Program Overview

Finance, Master of Science

The Master of Science in finance program is an online program that can be completed at a student's own pace. It can be completed in as quickly as one year or in up to ten years.

Learning Outcomes

Core Competency

• Students acquire and exhibit knowledge about fundamental financial concepts.

Business Applications

• Students acquire and exhibit knowledge about applying financial concepts in business and financial markets.

Team Work

• Students demonstrate the ability to be effective team members in a complex and diverse world.

Coursework

• Students customize their coursework to fulfill their career goals as finance professionals.

Program Requirements

The Master of Science program in finance requires a minimum of 30 s.h. of graduate credit. A Graduate College major program grade-point average (GPA) and a UI cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 are required in all coursework.

With program approval, students may count up to a maximum 6 s.h. of transfer credit toward program coursework requirements. Transfer credit must be from a graduate or professional program accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Core Courses

Students complete six core courses for a total of 18 s.h.

• FIN:9200 | Portfolio Management | 3
• FIN:9210 | Derivatives | 3
• FIN:9300 | Corporate Finance | 3
• MBA:8140 | Corporate Financial Reporting | 3
• MBA:8150 | Data and Decisions | 3
• MBA:8180 | Managerial Finance | 3

If a core course is waived, it must be replaced by a course from the electives list.

Electives

Students complete four elective courses for a total of 12 s.h., including at least two courses (6 s.h.) from the first list below.

• At least two of these:
  • FIN:9150 | Financial Modeling and Firm Valuation | 3
  • FIN:9160 | Quantitative Finance and Machine Learning | 3
  • FIN:9230 | Real Estate Finance and Investments | 3
  • FIN:9310 | Corporate Financial Strategy | 3
  • FIN:9350 | Wealth Management | 3
• Up to two of these:
  • FIN:9130 | Corporate Risk Management and Insurance | 3
  • FIN:9140 | Enterprise Risk Management | 3
  • BAIS:6040 | Data Programming in Python | 3
  • BAIS:6070 | Data Science | 3
  • BAIS:6100 | Text Analytics | 3
  • ENTR:9200 | Entrepreneurial Finance | 3

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate College.

Career Advancement

The Tippie Graduate Career Services team offers multiple resources to help students in their career development journey.

Sample Plan of Study

Sample plans represent one way to complete a program of study. Actual course selection and sequence will vary and should be discussed with an academic advisor.

• First Year:
  • Fall:
    • BAIS:9100 | Data and Decisions | 3
    • FIN:9220 | Fixed Income Securities | 3
    • FIN:9400 | Professional Development and Business Acumen | 1
    • MBA:8140 | Corporate Financial Reporting | 3
    • MBA:8170 | International Economic Environment of the Firm | 3
    • MBA:8180 | Managerial Finance | 3
  • Spring:
    • FIN:9150 | Financial Modeling and Firm Valuation | 2
    • FIN:9200 | Portfolio Management | 3
    • FIN:9300 | Corporate Finance | 3
    • FIN:9400 | Professional Development and Business Acumen | 1
    • FIN:8130 | Business Communication | 1
    • Elective course | 3
    • Elective or experiential elective | 3
• Second Year:
  • Fall:
    • FIN:9210 | Derivatives | 3
    • FIN:8130 | Business Communication | 1
    • Elective course | 3
    • Elective course | 3
    • Elective or experiential elective | 3