Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 43
Required Courses:1
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| Finance Academy, August | 听 | |
| FIN听5602 | Corporate Finance | 1 |
| FIN听5603 | Financial Accounting | 1 |
| FIN听5604 | Derivative Markets | 1 |
| FIN听5605 | Fixed Income | 1 |
| Fall Term | 听 | |
| FIN听5601 | Financial Technology | 0.5 |
| FIN听5612 | Asset Pricing | 1.5 |
| FIN听5615 | Data Science in Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5618 | Corporate Value Management | 1.5 |
| FIN听5627 | Financial Econometrics | 1.5 |
| FIN听5628 | Global Economy | 1.5 |
| FIN听5671 | Financial Analysis I | 1.5 |
| FIN听5675 | Professional Development | 1 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 14.5 |
| Spring | ||
| FIN听5632 | Investment Management | 1.5 |
| FIN听5637 | Applied Corporate Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5638 | Behavioral Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5647 | Financial Reporting & Analysis | 1.5 |
| FIN听5648 | Quantitative Portfolios | 1.5 |
| FIN听5672 | Financial Analysis II | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Finance Academy, August | 听 | |
| FIN听5607 | Stochastic Calculus & Finance | 1 |
| Fall Term | 听 | |
| FIN听5601 | Financial Technology | 0.5 |
| FIN听5614 | Continuous Time Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5619 | Quant Fixed Income | 1.5 |
| FIN听5624 | Numerical Methods | 1.5 |
| FIN听5629 | Value at Risk | 1.5 |
| FIN听5673 | Financial Risk Management I | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| Spring | ||
| FIN听5622 | Machine Learning in Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5631 | Financial Time Series | 1.5 |
| FIN听5634 | Stochastic Volatility | 1.5 |
| FIN听5639 | Quantitative Risk Modeling | 1.5 |
| FIN听5646 | Frontiers in Quantitative Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5649 | Enterprise Risk Management | 1.5 |
| FIN听5674 | Financial Risk Management II | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 10.5 |
| 听 | Total Credit Hours | 43 |
- 1
With approval from the Academic Director, FIN听5683 Special Study in Finance or non-FIN graduate courses may be substituted for any required course.
Full-Time MS1
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| Finance Academy, August | 听 | |
| FIN听5602 | Corporate Finance | 1 |
| FIN听5603 | Financial Accounting | 1 |
| FIN听5604 | Derivative Markets | 1 |
| FIN听5605 | Fixed Income | 1 |
| Fall I | 听 | |
| FIN听5612 | Asset Pricing | 1.5 |
| FIN听5618 | Corporate Value Management | 1.5 |
| FIN听5671 | Financial Analysis I | 1.5 |
| FIN听5675 | Professional Development | 1 |
| Fall II | 听 | |
| FIN听5601 | Financial Technology | 0.5 |
| FIN听5615 | Data Science in Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5627 | Financial Econometrics | 1.5 |
| FIN听5628 | Global Economy | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 14.5 |
| Spring | ||
| Spring I | 听 | |
| FIN听5632 | Investment Management | 1.5 |
| FIN听5637 | Applied Corporate Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5648 | Quantitative Portfolios | 1.5 |
| Spring II | 听 | |
| FIN听5638 | Behavioral Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5647 | Financial Reporting & Analysis | 1.5 |
| FIN听5672 | Financial Analysis II | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Finance Academy, August | 听 | |
| FIN听5607 | Stochastic Calculus & Finance | 1 |
| Fall I | 听 | |
| FIN听5614 | Continuous Time Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5619 | Quant Fixed Income | 1.5 |
| FIN听5673 | Financial Risk Management I | 1.5 |
| Fall II | 听 | |
| FIN听5601 | Financial Technology | 0.5 |
| FIN听5624 | Numerical Methods | 1.5 |
| FIN听5629 | Value at Risk | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| Spring | ||
| Spring I | 听 | |
| FIN听5631 | Financial Time Series | 1.5 |
| FIN听5634 | Stochastic Volatility | 1.5 |
| FIN听5639 | Quantitative Risk Modeling | 1.5 |
| Spring II | 听 | |
| FIN听5622 | Machine Learning in Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5646 | Frontiers in Quantitative Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5649 | Enterprise Risk Management | 1.5 |
| FIN听5674 | Financial Risk Management II | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 10.5 |
| 听 | Total Credit Hours | 43 |
- 1
With approval from the Academic Director, FIN听5683 Special Study in Finance or non-FIN graduate courses may be substituted for any required course.
Part-Time MS1
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| Finance Academy, August | 听 | |
| FIN听5602 | Corporate Finance | 1 |
| FIN听5603 | Financial Accounting | 1 |
| Fall I | 听 | |
| FIN听5612 | Asset Pricing | 1.5 |
| FIN听5618 | Corporate Value Management | 1.5 |
| Fall II | 听 | |
| FIN听5615 | Data Science in Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5675 | Professional Development | 1 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 7.5 |
| Spring | ||
| Spring I | 听 | |
| FIN听5637 | Applied Corporate Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5648 | Quantitative Portfolios | 1.5 |
| Spring II | 听 | |
| FIN听5622 | Machine Learning in Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5638 | Behavioral Finance | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 6 |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Finance Academy, August | 听 | |
| FIN听5604 | Derivative Markets | 1 |
| FIN听5605 | Fixed Income | 1 |
| Fall I | 听 | |
| FIN听5601 | Financial Technology | 1 |
| FIN听5671 | Financial Analysis I | 1.5 |
| Fall II | 听 | |
| FIN听5627 | Financial Econometrics | 1.5 |
| FIN听5628 | Global Economy | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 7.5 |
| Spring | ||
| Spring I | 听 | |
| FIN听5631 | Financial Time Series | 1.5 |
| FIN听5632 | Investment Management | 1.5 |
| Spring II | 听 | |
| FIN听5647 | Financial Reporting & Analysis | 1.5 |
| FIN听5672 | Financial Analysis II | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 6 |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Finance Academy, August | 听 | |
| FIN听5607 | Stochastic Calculus & Finance | 1 |
| Fall I | 听 | |
| FIN听5614 | Continuous Time Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5619 | Quant Fixed Income | 1.5 |
| FIN听5673 | Financial Risk Management I | 1.5 |
| Fall II | 听 | |
| FIN听5624 | Numerical Methods | 1.5 |
| FIN听5629 | Value at Risk | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 8.5 |
| Spring | ||
| Spring I | 听 | |
| FIN听5634 | Stochastic Volatility | 1.5 |
| FIN听5639 | Quantitative Risk Modeling | 1.5 |
| Spring II | 听 | |
| FIN听5646 | Frontiers in Quantitative Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5649 | Enterprise Risk Management | 1.5 |
| FIN听5674 | Financial Risk Management II | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 7.5 |
| 听 | Total Credit Hours | 43 |
- 1
With approval from the Academic Director, FIN听5683 Special Study in Finance or non-FIN graduate courses may be substituted for any required course.
Culminating Event:听Successful completion of coursework is required to earn the MS in Financial Analysis and Quantitative Risk Management.