Finance, Master of Science

Admission

Admission to this program is selective. This program enrolls new students in the fall and spring terms. Applicants should possess a bachelor's degree in business or related field with the following prerequisites:

  • 3 credits of financial accounting
  • 3 – 6 credits of economics (micro or macro)
  • 3 credits of statistics

Application

Please see the Graduate Admission section of this catalog for a complete listing of materials required to complete a graduate application. 

Program Curriculum

The MS in Finance program's curriculum consists of foundation courses, advanced core courses, electives, and the final capstone. Students must choose four elective courses to reflect their interests and to reinforce the individual focus of their degree, based on their chosen concentration (track). To satisfy this requirement, students may choose one of the three available concentrations below. Students can also incorporate advanced graduate certificates into their master’s degree, without additional course work.1

FOUNDATION COURSES
FSMA 6010Quantitative Methods in Finance3
FSMA 6015Financial Economics3
FSMA 6016Financial Management3
ADVANCED CORE COURSES
FSMA 6020Investment Analysis3
FSMA 6025Advanced Quantitative Methods in Finance3
MGMT 6075International Financial Management3
FSMA 7015Strategies of Financial Management3
ELECTIVES12
Corporate Finance track
Financial Risk Management
Mergers & Acquisitions
Money Banking & Financial Institutions
Financial Analysis & Control
International Finance track
International Accounting
International Financial Law & Regulation
Economics for Global Managers
Financial Instruments & Derivatives
General Finance track
Choose four, 3-credit electives*
CAPSTONE
FSMA 7020Global Financial Strategy3
Total Credits36
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Students wishing to receive a certificate must apply and be accepted into a certificate program.

electives*

Under the guidance of their academic advisor, students in the General Finance concentration may choose their electives (4) from the following course options:

FSMA 6035Financial Risk Management3
FSMA 6040Mergers & Acquisitions3
FSMA 6045Money Banking & Financial Institutions3
FSMA 6050Financial Analysis & Control3
FSMA 6055Financial Instruments & Derivatives3
FSMA 6080International Accounting3
FSMA 6095International Financial Law & Regulation3
MGMT 6065Economics for Global Managers3

Enrollment Sequence (part-time)

The following suggested enrollment sequence is based on a fall term start, half-time schedule.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
FSMA 6010 Quantitative Methods in Finance 3
FSMA 6016 Financial Management 3
 Credits6
Spring
FSMA 6015 Financial Economics 3
MGMT 6075 International Financial Management 3
 Credits6
Summer
FSMA 7015 Strategies of Financial Management 3
 Credits3
Second Year
Fall
FSMA 6025 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Finance 3
FSMA 6020 Investment Analysis 3
 Credits6
Spring
Elective 1 3
Elective 2 3
 Credits6
Summer
Elective 3 3
 Credits3
Third Year
Fall
Elective 4 3
FSMA 7020 Global Financial Strategy 3
 Credits6
 Total Credits36

Enrollment Sequence (full-time)

The following suggested enrollment sequence is based on a fall term start, full-time schedule.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
FSMA 6010 Quantitative Methods in Finance 3
FSMA 6016 Financial Management 3
FSMA 6020 Investment Analysis 3
 Credits9
Spring
FSMA 6015 Financial Economics 3
FSMA 6025 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Finance 3
MGMT 6075 International Financial Management 3
 Credits9
Summer
FSMA 7015 Strategies of Financial Management 3
Elective 1 3
 Credits6
Second Year
Fall
Elective 2 3
Elective 3 3
 Credits6
Spring
Elective 4 3
FSMA 7020 Global Financial Strategy 3
 Credits6
 Total Credits36

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

  • Disciplinary Knowledge: Students will be able to integrate core functional knowledge and quantitative methods in the areas of finance to facilitate sound financial decision-making processes;
  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Students will be able to integrate theory and practice to analyze financial problems through inference and evaluation;
  • Strategic Thinking: Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate financial management skills to facilitate effective decision-making processes;
  • Leadership: Students will be able to utilize the leadership capacity to be highly effective financial managers and leaders for financial decision-making;
  • Ethical Reasoning: Students will be able to apply theory and tools necessary for sound ethical reasoning in finance;
  • Global Understanding: Students will be able to understand the interdependencies in a fast-changing global financial environment;
  • Managerial Communication: Students will be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing across a comprehensive range of financial contexts and with diverse stakeholders; and
  • Teamwork: Students will be able to contribute collaboratively and effectively to the achievement of organizational financial goals in a team environment.