Master of Finance

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Build a career in the world of finance as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP) or a member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).

This program trains client-facing professionals who understand financial instruments and the complexity of them, but are also able to represent those financial instruments to potential clients. It builds skills in financial analysis for careers in corporate finance, investment banking, and risk management.

The curriculum provides you with the essential financial acumen needed to impact and lead financial management in organizations of all types; financial firms and others, both for-profit and non-profit ventures. It provides a comprehensive and detailed scope of the field of finance, at national and international levels, with an emphasis on empirical methods and applications.

A STEM-Certified Degree Program

International students are eligible to apply for 36 months of OPT to work in the U.S. after graduation.

LAUNCH A FULFILLING CAREER

Our Career Development Center team will help you launch a career regionally, nationally or internationally, depending on your passion and willingness to work hard to develop networks of contacts to pursue.

CORE TRAINING INCLUDES

• Courses in career development & negotiation

• Career assessment, targeted goal setting, and self-directed search strategies

• One-on-one career coaching

• Internships and job search assistance

• Résumé writing, interview & networking skills

CURRICULUM AT A GLANCE

Program Duration	9 Months, or part time
Core Units Required	48 Units
Curriculum	7 Required Courses
	• Quantitative Analysis
	• Financial Management
	• Financial Accounting
	• Corporate Finance (2)
	• Fixed Income/Securities
	• Empirical Methods of Finance
	2 Restricted Elective Courses
	3 Elective Courses
Co-curricular Opportunities:
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) preparation
• Financial Management Association

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

The Master of Finance is open to eligible students with sufficient quantitative backgrounds to enable successful completion of the program. Appropriate undergraduate majors include business, engineering, mathematics, and statistics, among others.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Online application

• Statement of Purpose

• Transcripts

• One recommendation

• Résumé/CV

• GMAT or GRE scores

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

We offer extensive scholarship awards to all domestic students based on merit and need, and specific academic merit scholarships to international applicants. Employment awards and federal government loans are also available.

STEM-CERTIFIED PROGRAM

This STEM-certified degree program allows international students to apply for 36 months of OPT to work in the U.S. in their field of study after graduation.