Finance Concentration

The Finance concentration is designed to broaden the student's understanding of the issues that are inherent in the finance decision-making process, focusing on the impact of such decisions for both the public and private sectors of the economy.

Requirements

This concentration requires completion of any three graduate-level Finance courses, including Real Estate (RE) 530. Students may design a specialization such as Corporate Finance, Investments, Derivatives, or Banking, or they may take a broad array of courses including selecting from real estate courses taught in the Department of Real Estate. Those students interested in specializing in a particular aspect of Finance, can use the following to guide their course selection decisions.

Banking Courses

• ADVANCED MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY (FIN 510)
• CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY (FIN 511)
• COMMERCIAL BANKING (FIN 512)
• MONEY AND CAPITAL MARKETS (FIN 513)
•  DERIVATIVES AND RISK MANAGEMENT (FIN 562)

Corporate Finance Courses

• PROBLEMS IN CORPORATE FINANCIAL POLICY (FIN 551)
• SPECIAL TOPICS IN CORPORATE FINANCE (FIN 553)
• INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (FIN 557)
• MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (FIN 558)
• CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (FIN 559)
• DERIVATIVES AND RISK MANAGEMENT (FIN 562)

Investments Courses

• INVESTMENT ANALYSIS (FIN 523)
• FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND SECURITY ANALYSIS (FIN 524)
• PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT (FIN 525)
• ADVANCED TOPICS IN INVESTMENT (FIN 526)
• INVESTMENT SEMINAR (FIN 595) 

Risk Management Courses

• DERIVATIVES AND RISK MANAGEMENT (FIN 562)
• INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (FIN 557)
  FINANCIAL ENGINEERING AND RISK MANAGEMENT (FIN 662)

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