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MSFA CURRICULUM

Students are admitted into the MSFA during fall quarter only. Each cohort that begins the program (each year, we admit a full-time and a part-time cohort) takes all of their core classes together throughout the duration of the program. All students are encouraged to follow this cohort schedule of classes, which enhances their learning experience by forging relationships with other students in each cohort. Students that cannot follow the cohort structure will need to meet with their advisor to devise a schedule to meet all prerequisite and graduation requirements.

 

A total of 49 quarter-credit hours are required to complete the Master of Science in Financial Analysis (MSFA) degree. The program is divided into three key areas:

  • 11 credits of business
  • 30 credits of financial analysis core courses
  • 8 credits of financial analysis electives.

 

Business (11 credits)

  • BA 531 Executive Briefings (1)
  • MGMT 562 Business Strategy and Policy (4)
  • BA 506 Business Project (6)

 

Financial Analysis Core (30 credits)

  • ACTG 542 Tax Factors in Business Decisions (4)
  • ACTG 551 Accounting Information Systems (4)
  • ACTG 552 Strategic Cost Management (4)
  • ACTG 553 Financial Statement Analysis (4)
  • ACTG 560 Professional Ethics and the Public Interest (2)
  • FIN 551 Financial Management for Financial Analysts (4)
  • FIN 553 Financial Analysis and Business Valuation (4)
  • FIN 555 Applied Econometrics for Financial Analysis(4)

 

Financial Analysis Electives (8 credit hours)
Select eight credits from the following courses:

  • ACTG 522s [1] Advanced Taxation (4)
  • ACTG 592s [1] Auditing Concepts and Practices (4)
  • ACTG 593s [1] Advanced Auditing (4)
  • ACTG 585s [1] Business Law (4)
  • FIN 545 Hedging and Risk Management (4)
  • FIN 552s [1] Investments (4)
  • FIN 556s [1] International Financial Management (4)
  • FIN 562 Intermediate Financial Management (4)
  • FIN 565 Cases in Corporate Financial Management (4)
  • FIN 573s [1] Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (4)
  • FIN 574 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (2)
  • ISQA 551 Managing Information Technology (4)
  • ISQA 552 Managing Operations and the Value Chain (4)
  • MKTG 510 Services Marketing (4)
  • Study Abroad in Marseilles, France (8)
  • Other courses as approved by the Director of the MSFA program in consultation with the SBA's Graduate Program Committee.

    • Footnotes
    [1]     The School of Business Administration restricts the number of slash credits (indicated with an "s") to 4.

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    At this time, all MSFA courses are taught only in the evening, Monday through Thursday. Students take 8-14 credit hours per quarter, depending on whether they are full-time or part-time.