Master of Science in Finance - Risk Management 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Brandeis University |TopUniversities

Master of Science in Finance - Risk Management

Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

Accounting and FinanceMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Accounting and Finance

Study Level

Masters

Students must successfully complete an approved schedule of 22 credits in required core courses in Global Economic Environment, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Investments, and Fixed Income. Students must also complete 4 credits of practicum experience (Internship, Consulting Field Project or Directed Research). Students are then required to complete the remaining credits within one of the 4 concentration areas or complete the MSF without a concentration. The concentration areas are structured towards career outcomes in the following 4 fields: Asset Management, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, and Transfer Pricing. Risk Management Required Courses (4 credits): FIN 270a Options and Derivatives Group 2 Only one of the following (4 credits): FIN 279a Applied Risk Management (4 credits) FIN 288a Corporate Financial Engineering (4 credits) Group 3 (6 credits): BUS 278f Corporate Governance (2 credits) BUS 279f Corporate Fraud: Detection and Prevention (2 credits) BUS 280f Operational Risk Management (2 credits) FIN 242f Credit Risk Analysis I (2 credits) FIN 244f Credit Risk Analysis II (2 credits) FIN 252f Banking, Central Banking, and International Financial Systems (2 credits) FIN 297a Approved Internship in Risk Management (2 credits) Group 4 (4 credits): FIN 271a Options and Derivatives II (4 credits) FIN 280a Financial Risk Management (4 credits) FIN 285a Computer Simulations and Risk Assessment (4 credits)

Programme overview

Main Subject

Accounting and Finance

Study Level

Masters

Students must successfully complete an approved schedule of 22 credits in required core courses in Global Economic Environment, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Investments, and Fixed Income. Students must also complete 4 credits of practicum experience (Internship, Consulting Field Project or Directed Research). Students are then required to complete the remaining credits within one of the 4 concentration areas or complete the MSF without a concentration. The concentration areas are structured towards career outcomes in the following 4 fields: Asset Management, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, and Transfer Pricing. Risk Management Required Courses (4 credits): FIN 270a Options and Derivatives Group 2 Only one of the following (4 credits): FIN 279a Applied Risk Management (4 credits) FIN 288a Corporate Financial Engineering (4 credits) Group 3 (6 credits): BUS 278f Corporate Governance (2 credits) BUS 279f Corporate Fraud: Detection and Prevention (2 credits) BUS 280f Operational Risk Management (2 credits) FIN 242f Credit Risk Analysis I (2 credits) FIN 244f Credit Risk Analysis II (2 credits) FIN 252f Banking, Central Banking, and International Financial Systems (2 credits) FIN 297a Approved Internship in Risk Management (2 credits) Group 4 (4 credits): FIN 271a Options and Derivatives II (4 credits) FIN 280a Financial Risk Management (4 credits) FIN 285a Computer Simulations and Risk Assessment (4 credits)

Admission Requirements

7+
Other English Language Requirements:  600 (paper-based TOEFL); 250 (computer-based TOEFL); 68 (PTE).

1 Year
Jan-2000

Domestic
0 USD
International
0 USD

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