Finance (M.S., on campus and online)
Note: This program was formerly named the M.S. in Global Finance. Program curricular changes are effective with students beginning their degrees in Spring 2022 and beyond.
An intensive curriculum, with flexibility built in.
The Master of Science in Finance (M.S.F.) is designed for students who want to specialize in finance. The focused curriculum, complemented by relevant electives, can be completed in as little as one year. For students who want to spend a longer time in the program to accommodate internships or other work experience, there is an option to extend the duration.
To learn more about the M.S. in Finance on campus, visit our website.
To learn more about the M.S. in Finance online program, visit our website.
The degree requires 30 credits, which cover the core financial knowledge and skills required for computational finance, asset management, corporate finance, and risk management.
Courses for full-time, on-campus students start in the fall and go through three semesters. On-campus students take core courses in the fall, and specialization courses are taken in the spring. On-campus students can choose to complete the last semester of electives either in the summer or the following fall, to accommodate an internship.
Courses for online students start in the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Several core courses are taken first, followed by elective courses. A three-day on-campus residency (GFGB 7000) is also required for online students.
Prerequisites
We’ll take a look at your background and decide if you would benefit from some foundational coursework before pursuing the M.S.F. Some students may be asked to take the courses below prior to the start of the program. Students whose examination results do not meet the minimum standards will be required to take foundation course(s) first and postpone relevant core courses.
- GFGB 6002 Basics of Finance
- GFGB 6003 Basics of Economics
- GFGB 8005 Business Communication for Finance- A
- GFGB 6011 Basics of Accounting
- GFGB 6012 Basics of Statistics
Curriculum
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
GFGB 6006 | Corporate Finance Applications | 3 |
GFGB 6007 | Investment Applications | 3 |
GFGB 6010 | Financial Markets and Responsibility | 3 |
GFGB 7039 | Computational Finance | 3 |
Electives 1 | 18 | |
Total Credits | 30 |
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Electives include any course with the subject code GFGB numbered 6005, 6008, or 7000-8999. On-campus students can select elective courses from tracks found here.
Residential students granted a partial waiver of the finance pre-requisite are required to take GFGB 6017 Fundamentals of Finance, which counts as an elective towards the degree.
Online M.S.F. students should register for GFGB 7000, a zero-credit course, in the semester of their residency.
For on-campus students, in addition to electives with the subject code GFGB numbered 6005, 6008, or 7000-8999, up to two of the below non-finance courses can be taken to fulfill M.S.F. electives, with approval from the Faculty Program Director and/or Assistant Dean.
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ACGB 6111 | Fundamentals of Accounting I | 3 |
ACGB 7125 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
ACGB 7136 | International Accounting | 3 |
CMGB 75AJ | Financial Media | 3 |
ISGB 6910 | Business Tech & Analytics | 3 |
ISGB 7967 | Data Mining for Business | 3 |
ISGB 7973 | Database Management | 3 |
ISGB 7978 | Web Analytics | 3 |
ISGB 7980 | Bus Modeling w/Adv Sprdsheets | 3 |
ISGB 7988 | Business Performance and Risk Management | 3 |
ISGB 7990 | Big Data Analytics | 3 |
ISGB 7943 | Programming with Python | 3 |
ISGB 79AA | Advanced Python for Financial Programming | 3 |
MIGB 779H | Marketing Decision Models | 3 |
MIGB 8701 | Marketing Analytics | 1.5 |
MIGB 8709 | Digital Marketing Analytics | 1.5 |
MKGB 779I | Data-Driven Marketing Decisions | 3 |
SDGB 7844 | Stat Methods and Comp I | 3 |
The following courses and tracks are available for on-campus students.
Corporate Finance Track courses
Courses in this group have the GFCF attribute.
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
GFGB 7002 | Contemp Issues Global Finance | 3 |
GFGB 7005 | Global Corp Governance | 3 |
GFGB 7006 | Global Risk Management | 3 |
GFGB 7007 | Raising Capital and Investing in Global Financial Markets | 3 |
GFGB 7009 | Money Credit Interest Rates | 3 |
GFGB 7010 | Investment Banking | 3 |
GFGB 7025 | Adv Corporate Finance | 3 |
Financial Analytics Track courses
Courses in this group have the GFFA attribute.
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
GFGB 7002 | Contemp Issues Global Finance | 3 |
GFGB 7006 | Global Risk Management | 3 |
GFGB 7039 | Computational Finance | 3 |
GFGB 7050 | Machine Learning for Finance | 3 |
GFGB 7051 | Econtech: Econ & Data Mining | 3 |
Investment Management Track courses
Courses in this group have the GFIM attribute.
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
GFGB 7002 | Contemp Issues Global Finance | 3 |
GFGB 7004 | Global Equity Portfolio Mgt | 3 |
GFGB 7006 | Global Risk Management | 3 |
GFGB 7011 | Hedge Fund | 3 |
GFGB 7013 | Fixed Income Securities | 3 |
GFGB 7014 | Futures and Options | 3 |
GFGB 7021 | Emerging Markets | 3 |
GFGB 7026 | Alternative Investments | 3 |
GFGB 7051 | Econtech: Econ & Data Mining | 3 |