Program Overview

Finance Graduate Option

The Finance Graduate Option is offered within the Business Graduate Major (MSB) at the College of Business. This option is also available via Ecampus.

Overview

Finance is the study of access to and use of money and capital. Students of finance study how individuals, businesses, and public entities access financial markets, make investment decisions for the use of scarce financial resources, and monitor stakeholder behavior associated with these financing and investment decisions. The MSB is a STEM-designated degree, with a strong quantitative and analytical focus that can lead to a wide range of career opportunities.

Requirements

• Option Code: 2045
• Course List:
  • BA 528: Financial and Cost Analysis (3 credits)
  • BA 540: Corporate Finance (3 credits)
  • BA 573: Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage (3 credits)
  • FIN 542: Investments (3 credits)
• Required Capstone: Select one course from the following (3 credits)
  • FIN 545: International Financial Management
  • FIN 549: Mergers and Acquisitions
  • MGMT 559: Managing Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Electives: Select 15 credits from the following:
  • AEC 525: Applied Econometrics
  • AEC 546: Introduction to Applied Econometrics
  • BA 543: Financial Markets and Institutions
  • BA 555: Practical Business Analysis
  • BA 569: Advanced Strategic Management
  • BA 572: Advanced Information Systems
  • BA 574: Data Management
  • BA 575: Data Exploration and Visualization
  • BA 576: Data and Text Mining
  • ECON 524: Introduction to Econometrics
  • FIN 543: Portfolio Management
  • FIN 544: Financial Risk Management
  • FIN 546: Advanced Corporate Finance
  • FIN 599: Selected Topics in Finance
  • ST 511: Methods of Data Analysis
• Total Credits: 30

Other electives may be approved by the Graduate Business Programs Office.