Finance Graduate Option
This option is available within the Business major at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
Finance is the study of access to and use of money and capital. Students of finance study how individuals, businesses, and public entities access financial markets, make investment decisions for the use of scarce financial resources, and monitor stakeholder behavior associated with these financing and investment decisions.
The MSB is a STEM-designated degree, with a strong quantitative and analytical focus that can lead to a wide range of career opportunities. The program is accredited by AACSB.
Option Code: 2045
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following 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.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| 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 |
| Capstone | ||
| FIN 549 | MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select a minimum of 8 credits from the following courses: | 8 | |
| NEW VENTURE FINANCE | ||
| PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT | ||
| FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | ||
| COMMERCIAL BANKING | ||
| INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL PLANNING | ||
| Select 4 credits from the following courses, or an additional 4 credits from the electives above: 1 | 4 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ECONOMETRICS | ||
| DATA ANALYTICS FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE | ||
| DATA MANAGEMENT | ||
| DATA EXPLORATION AND VISUALIZATION | ||
| MACHINE LEARNING AND TEXT MINING FOR BUSINESS | ||
| INTEGRATED BUSINESS ANALYTICS PROJECT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS | ||
| METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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Other electives may be approved by the Graduate Business Programs Office. Complete sufficient electives for a minimum program of study of 45 graduate credits
Option Code: 2045