Master of Science in Finance (MSF)

Master of Science in Finance Overview

Graduate Program

The Clark University M.S.F. program is a rigorous curriculum focusing on the skills and knowledge required to apply advanced financial theories to complex financial management problems. To be successful in this program, students need to have strong mathematical skills, along with required prerequisite course work in the following areas:

• Financial Accounting
• Calculus
• Economic Theory
• Statistics

Graduate Program Requirements

The M.S.F. degree is offered as a full time cohort program, completed in three semesters. Completion of the FIN 5885  Career Training Cohort class and an internship are required for those who have less than three years of relevant professional full time work experience.

The M.S.F. curriculum consists of full-semester, 14-week course which counts as one unit. The curriculum for the M.S.F. program consists of the following courses, plus an additional 2 units of electives in the areas of finance or accounting, which will total 10 units of credit:

All courses are worth one unit, unless otherwise specified.

• Fall (Semester 1)

   

• FIN 5201 - Case Studies in Corporate Finance
• FIN 5309 - Financial Econometrics
• FIN 5401 - Intro to Investment Analysis

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• Spring (Semester 2)

   

• FIN 5208 - Fixed-Income Securities
• FIN 5216 - Computational Finance
• FIN 5310 - Case Studies in Derivatives

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• Fall (Semester 3)

   

• FIN 5203 - Investment Strategies
• FIN 5207 - Advanced Derivatives

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Program Faculty

Shu Feng, Ph.D.
Sitikantha Parida, Ph.D.
Richard Spurgin, Ph.D.
Guillaume Weisang, Ph.D.

Emeriti Faculty

Maurry Tamarkin, Ph.D.

For a full list of faculty, including visiting and adjunct professors, please see the Faculty page on GSOM’s website.