Degree Pathway for the Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
The Master of Science in Finance is a 30-credit program including five required finance courses, a minimum of three finance elective courses, and a maximum of two non-finance elective courses.
Required Finance Courses
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Subtotal - Number of Core Credits Required | 15 | |
| FINA.6010 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FINA.6210 | Securities & Portfolio Management | 3 |
| FINA.6310 | Empirical Methods in Finance | 3 |
| FINA.6750 | Financial Derivatives | 3 |
| FINA.6910 | International Financial Management | 3 |
Finance Elective Courses (select a minimum of three)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Subtotal - Number of Finance Credits Required | 9-15 | |
| FINA.6020 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FINA.6110 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| FINA.6220 | Advanced Portfolio Management | 3 |
| FINA.6230 | Security Analysis/ Student Managed Fund | 3 |
| FINA.6240 | Fixed Income Securities | 3 |
| FINA.6350 | Programming for Finance | 3 |
| FINA.6410 | Cryptocurrency | 3 |
| FINA.6420 | Decentralized Finance (DeFi) | 3 |
| FINA.6610 | Financial Risk Management | 3 |
| FINA.6710 | CFA Exam Review | 3 |
| FINA.6880 | Current Topics in Finance | 3 |
| FINA.XXXX | Any other graduate (6000 level) Finance course | 3 |
Non-Finance Elective Courses (select a maximum of two)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Subtotal - Number of Non-Finance Credits Required | 0-6 | |
| ACCT.6010 | Accounting Information for Management Decisions | 3 |
| ACCT.6300 | Taxation of Business Entities | 3 |
| ACCT.6600 | Accounting Data Analytics | 3 |
| ENTR.6350 | Financing Technology and Innovation Ventures | 3 |
| MGMT.6150 | International Business | 3 |
| MIST.6060 | Business Intelligence and Data Mining | 3 |
| MIST.6150 | Data Quality for Business Analytics | 3 |
| MIST.6030 | Database Management | 3 |
| POMS.6120 | Statistics for Predictive Analytics | 3 |
| POMS.6220 | Decision Analytics | 3 |
| POMS.6240 | Analytical Decision Making Tools | 3 |
| XXXX.XXXX | Graduate course approved by the MSF program coordinator | 3 |
Total number of courses required for the degree = 10.
Total credit hours required for degree = 30.
Last Updated 5/4/2022.