{"id":37,"date":"2019-03-08T21:18:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T21:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/business\/master-of-science-in-finance\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2021-02-05T18:34:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T18:34:26","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/business\/master-of-science-in-finance\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
At A Glance<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Degree Awarded:<\/td>\nMaster of Science in Finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concentrations:<\/td>\nGlobal Finance, Quantitative Finance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Course Locations:<\/td>\nJersey City Campus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Program Duration:<\/td>\n30 Credits<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calendar:<\/td>\nTrimester (11 weeks)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Course Format:<\/td>\nClasses meet in person Monday to Thursday from 6pm to 9:25pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Master of Science in Finance degree is a 30 credit hour program designed for working professional and full-time and part-time students who wish to gain the expertise to succeed in today\u2019s globalized financial world. The Master of Science in Finance degree will provide students with the knowledge and practice knowledge on a host of topics and are well-prepared to pass leading financial certification exams.<\/p>\n

Program Availability<\/h2>\n

The program will be offered in the evening on a trimester schedule and is designed for both full-time and part-time study.<\/p>\n

Degree Requirements<\/h2>\n

The degree requires 30 trimester hour credits.<\/p>\n

Advisement<\/h2>\n

Saint Peter\u2019s University assigns an academic advisor from the Department of Economics and Finance to every candidate.<\/p>\n

Time Limitation<\/h2>\n

Students are expected to enroll continuously until their programs are completed. Students are required to maintain satisfactory academic progress by maintaining the required grade point average and accumulating sufficient credits within the stipulated time frame of five years.<\/p>\n

Curriculum – Master of Science in Finance<\/h2>\n

Required Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
EC-501<\/td>\nAdvanced Macroeconomics<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EC-502<\/td>\nAdvanced Microeconomics\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FN-503<\/td>\nHistory of Financial Economic Thought\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FN-504<\/td>\nAdvanced Econometrics and Financial Modeling1<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FN-505<\/td>\nGlobal Money, Credit, and Banking<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FN-506<\/td>\nAdvanced Corporate Finance2<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FN-516<\/td>\nFinancial Ethics3<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FN-590<\/td>\nInternship\/Mentored Research Project<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Concentrations: Choose One<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Global Finance<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
FN-524<\/td>\nInternational Finance<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FN-554<\/td>\nEmerging Markets\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quantitative Finance<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
FN-512<\/td>\nAdvanced Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FN-514<\/td>\nFinancial Engineering and Derivatives<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total program credits<\/td>\n<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/sup> It is highly recommended students take Mathematical Economics and Elements of Econometrics in preparation for this course.
\n2<\/sup> For Accelerated Five-Year students, this is recommended as replacement for FN-411: Financial Management.
\n3<\/sup> For Accelerated Five-Year students, this is recommended as replacement for FN-416: Financial Ethics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At A Glance Degree Awarded: Master of Science in Finance Concentrations: Global Finance, Quantitative Finance Course Locations: Jersey City Campus Program Duration: 30 Credits Calendar: Trimester (11 weeks) Course Format: Classes meet in person Monday to Thursday from 6pm to 9:25pm The Master of Science in Finance degree is a 30 credit hour program designed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-department-standard-child.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/business\/master-of-science-in-finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/business\/master-of-science-in-finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/business\/master-of-science-in-finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/business\/master-of-science-in-finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/business\/master-of-science-in-finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/business\/master-of-science-in-finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":162,"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/business\/master-of-science-in-finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/business\/master-of-science-in-finance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}