Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 30
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 | 1 |
| FIN听5612 | Asset Pricing | 1.5 |
| FIN听5613 | Derivative Valuation | 1.5 |
| FIN听5615 | Data Science in Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5618 | Corporate Value Management | 1.5 |
| FIN听5623 | Risk Measurement | 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 | 18 |
| Spring | ||
| FIN听5622 | Machine Learning in Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5631 | Financial Time Series | 1.5 |
| 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 | 12 |
| 听 | Total Credit Hours | 30 |
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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.
10-Month Full-Time MS
| 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5613 | Derivative Valuation | 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 | 1 |
| FIN听5615 | Data Science in Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5623 | Risk Measurement | 1.5 |
| FIN听5627 | Financial Econometrics | 1.5 |
| FIN听5628 | Global Economy | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 18 |
| Spring | ||
| Spring I | 听 | |
| FIN听5631 | Financial Time Series | 1.5 |
| 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5622 | Machine Learning in Finance | 1.5 |
| 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 | 12 |
| 听 | Total Credit Hours | 30 |
22-Month Full-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 |
| FIN听5675 | Professional Development | 1 |
| Fall II | 听 | |
| FIN听5615 | Data Science in Finance | 1.5 |
| FIN听5627 | Financial Econometrics | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| Spring | ||
| Spring I | 听 | |
| FIN听5631 | Financial Time Series | 1.5 |
| 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 |
| FIN听5671 | Financial Analysis I | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| 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5613 | Derivative Valuation | 1.5 |
| FIN听5672 | Financial Analysis II | 1.5 |
| Fall II | 听 | |
| FIN听5623 | Risk Measurement | 1.5 |
| FIN听5628 | Global Economy | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| Spring | ||
| Spring I | 听 | |
| FIN听5632 | Investment Management | 1.5 |
| Spring II | 听 | |
| FIN听5647 | Financial Reporting & Analysis | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 3 |
| 听 | Total Credit Hours | 30 |
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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:听Successful completion of coursework is required to earn the MS in Financial Analysis degree.