Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 30

Required Courses:1

FIN 5601Data Intelligence1
FIN 5602Corporate Finance1
FIN 5603Financial Accounting1
FIN 5604Derivative Markets1
FIN 5605Fixed Income1
FIN 5612Asset Pricing1.5
FIN 5613Derivative Valuation1.5
FIN 5615Data Science in Finance1.5
FIN 5618Corporate Value Management1.5
FIN 5622Machine Learning in Finance1.5
FIN 5623Financial Risk Management1.5
FIN 5625Digital Finance and Technology1.5
FIN 5627Financial Econometrics 21.5
FIN 5628Global Economy1.5
FIN 5632Investment Management1.5
FIN 5635Generative AI for Finance1.5
FIN 5636AI in Portfolio Management 21.5
FIN 5637M&A Modeling1.5
FIN 5638Behavioral Finance1.5
FIN 5644Private Equity and Credit1.5
FIN 5648Quantitative Portfolios1.5
FIN 5675Professional Development1
Total Credit Hours30
1

With approval from the Academic Director, FIN 5683 Special Study in Finance or non-FIN graduate courses may be substituted for any required course.

2

Students who intend to take the CFA exam may substitute FIN 5671 Financial Analysis I and FIN 5672 Financial Analysis II for FIN 5627 Financial Econometrics and FIN 5636 AI in Portfolio Management, respectively. Students may also replace those courses with FIN 5683 Special Study in Finance. All course substitutions require approval of the Academic Director.

10-Month Full-Time MS

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallCredit Hours
Finance Academy (August)  
FIN 5602 Corporate Finance 1
FIN 5603 Financial Accounting 1
FIN 5604 Derivative Markets 1
FIN 5605 Fixed Income 1
Fall I (Aug - Sep)  
FIN 5612 Asset Pricing 1.5
FIN 5613 Derivative Valuation 1.5
FIN 5618 Corporate Value Management 1.5
FIN 5627 Financial Econometrics 1.5
FIN 5675 Professional Development 1
Fall II (Oct - Nov)  
FIN 5601 Data Intelligence 1
FIN 5615 Data Science in Finance 1.5
FIN 5623 Financial Risk Management 1.5
FIN 5625 Digital Finance and Technology 1.5
FIN 5628 Global Economy 1.5
 Credit Hours18
Spring
Spring I (Jan-Feb)  
FIN 5622 Machine Learning in Finance 1.5
FIN 5635 Generative AI for Finance 1.5
FIN 5637 M&A Modeling 1.5
FIN 5648 Quantitative Portfolios 1.5
Spring II (Mar-May)  
FIN 5632 Investment Management 1.5
FIN 5636 AI in Portfolio Management 1.5
FIN 5638 Behavioral Finance 1.5
FIN 5644 Private Equity and Credit 1.5
 Credit Hours12
 Total Credit Hours30

22-Month Full-Time MS1

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallCredit Hours
Finance Academy (August)  
FIN 5602 Corporate Finance 1
FIN 5603 Financial Accounting 1
Fall I (Aug - Sep)  
FIN 5612 Asset Pricing 1.5
FIN 5618 Corporate Value Management 1.5
FIN 5675 Professional Development 1
Fall II (Oct - Nov)  
FIN 5615 Data Science in Finance 1.5
FIN 5628 Global Economy 1.5
 Credit Hours9
Spring
Spring I (Jan - Feb)  
FIN 5622 Machine Learning in Finance 1.5
FIN 5637 M&A Modeling 1.5
FIN 5648 Quantitative Portfolios 1.5
Spring II (Mar - May)  
FIN 5632 Investment Management 1.5
FIN 5636 AI in Portfolio Management 1.5
FIN 5644 Private Equity and Credit 1.5
 Credit Hours9
Year 2
Fall
Finance Academy (August)  
FIN 5604 Derivative Markets 1
FIN 5605 Fixed Income 1
Fall I (Aug - Sep)  
FIN 5601 Data Intelligence 1
FIN 5613 Derivative Valuation 1.5
FIN 5627 Financial Econometrics 1.5
Fall II (Oct - Nov)  
FIN 5623 Financial Risk Management 1.5
FIN 5625 Digital Finance and Technology 1.5
 Credit Hours9
Spring
Spring I (Jan - Feb)  
FIN 5635 Generative AI for Finance 1.5
Spring II (Mar - May)  
FIN 5638 Behavioral Finance 1.5
 Credit Hours3
 Total Credit Hours30
1

This full-time program can be modified for part-time study. In the part-time 22-month program, students reduce their courseload in the Spring term of their first year of study to 6 credits and increase their courseload to 6 credits in the Spring term of their second year. Contact the Academic Director for the 22-month part-time schedule for the Financial Analysis MS.

Culminating Event: Successful completion of coursework is required to earn the MS in Financial Analysis degree.

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