Degree Requirements

The MSF Programs consist of 10 core MSF courses and up to 4.5 prerequisite courses, depending on your academic background. Students with an appropriate academic background in business may waive  any or all of the prerequisite courses.  All students are reviewed for waiver status during the application review process and, upon admission, are notified directly from the MSF Programs office on their prerequisite standing.

Students  unsure of their standing are encouraged to contact the program office for a prerequisite standing review. For descriptions of the below courses, contact the MSF Programs Office.

Prerequisite Courses (may be waived)

Required Prerequisites (all required)

• MBA 620 Statistical Methods
• MBA 630 Economic Analysis for Managers 
• MBA 640 Corporate Financial Reporting & Control 
• MBA 650 Value-based Financial Management 

Elective Prerequisite (choose one of the following:)

• MBA 610 Organizational Behavior 
• MBA 660 Marketing: The Challenge of Managing Value 
• MBA 670 Information Management for Competitive Advantage 
• MBA 680 Managing in the Ethical and Legal Environment 

Core MSF Curriculum

Required (all seven required)

• MSF 800 Financial Statement Analysis 
• MSF 808 General Theory in Corporate Finance 
• MSF 810 Investment Analysis 
• MSF 812 Capital Budgeting 
• MSF 814 Options & Futures 
• MSF 818 Econometrics  
• MSF 820 Financial Policy 

Electives (choose three)

• MSF 816 Financial Institutions Management
• MSF 825 Multinational Financial Management 
• MSF 831 Portfolio Management  
• MSF 841 Financial Forecasting  
• MSF 851 Working Capital Management 
• MSF 863 Int’l Financial Markets & Banking 
• MSF 871 Advanced Banking Theory 
• MSF 873 Marketing of Financial Services 
• MSF 880 Investment Banking 
• MSF 881 Real Estate Finance 
• MSF 882 Financial Engineering 
• MSF 884 Fixed Income Securities 
• MSF 885 Risk & Insurance
• MSF 887 Fundamental Equity Analysis 
• MSF 891 Seminar in Finance 
• MSF 895 Masters Thesis  
• MSF 910 Directed Individual Study 
• MSF 860 Securities Regulations