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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

MASTER OF SCIENCE: F INANCE
The newly designed curriculum in Finance offers a way to acquire a valuable credential to enhance your skill set and qualifications while preparing for professional advancement. Courses are available in a convenient evening and accelerated weekend format, meaning that the 36-credit curriculum, which provides the interdisciplinary knowledge and specialized skill set essential to compete effectively in the ever-expanding and increasingly complex global marketplace, can be completed in only 2 years. With its strong foundation in the principles and practices of finance, the curriculum, developed in consultation with industry leaders, is designed to anchor students with a culminating body of knowledge that prepares graduates to recognize, respond to, and lead change in an era of uncertainty. It focuses on the emerging concepts, modern finance theory, new practices, new applications and technologies needed to be successful in todays changing market and includes concentrations in Corporate Finance and Investment Management that align with the rapidly changing globalized world and its new challenges. Hiring managers are looking for graduate students who can demonstrate this kind of real world financial decision-making.

The seven required core courses (21 credits) represent the core competencies that you must be proficient in to succeed in todays highly competitive global business environment. You then choose one of the two concentrations (12 credits) offered. Corporate finance focuses on the decision-making process used by organizations with the overriding goal of maximizing shareholder wealth whereas investment management focuses on the analysis of a wide range of investment assets along with hedging and trading strategies. The program culminates in a final project (3 credits) that demonstrates your ability to conduct comprehensive, applied research and articulate original ideas and thought processes. REQUIRED COURSES (students take all 8) Managing Risk Communicating Effectively Investment Theory and Practice Corporate Finance Financial Statement Analysis Financial Institutions, Money, and Markets International Finance Final Project Corporate Finance Concentration (4 courses) Required: Managerial Accounting Organization Electives (Select Name 3 courses from the following): Treasury Operations Primary Address Business Financial Risk Management Your Address Line 2 Analysis Fixed Income Your Address Line 3cquisitions, Private Equity, and LBO Mergers, A Your Address Line 4 Special Topics in Corporate Finance

Investment Management Concentration (4 courses) Required: Investing and Security Analysis Electives (Select 3 courses from the following): Treasury Operations Global Investments Fixed Income Analysis Options and the Future Markets Special Topics in Investing and Finance

The program is ideal for individuals who want to acquire or update their core competencies and general financial education, while equipping themselves with the specialized tools to thrive in their career path. Courses are taught with academic rigor by an outstanding faculty who are practicing leaders in their fields and exceptional educators who bring applied experience and networking opportunities into the classroom.