Finance

Students learn how to apply economic and financial theory to obtain solutions to financial problems, such as choosing among alternative investment projects and evaluating proposed investment strategies. A finance concentration prepares students for careers in corporate finance and treasury management, banking and insurance, and portfolio management.  A student entering the MBA (Finance) concentration must meet certain special admission requirements. Please contact the MBA Program Director for more details. The admitted student will need to successfully complete the curriculum described below. Since the concentration electives in Finance require special core course prerequisites, students should plan their core curriculum early.

Finance Core Courses (Required for Finance Concentration)

The Finance concentration requires that students substitute two core courses, MBA 505 and 507, with equivalent but more specialized Finance core courses, FIN 511 and FIN 521.

FIN 511 Mathematics with Financial Applications (instead of MBA 505)

FIN 521 Statistical Analysis in Financial Markets (instead of MBA 507)

Concentration Electives (6 credits)

Students can pursue three tracks: Corporate Finance, Risk Management and Investment Management, each requiring the completion of different courses

Corporate Finance Track (two required courses)

FIN 521 Corporate Finance (3 credits)

FIN 522 Investment Banking (3 credits)

Risk Management Track (two required courses)

FIN 581 Market Risk Management (3 credits)

FIN 583 Enterprise Risk Management (3 credits)

Investment Management Track (two required courses)

FIN 571 Equity Valuation (3 credits)

FIN 572 Structured Fixed Income Portfolios (3 credits)

Course Descriptions