Curriculum

The program is structured as a Plan B master’s degree.  Therefore, a student must earn a minimum of 30 credits above a bachelor’s degree.  These credit requirements include 27 credit hours of course work (i.e., nine, three credit courses) and three thesis credits. It is anticipated that most students will complete the thesis credits (i.e., the Plan B paper) over the course of the summer semester following their fall entrance into the program.

The Plan of Study (POS) is as follow:

Fall Semester Courses Offered

• Mathematical Economics I (APEC 7350) - Elective Course (Taught two weeks prior to beginning of semester) *
• Corporate Finance (FIN 6410)
• Econometrics I (ECN 7310) 
• Fixed Income Securities (FIN 6300) 
• Financial Economics (ECN 6600) *

Spring Semester Courses Offered

• Computational Methods (FIN 6320)

• Derivatives Markets (FIN 6470)
• Econometrics II (ECN 7320)
• Investment Analysis (FIN 6460)

Summer Semester Courses Offered

• Thesis Credits (Plan B paper) (ECN 6970)

* Based on a student's prior preparation, these courses (APEC 7350 and ECN 6600) ma be waived by the Graduate Director

Elective Courses

This degree requires 30 semester credit hours: 27 credit hours of course work and three credit hours of thesis credits (ECN 6970). If a student has one or more courses noted above waived (i.e., APEC 7350 and/or ECN 6600), he or she may fulfill the 30 credit hour requirement by taking one or more of the following electives:

• FIN 5800 Financial Analysis (3 cr. Summer Semester)
• FIN 5470 Investment Practicum I (1.5 cr. Fall Semester)
• FIN 5475 Investment Practicum II (1.5 cr. Spring Semester)