Program Requirements

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

Required Courses:1

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 Term
FIN 5601 Financial Technology 1
FIN 5612 Asset Pricing 1.5
FIN 5613 Derivative Valuation 1.5
FIN 5615 Data Science in Finance 1.5
FIN 5618 Corporate Value Management 1.5
FIN 5623 Risk Measurement 1.5
FIN 5627 Financial Econometrics 1.5
FIN 5628 Global Economy 1.5
FIN 5671 Financial Analysis I 1.5
FIN 5675 Professional Development 1
 Credit Hours18
Spring
FIN 5622 Machine Learning in Finance 1.5
FIN 5631 Financial Time Series 1.5
FIN 5632 Investment Management 1.5
FIN 5637 Applied Corporate Finance 1.5
FIN 5638 Behavioral Finance 1.5
FIN 5647 Financial Reporting & Analysis 1.5
FIN 5648 Quantitative Portfolios 1.5
FIN 5672 Financial Analysis II 1.5
 Credit Hours12
 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.

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
FIN 5612 Asset Pricing 1.5
FIN 5613 Derivative Valuation 1.5
FIN 5618 Corporate Value Management 1.5
FIN 5671 Financial Analysis I 1.5
FIN 5675 Professional Development 1
Fall II
FIN 5601 Financial Technology 1
FIN 5615 Data Science in Finance 1.5
FIN 5623 Risk Measurement 1.5
FIN 5627 Financial Econometrics 1.5
FIN 5628 Global Economy 1.5
 Credit Hours18
Spring
Spring I
FIN 5631 Financial Time Series 1.5
FIN 5632 Investment Management 1.5
FIN 5637 Applied Corporate Finance 1.5
FIN 5648 Quantitative Portfolios 1.5
Spring II
FIN 5622 Machine Learning in Finance 1.5
FIN 5638 Behavioral Finance 1.5
FIN 5647 Financial Reporting & Analysis 1.5
FIN 5672 Financial Analysis II 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
FIN 5612 Asset Pricing 1.5
FIN 5618 Corporate Value Management 1.5
FIN 5675 Professional Development 1
Fall II
FIN 5615 Data Science in Finance 1.5
FIN 5627 Financial Econometrics 1.5
 Credit Hours9
Spring
Spring I
FIN 5631 Financial Time Series 1.5
FIN 5637 Applied Corporate Finance 1.5
FIN 5648 Quantitative Portfolios 1.5
Spring II
FIN 5622 Machine Learning in Finance 1.5
FIN 5638 Behavioral Finance 1.5
FIN 5671 Financial Analysis I 1.5
 Credit Hours9
Year 2
Fall
Finance Academy, August
FIN 5604 Derivative Markets 1
FIN 5605 Fixed Income 1
Fall I
FIN 5601 Financial Technology 1
FIN 5613 Derivative Valuation 1.5
FIN 5672 Financial Analysis II 1.5
Fall II
FIN 5623 Risk Measurement 1.5
FIN 5628 Global Economy 1.5
 Credit Hours9
Spring
Spring I
FIN 5632 Investment Management 1.5
Spring II
FIN 5647 Financial Reporting & Analysis 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.