Master of Science in Finance Curriculum

The MSF program consists of 15 courses (45 credits).  Students who hold undergraduate or graduate degrees in Management or related fields may be able to waive parts of the Business Core, up to 15 credits.

Business Core (five courses):

MS 600 Mathematical Analysis for Managers
AF 601 Economics for Managers
AF 610 Accounting for Managers
AF 620 Financial Management
MGT 650 Organizational Analysis and Skills

MSF Required Courses: (six courses):

AF 616 Financial Statement Analysis
AF 621 Advanced Corporate Finance
AF 623 Financial Modeling
AF 626 International Financial Management
AF 628 Portfolio Analysis and Investment Management
AF 635 Mergers and Acquisitions (capstone course)

MSF Elective Courses: (choose four):

AF 603 Massachusetts in the Global Economy
AF 613 Federal Tax Planning
AF 622 Global Portfolio Investment Management
AF 624 Managing Mutual Funds
AF 625 Derivative Securities
AF 627 Health System Financial Management
AF 629 Managing Financial Institutions
AF 633 Advanced Taxation Research
AF 634 Fixed Income Securities
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