Finance
Academic Program
Students pursuing an MSF degree may choose between the intensive program and the regular program. Under the intensive program, students take four classes per semester to complete the degree in 12 months, including a summer session. The regular program, which we highly recommend, paces classes over a period of 24 months, including two summer sessions.
Students with very strong backgrounds in a particular subject area can petition to waive a required course to be replaced by an elective as approved by the program director.
12 courses (48 total credits) are required to complete the MSF degree:
- FINA 271
- FINA 272
- FINA 273
- FINA 274
- FINA 275
- FINA 276
- FINA 277
- FINA 278
- FINA 279
- FINA 280
- FINA 281
- FINA 282
- Financial Modeling and Econometrics
- Global Financial Markets
- Advanced Accounting Applications for Finance
- Corporate Financial Management and Modeling
- Investment Analysis and Global Portfolio Management
- Derivative Securities, Risk Management, and Arbitrage
- Comparative Financial Market Regulation and Development
- Financial Theory and Research
- Real Estate Finance, Fixed-Income Security Valuation, and Special Topics
- Financial Institution Management and Modeling
- Cases in Financial Management and Investment Banking
- Directed Research in Finance
Please visit http://www.gwu.edu/~bulletin/grad/fina.html for course listings.