StudyQA — Master: Finance — Colorado State University

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This rigorous, practical program features a comprehensive study of integrated corporate risk measurement and management processes and principles. You’ll leave the program better able to assess and respond to changes in the risk environment and with the confidence to develop effective solutions to meet the needs of any industry.

The Master of Finance prepares students for careers in the rapidly changing finance industry, with an emphasis on quantitative analysis and real-world application. The curriculum covers the principles, processes, and practices of investment analysis, portfolio management, corporate finance, and financial risk management, with hands-on application of course concepts to analysis of current financial data.

Required Courses

FIN 524/STAT 524 Financial Statistics 3
FIN 605 Enterprise Valuation 3
FIN 610 Debt Securities Analysis 3
FIN 655 Investments 3
FIN 665 Financial Engineering 3
FIN 670 Risk Management Theory and Application 3
FIN 675 International Finance 3

Electives

Select a minimum of 9 credits from the following:

FIN 603 Corporate Risk Management
FIN 604 Employee Benefits
FIN 625 Quantitative Methods in Finance
FIN 630 Financial Modeling
FIN 661 Advanced Portfolio Management
FIN 669 Financing, Evaluating Sustainable Enterprise
REL 601 Fundamentals of Real Estate Finance

Program Total Credits 30

An undergraduate degree from an accredited four-year institution in any field with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
Completed undergraduate course work, or equivalent, in Business Finance, Probability and Statistics, and Calculus I
Prior work or academic experience with computer programming
Satisfactory scores in GMAT or GRE2
International applicants: Internet-based3 TOEFL score of 86 or higher, or an IELTS score of 6.5 or higher, or a PTE score of 58 or higher
Statement of purpose
Current résumé
Three professional recommendations

1. While we encourage our students to meet the minimum criteria, failure to meet one may be offset by strengths in other areas, as determined by the Graduate Program Committee.

2. A GMAT score of 620 or cumulative GRE score of 315 is preferred. Scores in the quantitative sections are especially significant. The test must have been taken within the past five years. If you take the GMAT or GRE more than once, only the top score is taken into consideration.

3. Other testing formats may be accepted. Please contact us for information.