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The Master of Science in Finance (MSF)

Program Requirements

 

MSF Curriculum--Course Descriptions

 

ECO 6115 Microeconomics I (3) Microeconomic behavior of consumers, producers, and resource suppliers, price determination in output and factor markets, general market equilibrium. (PR: ECO 3101 or ECO 6114, ECO 4401 or CC) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

ECO 6206 Aggregate Economics (3) Advanced macroeconomic analysis of income, employment, prices, interest rates and economic growth. (PR: ECO 3203 or ECO 6204) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

ECO 6405 Mathematical Economics (3) Mathematical tools: models of optimizing behavior, economic equilibrium and comparative static analysis.

ECO 6424 Econometrics I (3) Theory and use of multiple regression to estimate relations in causal models, use of standard software packages. (PR: ECO 3203 or ECO 6204, QMB 3200, QMB 6305 or CI) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

FIN 6246 Advanced Money and Capital Markets (3) The study of the role of financial markets, instruments, and institutions in the economy. It includes the study of flow of funds, interest rate determination, and the pricing of capital assets. (PR: ECO 6204) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

FIN 6326 Bank Management (3) Theory, policy and practice of commercial bank management with emphasis on strategic issues and decision making in an expanding financial services environment. (PR: FIN 6406) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

FIN 6406 Financial Management (3) The study of processes, decision structures, and institutional arrangements concerned with the acquisition and utilization of funds by a firm. The course includes the management of the asset and liability structures of the firm under both certainty and uncertainty. (PR: ACG 6025 and ECO 6114) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

FIN 6416 Advanced Financial Management (3) A synthesis of the theory and the practice of corporate finance. Particular attention is given to the role of the agency problems and agency cost in explaining why the observed consequences of financial decisions often deviate from those predicted by traditional theory. (PR: FIN 6406 or equivalent.) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

FIN 6418 Working Capital Management (3) This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of short-term financial management, which includes decision making concerning sources and uses of cash flows to support short-term operations. (PR: FIN 6406) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

FIN 6445 Financial Policy (3) A case study approach to financial policy and strategy with emphasis on the firm's major financial decisions. (PR: FIN 6406 or CI) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

FIN 6515 Investments (3) An examination of the risks and returns of alternative investment media within the framework of various valuation models. Special attention is given to the investment process and the criteria for investment decisions. (PR: FIN 6406) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

FIN 6605 International Financial Management (3) The course provides a foundation for the understanding of financial management of international business. The subjects covered relate to: international finance, multinational business finance, and financial market theory. (PR: FIN 6406 or equivalent) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

FIN 6804 Theory of Finance (3) A systematic and rigorous course in the theory of finance. Topics will include the theory of choice and the allocation of financial resources, the theory of optimal investment decisions and the theory of risk and uncertainty in financial decisions. It will also cover the theoretical concepts underlying financing decisions and the cost of capital. (PR: FIN 6406 or CI) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

FIN 6934 Financial Statement Analysis (3) The course is intended to provide the student with an understanding of the relationship between financial statements produced in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the informational content that they may or may not provide. The student should attain a better understanding of published financial statements and their usefulness to investors and creditors. (PR: FIN 6406) (Return to MSF Curriculum)

FIN 6934 Financial Options and Futures (3) This course studies markets, properties, pricing principles, and applications of financial futures and options. There are two purposes for this course. The first is to examine properties and pricing principles of financial futures and options. The second is to apply theory to address corporate hedging and risk management. Potential applications of course materials go far beyond the narrow focus of financial futures and options. (PR: FIN 6406) (Return to MSF Curriculum)