Finance, M.S.

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The M.S. in Finance will prepare students to be strong professionals in a variety of financial areas, across a broad scope of organizations, ranging from large investment companies, to banks and brokerage firms, and corporations of all sizes. Students will learn how to analyze different investment options, will prepare financial models, will be exposed to different trends in the finance industry, and will learn a variety of finance concepts that will cross different financial services industries, treasury and finance departments.

Program Requirements

There are two options for students interested in pursuing an M.S. in Finance:

For incoming students with an undergraduate finance degree, there is a 32 credit M.S. in Finance program option. This option includes a common core of four courses (16 credits), two advanced finance elective courses (eight credits) and two open elective courses (eight credits).

For incoming students with non-finance majors, there is a 40 credit M.S. in Finance program option. This option includes a common core of six courses (24 credits), two advanced finance elective courses (eight credits) and two open elective courses (eight credits).

Both programs will be offered online with both synchronous and non-synchronous elements.

32-Credit Program - For Undergraduate Finance Majors

The 32 credit M.S. in Finance has the following course requirements:

Required Core Courses

Complete the following four required core courses (16 credits):

FIN 5410 - Corporate Finance and Valuation Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - Investment and Portfolio Strategies Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - Quantitative Methods and Financial Modeling Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - Financial Statement Analysis and Interpretation Credits: 4

Finance Electives

Choose two courses (eight credits) from the following:

FIN 5420 - Trends + Innovation in Finance Credits: 4
FIN 5430 - Quant and Factor Investing Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - Behavioral Finance Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - Risk Management Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - Wealth Management Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - International Markets Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - Trends and Innovation in Finance Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - Special Topics in Finance Credits: 4

Open Electives

Complete two elective courses (eight credits) from graduate course offerings in the following areas:

Accounting
Business Analytics
Data Science
Marketing Management
Organizational Leadership

40-Credit Program - For Non-Finance Undergraduate Majors

Please complete the following courses (40 credits):

Required Core Courses

Complete the following six courses (24 credits):

ACC 5050 - Foundations of Accounting Credits: 4
FIN 5410 - Corporate Finance and Valuation Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - Essentials of Finance Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - Financial Statement Analysis and Interpretation Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - Quantitative Methods and Financial Modeling Credits: 4
FIN XXXX - Investments and Portfolio Management Credits: 4

Finance Electives

Please choose two courses (eight credits) from the following:

Open Electives

Complete two elective courses (eight credits) from graduate course offerings in the following areas:

Accounting
Business Analytics
Data Science
Marketing Management
Organizational Leadership