Master's in Finance Courses
The department has an extensive offering of courses. Required courses for Master's in Finance students are offered Fall and Spring semesters. Select elective courses are offered during Fall, Spring, and Summer (online only). A description of normal course offerings of classes is provided below. All courses are three units and grading is "regular grades".
*Course offerings are subject to change
Required Courses
Financial theory applied to capital structure; investment decisions; corporate valuation; and corporate financial policies. (Fall - Required for Corporate Track, Elective for Investment Track)
This course is designed to develop your ability to analyze financial statements for the purposes of investment management and will cover the materials in the CFA Level 1 and Level 2 exam curricula. (Fall - Required for Investment Track & Corporate Track)
Portfolio theory with applications to the markets for equities, fixed income securities, and options. Risk analysis and investment strategies. (Fall, Spring - Required for all students)
This course is designed to introduce students to fixed income markets and securities. (Fall - Required for Investment Track, Elective for Corporate Track)
Electives
Select 5 from the following:
This course is designed to provide students with a hands-on introduction to fundamental valuation, and financial decision making. (Fall, Spring - Required for Corporate Track, Elective for Investment Track)
International finance markets and the financial management of the multinational firm. (Spring - Elective)
Risk, return, and price behavior of alternative investment securities in competitive markets. (Fall - Required for Investment Track, Elective for Corporate Track)
To apply classroom learning to an active management of a student managed portfolio. (Fall - Elective)
To apply classroom learning to an active management of a student managed portfolio. (Spring - Elective)
This course will expand beyond the important concepts of Risk Management and Derivatives into their applications in real life financial situations. (Spring – Elective)
This course provides an overview of portfolio management from the point of view of the institutional money manager. (Spring - Required for Investment Track, Elective for Corporate Track)
This course will explore how psychological biases influence our traditional decision-making process along with insights into alternative theories, anomalies and their influence on asset pricing. (Fall - Elective)
This course is intended to help students to understand the economy, the stock market, the bond market, currencies, monetary policy, and fiscal policy. The goal is for students to become more conversant about the markets, economy, and policy. (Fall, Spring – Elective)
This course covers fintech and ESG (Environmental, social and governance) issues.
Development of new venture idea and assessment of financial requirements and potential. (Fall - Elective)
The focus of this course is on evaluating, financing, and managing investments in real property. (Spring - Elective)
This course is designed to provide students with a firm understanding of the concepts, tools and practices associated with property valuation and due diligence process. (Spring – Elective)