Interact with accomplished professors and like-minded peers through 100% online classroom, video and group sessions. The Master of Science in Finance provides you with real-world solutions to global financial challenges in a rigorous, world-class curriculum designed by experts in the field.
The Master of Science in Finance program prepares students for successful careers in corporate finance, asset and wealth management, the financial services industry, and other financial sectors. At Saint Kolbe University, we are developing leaders who redefine how we do business.
The degree will prepare students to synthesize information on financial markets with an organization’s financial data to analyze business performance, develop financial forecasts, and recommend corporate financial strategies.
Stackable Certificates Accelerate your Success
If you enroll with us, you don’t have to wait to finish your program to obtain certifications. Every 4 months term, you can complete one of our stackable certificates, allowing you to progress in your career even faster. At the end of the program, you could achieve the degree in addition to the 3 certificates you earned along the way without additional tuition costs or time.
All MS Finance students are required to take the Financial and Economic Environment of Business, where many of the core business concepts are covered, including business strategy and business ethics, two of the pillars of long-term business success and sustainability.
Program Objectives
Successful completion of the Finance program will enable graduates to:
• Analyze financial data in business settings
• Use qualitative and quantitative tools to evaluate business problems
• Apply theories and concepts of finance, economics, and management to improve organizational effectiveness
• Create financial reports and analyses
• Collaborate and communicate effectively
• Develop financial strategies to achieve business’s objectives with ethical business practices
Foundation Courses – Financial and Economic Environment of Business
This course reviews key functional areas of business including the following: sales, marketing, finance and accounting, customer service, human resources, research and development, production, and distribution
BU 502 – Managerial Economics
This course reviews key concepts of economics that business managers should understand in order to make sound decisions. Concepts covered include supply and demand, elasticity, taxation, markets, trade, and competition
BU 503 – Principles of Managerial Finance
This course reviews the role that finance plays in business. Students will learn key concepts of financial management including the following: the relationship between accounting and finance functions, financial analysis, valuation of securities, and the utilization of financial data to make business decisions
Managerial Finance
This course explores the application of finance principles in strategic planning and the operations of organizations. Students will learn to compute financial data and generate analyses for use in decision-making
FI 502 – Corporate Finance
This course explores corporate valuation, capital management, and financial decision-making
FI 503 – Futures, Options, and Derivatives
This course explores the integration of options, futures, and derivatives trading strategies within financial planning and portfolio management
Financial Strategy
This course focuses on the operation and regulation of financial markets and institutions; including the Federal Reserve, debt and security exchanges, and derivatives markets
FI 602 – International Financial Management
This course examines the international financial environment and the effect that transnational finance has on business and investments. Topics covered include the following: international financial markets and currency exchange, balance of payments and international trade, currency derivatives, and management of financial risk in international business
FI 603 – Financial Analysis
Students will learn how to analyze and report the financial condition of an organization. Students will also perform calculations, create budgets, and generate statements and reports
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