Program Overview
Finance (SPD)
Certificate Awarded:
Advanced Graduate Certificate in Finance
Program Director
Michael Nugent
The 18-credit Advanced Graduate Certificate (AGC) in Finance prepares students for careers in financial management, including financial analysis, portfolio management, investment banking, and corporate financial associate positions. The curriculum places an emphasis on developing financial analytical skills. It offers in-depth knowledge of the principles and techniques of finance and accounting needed to understand how corporate financial objectives are developed, measured, and reported, as well as the central issues in government regulation, taxation, and financial reporting.
The AGC in Finance is a part-time program designed for working professionals. All courses are scheduled in the evening, and several of them are offered completely online.
Admissions
- Personal statement
- A bachelor’s degree, with a cumulative 3.0 grade point average
- Resume
- Three letters of recommendation
- A GMAT exam is optional for applicants who have less than a 3.2 cumulative undergraduate GPA
- In those cases where the departmental admissions committee deems it desirable, personal interviews with departmental representatives may be necessary
Certificate Requirements
The curriculum consists of 18 credits (6 courses; 3 credits each). Students complete two required courses and choose elective courses that explore the broad frontier of modern finance.
Required Courses
- MBA 502 - Finance (3 credits)
- MBA 504 - Financial Accounting (3 credits)
Electives (Choose any 4 courses listed below)
- FIN 525 - Portfolio Management (3 credits)
- FIN 536 - Financial Management (3 credits)
- FIN 539 - Investment Analysis (3 credits)
- FIN 545 - Capital Markets and Financial Institutions (3 credits)
- FIN 541 - Bank Management (3 credits)
- FIN 552 - Mergers and Acquisitions (3 credits)
- FIN 578 - Behavioral & Social Finance (3 credits)
Financial Aid Information
This advanced graduate certificate program is eligible for financial aid.
Time to Completion
All certificate requirements must be completed within three (3) years from the semester date of admission as a matriculated student unless the student is also matriculated in a master’s degree program. Master’s students have five (5) years to complete the certificate requirements.
Faculty
Courses in the AGC in Finance program are taught by full-time and adjunct faculty appointed by the College of Business.
- Brusco, Sandro, Professor, Economics
- Frey, Robert J., Research Professor
- Holod, Dmytro, Associate Dean; Associate Professor, Finance
- Danling Jiang, Associate Professor, Finance
- Kim, Aaron, Assistant Professor, Finance
- Liu, Ting, Assistant Professor, Economics
- Nugent, Michael, Sr. Lecturer, Finance; Finance Certificate Program Director
- Torna, Gokhan, Assistant Professor, Finance
- Xiao, Keli, Assistant Professor, Finance
- Zhou, Yiyi, Assistant Professor, Economics
Adjunct Faculty
- Tallerico, Thomas
Stony Brook University
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