Finance (MS)

Program Length: 12 - 24 Months

Program Director: William Hippler

Mission

The mission of the MS Finance is to provide students with a broad understanding of financial economics and the ability to examine and solve complex finance problems.

Learning Goals

Students in the MS Finance should develop:

1. Solid interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.
2. A commitment to ethical and socially responsible behavior in financial markets.
3. The ability to utilize a holistic view of analysis and the development of complex finance models.
4. Problem solving and decision making skills in a dynamic environment.
5. An understanding of the interrelationships between the theoretical and functional areas of finance.
6. An ability to innovate and generate solutions for unstructured and complex problems.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the foundation courses, the MS Finance degree will require students to complete 30 semester hours of coursework. Of the 30 semester hours, 21 semester hours are completed by the core courses. In addition, 6 semester hours will be completed by 2 elective courses. The remaining 3 semester hours are fulfilled by the Culminating Activity.

Foundation Courses

0-9 semester hours

The foundation courses a student must fulfill are determined by a review of the student’s undergraduate coursework and professional experience. If foundation courses are needed, they should be among the first courses taken.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
BUS 600A	Accounting & Finance	3
BUS 600B	Economics	3
BUS 600C	Statistics	3
Total Semester Hours		9

Total Program: 30 semester hours

Core Courses

21 semester hours

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
BUS 509	Cost Accounting	3
BUS 525	Economics of the Firm	3
BUS 530	Financial Management	3
or BUS 630	Corporate Finance
BUS 531	Investment and Portfolio Analysis	3
FIN 531	Theory of Finance	3
FIN 532	Derivatives	3
FIN 570	Econometrics in Finance	3
Total Semester Hours		21

Electives

6 semester hours

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
BUS 532	Management of Financial Institutions	3
BUS 533	Investment Banking	3
BUS 536	International Financial Management	3
BUS 538	Financial Strategy & Policy	3
BUS 534	Entrepreneurial Finance	3
FIN 598	Internship in Finance	3

Culminating Activity

3 semester hours

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
FIN 596	Financial Modeling	3
or FIN 594	Master's Thesis in Financial Economics
Total Semester Hours		3