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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Master of Business Administration Degree – Finance Concentration

This concentration is designed to offer the opportunity for qualified graduate students to study business administration at the graduate level with an emphasis in finance. It particularly assists students in preparing for finance-related careers in the business environment or for graduate study in finance at the doctoral level.

Students choosing to concentrate in finance must complete the 21 semester credit hours of courses containing the foundations of knowledge and 12 semester credit hours as follows:

FIN 5633 Investment Theory and Problems

9 semester credit hours of graduate finance elective courses.

Master of Science Degree in Finance

The Master of Science degree in Finance (M.S.F.) provides an intensive education in various aspects of finance, including markets and institutions, corporate finance, international finance, financial modeling, and investments including derivative securities. Emphasis is on theoretical aspects of finance, developments in financial instruments and markets, and practical application tools and techniques. The program is designed to train students to be financial managers and analysts in corporations, banks, and investment institutions. It also provides the opportunity for students to prepare to undertake specialized certification examinations and doctoral studies in finance. The program, including admission, is supervised by the Graduate Program Committee in Finance, which includes the Graduate Advisor in Finance. General requirements for completion of the program consist of nonfinance foundations of knowledge requirements, required finance courses, elective work, and a comprehensive examination.

Program Admission Requirements. For admission to the Master of Science degree in Finance program, applicants must meet University-wide graduate admission requirements. Applicants are further considered on the basis of demonstrated potential for success in graduate study in finance as indicated by a combination of prior academic achievement, Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores, personal statement, résumé (optional), and references (optional).

The M.S.F. Graduate Program Committee evaluates each applicant individually based on the complete package of submitted materials.

A complete application package will include:

  • a completed application form
  • transcripts from all universities attended • official Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores
  • personal statement
  • current résumé with employment or other experience (optional)
  • letters of reference (optional).

    • Students with nonfinance undergraduate degrees may be required to take additional undergraduate and graduate courses for removal of deficiencies, as determined by the Graduate Program Committee in Finance. Such courses do not apply toward the degree.

    Degree Requirements. Students must complete 33 semester credit hours and a comprehensive examination.

    A. Foundations of knowledge courses:

    ACC 5023 Accounting Analysis for Decision Making
    ECO 5023 Managerial Economics
    MS 5023 Decision Analysis and Production Management

    B. Finance courses:

    FIN 5023 Financial Management
    FIN 5633 Investment Theory and Problems
    FIN 6313 Modeling of Financial Decision Making (must be taken at least one semester before graduation)

    C. 15 semester credit hours of electives, at least 12 of which must be in finance. The Graduate Advisor in Finance must approve nonfinance electives. Finance electives include:

    FIN 5033 Cases in Financial Management
    FIN 5713 Financial Markets
    FIN 5733 Banking and the Financial Services Industry
    FIN 5813 Corporate Valuation
    FIN 5833 International Financial Management
    FIN 5853 Entrepreneurial Business Finance
    FIN 5913 Portfolio Theory and Efficient Capital Markets
    FIN 6213 Speculative Markets and Securities
    FIN 6943 Finance Internship
    FIN 6951-3 Independent Study
    FIN 6973 Special Problems

    D. Comprehensive examination. All candidates must pass a comprehensive examination administered by the Graduate Program Committee in Finance.

    Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Business Administration with an Emphasis in Finance

    The College of Business offers opportunities for advanced study and research leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance. See page 81 of this catalog for a detailed description of the general requirements for the Ph.D. degree. The Doctoral Studies Committee of the Department of Finance will advise students admitted to the program who pursue a Ph.D. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance.

    1. To satisfy the Major Area Coursework for the finance emphasis, a student must complete:

    FIN 7013 Financial Theory
    IN 7023 Corporate Finance
    FIN 7033 Valuation
    FIN 7043 Empirical Finance
    FIN 7201-3 Finance Research Colloquium

    2. Two directed electives:

    FIN 7053 Topics in Financial Research
    FIN elective

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