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Program Requirements

The Whitman MS in Finance can be completed with 30 credits (typically one year) by students with academic backgrounds in finance, economics, accounting, and business. Students without academic backgrounds in these areas should expect to take up to an additional nine hours of foundation courses as part of the program. The MS Finance program advisor reviews each student’s academic background and designs a program personally suited for the student.

MS in Finance
Total Credits Required 30

Finance Courses
18-21 credits

  • Theory of Finance
  • Investment Analysis
  • Corporate Financial Policy and Strategy
  • International Finance
  • Portfolio Analysis
  • Securities Markets
  • Equity Valuation
  • Derivatives
  • Distress/Value Investing
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Credit Risk Management
  • Operational Risk Management
  • Institutional Trading
  • Investment Banking
  • Financial Planning
  • Financial Modeling
  • Commercial Bank Management
  • Applied Financial Management
  • Thesis (optional)

Courses from Related Fields
9-12 credits

  • Regression and Time Series Analysis
  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • International Business
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