Finance, with concentration in FinTech (M.Sc.)

The MSc in Finance directly targets the expertise required in today’s global financial environment. This program gives a clear understanding of practical financial decision-making. Graduates work in investment and merchant banks, insurance and pension funds, and for governments and multinational companies. The MSc in Finance (thesis track) prepares students for more advanced graduate programs (DBA/PhD).

To obtain the MSc in Finance degree, students must complete 36 credits of which 24 credits of course work and 12 credits for thesis requirements to be completed in two full years.

Admission

The Applicant must present a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or very good for non-GPA measured degrees. GRE or GMAT test results are not a requirement for the MSc Finance application, but they strengthen the application. A completed Level I exam for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation is also considered a significant asset in your application.

No previous working experience is needed.

Students who do not have finance background will need to take a set of preparatory courses.

Candidates considering the MSc in Finance will be invited to complete a math test to assess their quantitative skills.

MSc Core Courses (12 credits)

Students must complete four core courses.

The core courses are:

MSc Elective Courses (12 credits)

The student must complete all core courses before attempting to take any of the elective courses. Students pursuing the general track of the Finance (M.Sc.) must choose 12 credits from the below list of elective courses that are geared towards Investment and Corporate Finance. To complete the Finance with Fintech Concentration (M.Sc.), students must choose 12 credits from the Fintech concentration below.

FINC 5311 - International Financial Management (3 cr.)
FINC 5312 - Financial Institutions and Markets (3 cr.)
FINC 5313 - Derivatives (3 cr.)
FINC 5314 - Real Estate Finance (3 cr.)
FINC 5315 - Islamic Finance (3 cr.)
FINC 5325 - Sustainable Finance (3 cr.)
FINC 5331 - Fixed Income Securities (3 cr.)
FINC 5333 - Private Equity and Venture Capital (3 cr.)
FINC 5351 - Advanced Corporate Finance (3 cr.)
FINC 5352 - Financial Modeling (3 cr.)
FINC 5353 - Financial Risk Analysis (3 cr.)
FINC 5370 - Selected Topics in Financial Management (3 cr.)
* One elective graduate course could be selected from the Fintech concentration.

** In exceptional cases, FINC 5375 independent course could be offered to students.

FinTech Concentration (12 credits)

The student must complete the following course:
FINC 5320 - Financial Computing (3 cr.)
In addition the student chooses 3 courses (9 cr.) from the following concentration courses:
CSCE 5261 - Advanced Artificial Intelligence (3 cr.)
FINC 5221 - Financial data Analytics (3 cr.)
FINC 5313 - Derivatives (3 cr.)
FINC 5322 - Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Finance (3 cr.)
FINC 5353 - Financial Risk Analysis (3 cr.)
FINC 5370 - Selected Topics in Financial Management (3 cr.)
* One elective graduate course could be selected from the list of MSc elective courses.

** In exceptional cases, FINC 5375 independent course could be offered to students.

Thesis Requirements (12 credits)

A student must take a research methodology course before starting the thesis.

FINC 5402 - Research Methodology (3 cr.)

The thesis is not allowed to be submitted for examination until the student has made a presentation of a major part of it at a department seminar.

FINC 5401 - Thesis (9 cr.)

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