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Finance, MS

Overview

The Master of Science in Finance degree with STEM designation prepares students for the increasingly quantitative landscape of Finance, where the quantitative skills learned are highly valued by prospective employers in financial services, ratings and regulation. Additionally, as NYC is the epicenter for global financial markets, offering such a degree in NYC makes sense as it allows for cross-fertilization of ideas and techniques between industry and the academy. 

Requirements (30 credits)

To earn an MS in Finance, students must complete thirty credits consisting of seven required courses and nine credits of elective coursework.

Electives

Complete nine credits from the following:
FIN 6115Fixed Income Securities

3
FIN 6300Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Restructuring

3
FIN 6510Topics in Finance: Non-STEM

3
FIN 7000Professional Seminar

3
FIN 7300Applied Project in Professional Internship

3
FIN 7500Internship

1.5
RE 5250Real Estate Capital Markets

3

Core Courses

ECON 5110Econometrics

3
FIN 6000Corporate Finance

3
FIN 6030Quantitative Models for Decisionmakers

3
FIN 6040Financial Modeling

3
FIN 6110Investments

3
 
FIN 6305Options and Futures

3
Or
FIN 5640Mathematics of Finance

3
 
FIN 6520Topics in Finance: STEM

3