The Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program offers students a rigorous and intellectually sophisticated framework for analyzing decision-making in finance. Students are prepared to lead businesses, non-profits, international and regulatory agencies, financial firms and any other organization where financial decision-making is important. The program provides a dedicated and well-known faculty with extensive academic and professional experience, unique access to professional opportunities in Washington, D.C. and the orientation necessary to become a highly skilled professional ready to compete, succeed and lead in today's rapidly-changing, global finance environment.

Degree Requirements

• 33 credit hours including 9 credit hours of introductory, 9 credit hours of core, and 15 credit hours of elective course work 

Prerequisite Courses

All prerequisites must be satisfied, either at the undergraduate or graduate levels, prior to enrollment in the MSF. 

• 6 undergraduate credit hours of micro and macroeconomics or 3 graduate credit hours in economics 
• 3 credit hours of statistics 
• 6 undergraduate credit hours of financial accounting or 3 graduate credit hours in accounting 

Introductory Courses (9 credit hours)

These courses may be waived if the student has earned a B- or better in an equivalent course; 3 credit hours may be waived without substitution, the other 3 to 6 credits must be taken in additional advanced courses as approved by the M.S.F. director. 

• FIN-614 Financial Management (3) 
• FIN-555 Financial Modeling (3) 
• STAT-514 Statistical Methods (3) 

Core Courses (9 credit hours)

• FIN-674 Derivatives & Risk Management (3) 
• FIN-684 Fixed Income Analysis (3) 
• FIN-686 Quantitative Methods in Finance (3) 

Elective Courses (15 credit hours) 

15 credit hours from the following with up to 6 credit hours from graduate-level accounting, economics, statistics or other courses approved by the MSF director: 

• FIN-575 CFA Level I Intensive Review (3)
• FIN-671 Advanced Financial Management (3) 
• FIN-672 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3) 
• FIN-673 Corporate Valuation and Financial Strategy (3) 
• FIN-677 Financial Statement Analysis (3) 
• FIN-680 Investment Banking (1.5) 
• FIN-681 Financial Intermediation in Emerging Markets (1.5) 
• FIN-685 Topics in Finance and Real Estate (1.5-3) 
• IBUS-700 International Finance (3)