Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 30
Required Courses:1
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 贵滨狈听5601 | Data Intelligence | 1 |
| 贵滨狈听5602 | Corporate Finance | 1 |
| 贵滨狈听5603 | Financial Accounting | 1 |
| 贵滨狈听5604 | Derivative Markets | 1 |
| 贵滨狈听5605 | Fixed Income | 1 |
| 贵滨狈听5612 | Asset Pricing | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5613 | Derivative Valuation | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5615 | Data Science in Finance | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5618 | Corporate Value Management | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5622 | Machine Learning in Finance | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5623 | Financial Risk Management | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5625 | Digital Finance and Technology | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5627 | Financial Econometrics 2 | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5628 | Global Economy | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5632 | Investment Management | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5635 | Generative AI for Finance | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5636 | AI in Portfolio Management 2 | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5637 | M&A Modeling | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5638 | Behavioral Finance | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5644 | Private Equity and Credit | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5648 | Quantitative Portfolios | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5675 | Professional Development | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
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With approval from the Academic Director, 贵滨狈听5683 Special Study in Finance or non-FIN graduate courses may be substituted for any required course.
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Students who intend to take the CFA exam may substitute 贵滨狈听5671 Financial Analysis I and 贵滨狈听5672 Financial Analysis II for 贵滨狈听5627 Financial Econometrics and 贵滨狈听5636 AI in Portfolio Management, respectively. Students may also replace those courses with 贵滨狈听5683 Special Study in Finance. All course substitutions require approval of the Academic Director.
10-Month Full-Time MS
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| Finance Academy (August) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5602 | Corporate Finance | 1 |
| 贵滨狈听5603 | Financial Accounting | 1 |
| 贵滨狈听5604 | Derivative Markets | 1 |
| 贵滨狈听5605 | Fixed Income | 1 |
| Fall I (Aug - Sep) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5612 | Asset Pricing | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5613 | Derivative Valuation | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5618 | Corporate Value Management | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5627 | Financial Econometrics | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5675 | Professional Development | 1 |
| Fall II (Oct - Nov) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5601 | Data Intelligence | 1 |
| 贵滨狈听5615 | Data Science in Finance | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5623 | Financial Risk Management | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5625 | Digital Finance and Technology | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5628 | Global Economy | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 18 |
| Spring | ||
| Spring I (Jan-Feb) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5622 | Machine Learning in Finance | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5635 | Generative AI for Finance | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5637 | M&A Modeling | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5648 | Quantitative Portfolios | 1.5 |
| Spring II (Mar-May) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5632 | Investment Management | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5636 | AI in Portfolio Management | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5638 | Behavioral Finance | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5644 | Private Equity and Credit | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 12 |
| 听 | Total Credit Hours | 30 |
22-Month Full-Time MS1
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| Finance Academy (August) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5602 | Corporate Finance | 1 |
| 贵滨狈听5603 | Financial Accounting | 1 |
| Fall I (Aug - Sep) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5612 | Asset Pricing | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5618 | Corporate Value Management | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5675 | Professional Development | 1 |
| Fall II (Oct - Nov) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5615 | Data Science in Finance | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5628 | Global Economy | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| Spring | ||
| Spring I (Jan - Feb) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5622 | Machine Learning in Finance | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5637 | M&A Modeling | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5648 | Quantitative Portfolios | 1.5 |
| Spring II (Mar - May) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5632 | Investment Management | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5636 | AI in Portfolio Management | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5644 | Private Equity and Credit | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Finance Academy (August) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5604 | Derivative Markets | 1 |
| 贵滨狈听5605 | Fixed Income | 1 |
| Fall I (Aug - Sep) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5601 | Data Intelligence | 1 |
| 贵滨狈听5613 | Derivative Valuation | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5627 | Financial Econometrics | 1.5 |
| Fall II (Oct - Nov) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5623 | Financial Risk Management | 1.5 |
| 贵滨狈听5625 | Digital Finance and Technology | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 9 |
| Spring | ||
| Spring I (Jan - Feb) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5635 | Generative AI for Finance | 1.5 |
| Spring II (Mar - May) | 听 | |
| 贵滨狈听5638 | Behavioral Finance | 1.5 |
| 听 | Credit Hours | 3 |
| 听 | Total Credit Hours | 30 |
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This full-time program can be modified for part-time study. In the part-time 22-month program, students reduce their courseload in the Spring term of their first year of study to 6 credits and increase their courseload to 6 credits in the Spring term of their second year. Contact the Academic Director for the 22-month part-time schedule for the Financial Analysis MS.
Culminating Event:听Successful completion of coursework is required to earn the MS in Financial Analysis degree.