Master of Science in Finance Curriculum

The MSF curriculum totals a minimum of 45 credits, allowing students in complete the degree in 12 months (four quarters).

The program consists of six required courses—including a capstone practicum and a quarterly seminar—along with 13 available electives. Emphasis is on valuation and asset management. The required core courses have no pre-requisites for MSF students. The program will coordinate with industry partners to design such real-world projects as security analysis, portfolio allocation, risk management, and valuation of corporate investment projects or startups.

Core Courses
	FIN 683 Concepts of Investments (3 credits) FIN 671 Corporate Finance and Valuation (3 credits) ACTG 612 Financial Accounting (3 credits) FIN 609 Practicum: Applications in Investment Management (3 credits) FIN 615 Quantitative Methods in Finance (3 credits) FIN 607: Seminar: MSF Professional Development (1-2 credits)

Electives

FIN 673 Advanced Topics on Corporate Finance (3 credits)
FIN 610 Advance Topics on Portfolio Management (3 credits)
FIN 564 Commercial Banking (4 credits)
FIN 562 Derivative Markets and Financial Securities (4 credits)
ACTG 625 Financial Reporting (3 credits)
ACTG 631 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation (4 credits)
FIN 675 Fixed Income Securities (3 credits)
FIN 687 Hedge Fund Trading Strategies (3 credits)
FIN 663 International Financial Management (3 credits)
FIN 609 Practicum: Emerging Market Fund (2 credits)
FIN 509/609: Practicum: Investment Group (1 credit)
FIN 610 Venture Capital and Private Equity (3 credits)
FIN 608 Wealth Management (3 credits)