Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
Master
In massachusetts (USA)
*Indicative price
Original amount in USD:
$ 45,570
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Massachusetts (USA)
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Duration
9 Months
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Start date
Different dates available
Suffolk’s downtown Boston campus is near the heart of the Financial District—you can get your MSF just steps away from where you’re working. Our STEM-designated MSF program helps you build your knowledge of finance, broadens your internship and career opportunities, and provides access to an extensive professional network during and after your time at Suffolk.
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About this course
While earning your MSF at Suffolk, you’ll:
Learn from industry experts who are each a mix of practitioners and accomplished scholars
Study from a curriculum that aligns with professional practice and is guided by the cutting-edge industry trends identified by our Young Alumni Advisory Board
Benefit from academic partnerships with the CFA Institute and the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Get excellent preparation for both the CFA Exam and FRM Exam
Tailor your degree to one of four concentration areas—like Corporate Finance, FinTech, Investments, or Risk Management—that help you to develop your analytical skills and build your specialty experience
Suffolk’s MSF is built on practical coursework that simulates the financial conditions of today—and tomorrow. Suffolk is the ideal downtown training ground for future finance leaders like you.
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Subjects
- Corporate Finance
- Risk Assessment
- Risk
- Investment Banking
- Forecasting
- Portfolio Management
- Risk Management
- Capital Markets
- Securities
- Fixed Income
- Investment
- Private
- IT risk
- Financial
- Finance
- Banking
- Simulation
- Equity
- Financial Training
- Enterprise Risk Management
Course programme
Must be taken on campus in first semester of program.
- SBS-700 You As a Leader: Self-Awareness, Feedback, and Decision-Making
- FIN-601 Introduction to Statistics, Accounting, & Finance Intensive
Must be taken or waived prior to enrolling in Finance Core Courses.
- SBS-603 Managerial Economics
- SBS-604 Data Analytics
- MBA-640 Corporate Financial Reporting and Control
- MBA-650 Value Based Financial Management
Must be taken on campus unless permission to take online granted by the Academic Program Director.
- FIN-800 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
- FIN-808 General Theory in Corporate Finance
- FIN-810 Investment Analysis
- FIN-814 Options and Futures
- FIN-818 Financial Econometrics
Should be taken as late in the program as possible. Must be taken on campus, unless permission to take online is granted by the Academic Program Director.
- FIN-820 Financial Policy
Choose four (4) elective courses from the approved MSF electives list. Courses must be taken on campus, within Sawyer Business School, 800-level or above (exception MBA 740), unless permission to take online is granted by the Academic Director.
Students may declare a concentration in Corporate Finance, FinTech, Investments or Risk Management. If a concentration in Corporate Finance, Investments or Risk Management is declared, three electives must be in one concentration area. If a concentration in FinTech is declared students must complete ISOM 730, FIN 830, one approved FIN elective and one approved ISOM elective. The schedule of when courses within a concentration are offered vary by semester.
Students who declare a concentration must submit an SBS Graduate Program Concentration Request Form. Students are encouraged to meet with their advisor before they declare a concentration
The concentration appears on the transcript, not the diploma.
Choose three courses from the following list:
- FIN-801 Money & Capital Markets
- FIN-812 Capital Budgeting
- FIN-825 International Finance
- FIN-830 Introduction to FinTech
- FIN-841 Financial Forecasting
- FIN-845 Private Capital Markets
- FIN-880 Investment Banking
- FIN-882 Applied Risk Management
- FIN-895 MSF Thesis
- FIN-900 Special Topics in Finance
- FIN-910 Directed Individual Study
- FIN-920 MBA Graduate Internship
Required Courses (2 courses, 6 credits)
- ISOM-730 Python for Business Analytics
- FIN-830 Introduction to FinTech
Take one from the following list of electives:
- FIN-882 Applied Risk Management
- FIN-884 Fixed Income Securities
- FIN-885 Enterprise Risk Management
- FIN-887 Fundamental Equity Analysis
- FIN-890 Risk Assessment and Simulation
Take one from the following list of electives:
- ISOM-801 Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel
- ISOM-821 Data Management and Modeling
- ISOM-825 Enterprise Data Management
- ISOM-827 Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
- ISOM-835 Predictive Analytics
- ISOM-840 Security and Privacy
- ISOM-845 Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
Choose three courses from the following list:
- FIN-801 Money & Capital Markets
- FIN-830 Introduction to FinTech
- FIN-831 Portfolio Management
- FIN-835 Behavioral Finance
- FIN-841 Financial Forecasting
- FIN-845 Private Capital Markets
- FIN-880 Investment Banking
- FIN-881 Real Estate Finance
- FIN-882 Applied Risk Management
- FIN-884 Fixed Income Securities
- FIN-885 Enterprise Risk Management
- FIN-887 Fundamental Equity Analysis
- FIN-890 Risk Assessment and Simulation
- FIN-895 MSF Thesis
- FIN-900 Special Topics in Finance
- FIN-910 Directed Individual Study
- FIN-920 MBA Graduate Internship
- MBA-740 Immerse- Travel Seminar
Choose three courses from the following list:
Note: Students who choose the Risk Management Elective Concentration must take FIN 816 and FIN 882 as part of their program.- FIN-816 Risk Management in Banking and Finance
- FIN-830 Introduction to FinTech
- FIN-831 Portfolio Management
- FIN-835 Behavioral Finance
- FIN-882 Applied Risk Management
- FIN-884 Fixed Income Securities
- FIN-885 Enterprise Risk Management
- FIN-890 Risk Assessment and Simulation
- FIN-895 MSF Thesis
- FIN-900 Special Topics in Finance
- FIN-920 MBA Graduate Internship
- MBA-740 Immerse- Travel Seminar
Note: Students wishing to take SBS 920 for an elective in the MSF Program must consult with the MSF Advisor for guidance on how to be considered for this option.
London Financial Services Travel Seminar is the only seminar approved as an MSF elective. Any other travel seminar requires MSF Academic Program Director approval.
- FIN-801 Money & Capital Markets
- FIN-812 Capital Budgeting
- FIN-816 Risk Management in Banking and Finance
- FIN-825 International Finance
- FIN-830 Introduction to FinTech
- FIN-831 Portfolio Management
- FIN-835 Behavioral Finance
- FIN-841 Financial Forecasting
- FIN-845 Private Capital Markets
- FIN-880 Investment Banking
- FIN-881 Real Estate Finance
- FIN-882 Applied Risk Management
- FIN-884 Fixed Income Securities
- FIN-885 Enterprise Risk Management
- FIN-887 Fundamental Equity Analysis
- FIN-890 Risk Assessment and Simulation
- FIN-895 MSF Thesis
- FIN-900 Special Topics in Finance
- FIN-910 Directed Individual Study
- FIN-920 MBA Graduate Internship
- SBS-920 Graduate Internship
- MBA-740 Immerse- Travel Seminar
Additional information
For Part-Time students - $1,519
Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
*Indicative price
Original amount in USD:
$ 45,570