MSM - Finance - Curriculum

The 39-credit hour MS Finance program is a three-semester, full-time curriculum beginning in the fall semester.

The curriculum is comprised of the following three components:

Finance Core

The Finance Core provides students with advanced tools and techniques to serve as a strong foundation for a career in finance.

24 credit hours

• Corporate Finance II
• Financial Modeling
• Fundamental Analysis for Companies and Industries
• Investment Management
• Derivatives and Risk Management
• Financial Econometrics
• Empirical Finance
• Individual, Team and Career Development A & B

Specialty Core

In the Specialty Core, students have the opportunity to choose electives to build expertise in a particular area of interest.

9 credit hours

Take 3 of the following 4 classes

• Fixed Income Markets and Their Derivatives
• Financial Strategy and Value Creation
• Corporate Risk Management
• Advanced Corporate Finance

Take 1 of the following 2 classes

• Projects in Risk Management
• Projects in Corporate Finance

Electives

3 credit hours of electives

• Health Finance
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• International Finance

For additional information review the general bulletin.