MBA/Master of Finance - June 2015 Admission
MFin Requirements (30 credits total)
Finance Core (14 credits): Credits Term
BUSI 610: Introduction to Financial Accounting (fulfilled by MBA Core) 2 ______
BUSI 640: Financial Management (fulfilled by MBA Core) 2 ______
BUFN 740: Capital Markets 2 ______
BUFN 750: Valuation in Corporate Finance 2 ______
OR BUFN 751: Financial Strategy for Corporations 2 ______
OR BUFN 752: Financial Restructuring 2 ______
BUFN 761: Derivative Securities 2 ______
BUFN 758N*: Financial Econometrics I 2 ______
BUFN 758O*: Financial Econometrics II 2 ______
*BUFN 758N and BUFN 758O are daytime classes that are offered in the Spring at the Washington DC
and College Park campuses. If you are unable to take either, you may opt to take two of the following courses:
BUFN 765: Fixed Income Derivatives 2 ______
BUFN 766: Financial Engineering 2 ______
BUFN 764: Quantitative Investment Strategy 2 ______
NOTE: Students interested in pursuing a Corporate Finance concentration may elect to take an advanced Corporate Finance class (BUFN 750, 751 or 752) as one these two.
Finance Electives (10-16 credits):
BUFN 738: Investment Fund Management (Global, New Markets Growth, or Mayer Fund) 6 ______
BUFN 750: Valuation in Corporate Finance 2 ______
BUFN 751: Financial Strategy for Corporations 2 ______
BUFN 752: Financial Restructuring 2 ______
BUFN 753: Corporate Governance and Performance 2 ______
BUFN 754: Corporate Risk Management 2 ______
BUFN 755: Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity 2 ______
BUFN 758: Special Topics (2 credit BUFN 758 courses are approved electives) 2 ______
BUFN 760: Applied Equity Analysis 2 ______
BUFN 762: Fixed Income Analysis 2 ______
BUFN 763: Portfolio Management
BUFN 764: Quantitative Investment Strategy 2 ______
BUFN 765: Fixed Income Derivatives 2 ______
BUFN 766: Financial Engineering 2 ______
BUFN 770: International Investment 2 ______
BUFN 771: International Corporate and Project Finance 2 ______
BUFN 772: Bank Management 2 ______
BUFN 773: Institutional Asset Management 2 ______
NOTE: Students may apply any new BUFN course that is added to the schedule, as well as any PhD-level finance course.
Approved Electives (0-6 credits):
BUAC 710: Advanced Accounting Theory 2 ______
BUAC 711: Financial Planning and Control Systems for Managers and Consultants 2 ______
BUAC 743: Financial Statement Analysis 2 ______
BUDT 733: Data Mining for Business 2 ______
BUDT 758I: Financial Information Systems 2 ______
BUDT 775: Pricing and Revenue 2 ______
BUSI 771: New Venture Financing 2 ______
BMGT 830: Operational Research: Linear Programming 3 ______
BMGT 835: Discrete Event Simulation 3 ______
BMGT 840: Seminar in Financial Theory 3 ______
BMGT 882: Applied Multivariate Analysis I 3 ______
ECON 603: Microeconomic Analysis I 3 ______
ECON 621/622: Quantitative Methods
NOTE: If modifications to the MFin requirements occur while a student is pursuing the MFin, the student may choose either to continue fulfilling the requirements as they stood at the time of admission to the MFin, or to complete the newer requirements. A total of 66 credits must be achieved for the dual degree program. All dual degree students should work closely with a program administrator on approval of his/her requirements.