 - 20 Credits.

The JHU Financial Mathematics Master’s program requires that students satisfy a summer internship requirement. Students unable to secure an internship, may satisfy the requirements by developing a course plan which meets with the approval of the advisor. Course plans chosen must be designed to improve knowledge and skills that will ultimately make the student more attractive to potential employers, and build upon one or more of the following areas of focus: finance, natural language processing, machine learning, particular coding languages, and cloud computing.Students may choose from the following options:• Coursera (with certificate of completion)• Code Academy• LeetCode• LinkedIn LearningThe external course plan must be approved by student’s advisor prior to enrollment. Students are required to document experiences and submit a report on the skills and knowledge they developed taking those approved external courses. Final reports will be graded Pass/Fail.