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Financial Analytics
Financial analytics is an emerging field in finance that focuses on advanced quantitative side of financial analysis.
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.
Specialized 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 |
Specialized Master's, Finance Analytics, Coursework
| Course ID | Course Name | 24 Total Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BA 528 | Financial and Cost Analysis | 3 |
| BA 540 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BANA 560 | Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage | 3 |
| BANA 570 | Data Management | 3 |
| BANA 571 | Data Exploration and Visualization | 3 |
| FIN 542 | Investments | 3 |
| BA 555 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FIN 546 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FIN 549 | Mergers & Acquisitions | 3 |
Specialized Master's, Finance Analytics, Electives
| Course ID | Course Name | 3 Minimum Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 512 | Microeconomic Theory I | 4 |
| AEC 546 | Introduction to Applied Econometrics | 4 |
| AEC 555 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| BA 569 | Advanced Strategic Management | 3 |
| BA 572 | Advanced Information Systems | 3 |
| BANA 572 | Machine Learning & Text Mining for Business | 3 |
| BANA 577 | Integrated Business Analytics Project | 3 |
| ECON 524 | Introduction to Econometrics | 3 |
| 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 |
Must select a minimum of 3 credits (Other electives may be approved by the graduate business programs office.)
Learning outcomes
Finance analytics 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.
- Learn and 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.
- Provide defensible financial recommendations by applying financial tools and analytical methods.
- Appraise real-world financial challenge and formulate data-driven and research-informed practical solutions.
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