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Master's

MS in Finance

University of Illinois Chicago College of Business Administration 54 courses

About This Program

Applicants are considered on an individual basis. Transcripts for all undergraduate and any graduate work must be submitted to the UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business Program Office. In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants must meet the following program requirements: specified deadline to qualify for guaranteed admission. University of Illinois students who do not meet the 3.25/4.00 GPA requirement are still strongly encouraged to apply to the MS in Finance program; these applicants will be considered for admission based on a comprehensive review of their application.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses (12 hours)

Code Course Title Credits
FIN 510 Investments 4
FIN 520 Corporate Finance 4
FIN 570 Quantitative Methods in Finance 4

Electives (20 hours)

Code Course Title Credits
FIN 512 Portfolio Analysis 4
FIN 515 Fixed Income Securities 4
FIN 516 Theory and Structure of Options and Futures Markets 4
FIN 521 Advanced Corporate Finance 4
FIN 522 Alternative Investments: Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Hedge Funds 4
FIN 523 Financial Modeling 4
FIN 524 Financial Communication 4
FIN 525 Energy Finance 4
FIN 530 Money and Banking 4
FIN 531 Capital Markets 4
FIN 540 International Financial Markets 4
FIN 542 International Finance 4
FIN 545 Financing Entrepreneurship 4
FIN 549 Applied Equity Investment Management 4
FIN 550 Personal Finance 4
FIN 551 Financial Decision Making I 4
FIN 556 Advanced Investment Management 4
FIN 571 Empirical Issues in Finance 4
FIN 573 Risk Management 4
FIN 580 Securities Markets and High-Frequency Trading 4
FIN 594 Special Topics in Finance 1-4
FIN 596 Independent Study in Finance 1-4
ACTG 502 Financial Accounting I 4
ACTG 516 Financial Statement Analysis 4
ACTG 585 Corporate Valuation and Accounting Information 4
ACTG 593 Professional Accounting Research 4
IDS 561 Analytics for Big Data 4
IDS 564 Social Media and Network Analysis 4
IDS 566 Advanced Text Analytics for Business 2
IDS 567 Business Data Visualization 2
IDS 572 Data Mining for Business 4
IDS 575 Machine Learning and Statistical Methods for Business Analytics 4
IDS 576 Deep Learning and Modern Applications 4
IDS 582 Time Series Econometrics 4
ECON 537 Time Series Econometrics 4
IDS 583 Business Research and Forecasting II 4
ECON 538 Business Research and Forecasting II 4
ECON 509 Microeconomic Theory I 4
ECON 511 Macroeconomic Theory I 4

Required Coursesβ€”MS in Finance (12 hours)

Code Course Title Credits
FIN 510 Investments 4
FIN 520 Corporate Finance 4
FIN 570 Quantitative Methods in Finance 4

Electivesβ€”MS in Finance (12 hours)

Select 12 hours from the following finance electives. Other finance electives may be taken with the advice and approval of the director of graduate studies.

Code Course Title Credits
FIN 512 Portfolio Analysis 4
FIN 516 Theory and Structure of Options and Futures Markets 4
FIN 530 Money and Banking 4
FIN 531 Capital Markets 4
FIN 542 International Finance 4
FIN 551 Financial Decision Making I 4
FIN 571 Empirical Issues in Finance 4
FIN 594 Special Topics in Finance 1-4
FIN 596 Independent Study in Finance 1-4
FIN 510 Investments 4
FIN 512 Portfolio Analysis 4
FIN 516 Theory and Structure of Options and Futures Markets 4
IDS 521 Advanced Database Management 4
IDS 560 Analytics Strategy and Practice 4
IDS 561 Analytics for Big Data 4
IDS 564 Social Media and Network Analysis 4
IDS 566 Advanced Text Analytics for Business 2
IDS 572 Data Mining for Business 4
IDS 573 Risk Management 4
IDS 575 Machine Learning and Statistical Methods for Business Analytics 4
IDS 576 Deep Learning and Modern Applications 4
ACTG 500 Introduction to Financial Accounting 4
FIN 500 Introduction to Corporate Finance 4
IDS 532 or MKTG 500 Introduction to Operations Management or Introduction to Marketing 4
IDS 570 Statistics for Management 4
IDS 410 Business Database Technology 3-4
ACTG 500 Introduction to Financial Accounting 4
FIN 500 Introduction to Corporate Finance 4
IDS 570 Statistics for Management 4
ECON 520 Microeconomics for Business Decisions 4

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