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The Oregon State specialized master’s option in finance provides focused training in financial markets and institutions as you study access to and use of money and capital.
Coursework
The information on this page is meant to give examples of the coursework in this program. Current students should refer to the OSU academic catalog for all official curriculum requirements.
Master's, Core
| Course ID | Course Name | 15 Total Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA 513 | Business Legal Environment | 3 |
| BA 514 | Operations Management | 3 |
| BA 515 | Managerial Decision Tools | 3 |
| BA 516 | Creating Value in Exchange | 3 |
| BA 517 | Markets and Valuation | 3 |
NOTE: Core-1 requirements may be waived if a candidate has a recent undergraduate major in business, or has completed equivalent coursework within an undergraduate business minor.
Master's, Finance, Coursework
| Course ID | Course Name | 18 Total Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA 528 | Financial and Cost Analysis | 3 |
| BA 540 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BA 555 | Practical Business Analysis | 3 |
| FIN 542 | Investments | 3 |
| FIN 546 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FIN 549 | Mergers & Acquisitions | 3 |
Master's, Finance, Electives
| Course ID | Course Name | 8 Minimum Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 540 | Fixed Income Securities | 4 |
| FIN 541 | ST/Financial Institutions | 4 |
| FIN 543 | Portfolio Management | 4 |
| FIN 544 | Financial Risk Management | 4 |
| FIN 545 | International Financial Management | 4 |
| FIN 547 | Commercial Banking | 4 |
| FIN 548 | International Financial Markets | 4 |
| FIN 560 | Principles of Financial Planning | 4 |
| FIN 569 | New Venture Finance | 4 |
| FIN 599 | Selected Topics in Finance | 4 |
Must select a minimum of 8 credits (Other electives may be approved by the Graduate Business Programs Office)
Master's, Finance, Open Electives
| Course ID | Course Name | 11 Minimum Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 546 | Introduction to Applied Econometrics | 4 |
| ACTG 520 | IT Auditing | 4 |
| BANA 560 | Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage | 3 |
| BANA 570 | Data Management | 3 |
| BANA 572 | Machine Learning & Text Mining for Business | 3 |
| BANA 577 | Integrated Business Analysis Project | 3 |
| Econ 524 | Introduction to Econometrics | 4 |
| ST 511 | Methods of Data Analysis | 4 |
Learning outcomes
Master's, Finance, Learning Outcomes
- Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work.
- Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
- Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.
- Analyze the impact of an enterprise on its various stakeholders.
- Propose and collect data necessary to inform a discipline-based evaluation of a complex business challenge.
- Apply critical thinking skills to a business challenge in the presence of uncertainty and ambiguity.
- Organize and present in written and oral form a persuasive and comprehensive evaluation of a business challenge.
- Apply core concepts and tools in the finance discipline to address current business challenges.
- Evaluate the tradeoff between risk and reward using appropriate quantitative methods.
- Develop defensible financial recommendations by applying financial tools and analytical methods.
- Assess a real-world financial challenge and formulate data-driven and research-informed practical solution.
- View full list of MSB Learning Outcomes.