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Preliminary Courses (0-12 Credits) Based on their academic background, the admitted applicants may be required to take preliminary courses from the following list. These courses are not part of the 30-credit MSFRM curriculum and the students who take them will incur additional cost. |
| Financial Accounting, or equivalentReporting | 3 credits |
| Firms in the Global EconomyFundamentals of Microeconomics, or equivalent | 1.5 credits |
| Fundamentals of Macroeconomics, or equivalent | 1.5 credits |
| Introduction to Quantitative Tools for Finance, or equivalent | 3 credits |
| Corporate FinanceFinancial Decision Making, or equivalent | 3 credits |
The program is changing from 100% required curriculum to a more flexible curriculum as described below, effective fall 2016. Students admitted prior to fall 2016 may also pursue this curriculum. |
Required Courses (22.5 credits) |
| Business Communication I* | 1.5 credits |
| Econometrics - Theory and Applications I | 3 credits |
| Investment Analysis | 3 credits |
| Debt Instruments and Markets | 3 credits |
| Options Markets | 3 credits |
| Measurement and Management of Market Risk I | 1.5 credits |
| Measurement and Management of Market Risk II | 1.5 credits |
| Measurement and Management of Credit Risk I | 1.5 credits |
| Measurement and Management of Credit Risk II | 1.5 credits |
| Measurement and Management of Risks in Operations and Information Technology | 1.5 credits |
| Measurement and Management of Risks in Investments | 1.5 credits |
Elective Courses (7.5 credits from the following list) |
| Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy | 3 credits |
| Econometrics: Theory and Applications II | 3 credits |
| Technical Analysis | 3 credits |
| Mergers and Acquisitions | 3 credits |
| Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance | 3 credits |
| Managerial Finance | 3 credits |
| Futures and Forwards Markets | 3 credits |
| Management of Financial Institutions | 3 credits |
| Financial Markets and Intermediaries | 3 credits |
| International Financial Markets | 3 credits |
| International Corporate Finance | 3 credits |
| Equity Markets: Trading and Structure | |
| Seminar in Finance | 3 credits |
| Advanced Managerial Finance | 3 credits |
| Advanced Investment Analysis | 3 credits |
| Classical Foundations of Financial Risk Management | 1.5 credits |
| Implications of Corporate Governance, Regulation, and Ethics of Risk Management | 1.5 credits |
| International Finance Markets | 1.5 credits |
| Debt Securities | 1.5 credits |
| Futures and Forwards | 1.5 credits |
| Options | 1.5 credits |
| Venture Capital | 1.5 credits |
| Special Topics in Investments | 1 credit |
| Special Topics in Investments | 1.5 credits |
| Special Topics in Investments | 2 credits |
| Special Topics in Investments | 3 credits |
| Special Topics in Corporate Finance | 1 credit |
| Special Topics in Corporate Finance | 1.5 credits |
| Special Topics in Corporate Finance | 2 credits |
| Special Topics in Corporate Finance | 3 credits |
| Risk Management in Financial Institutions | 3 credits |
*+Effective for all MS-Financial Risk Management students admitted in spring 2016 or later. Students admitted prior to spring 2016 should consult their preliminary course evaluation and/or waiver exam results, since other requirements and conditions may apply.
*Formerly ACC 9110 Financial Accounting; new course title effective Spring 2017.
**Formerly ECO 9730 Fundamentals of Microeconomics; new course title effective Spring 2017.
***Formerly FIN 9770 Financial Decision Making; new course title effective Spring 2017.