Webster University - Little Rock Metro
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Little Rock, AR, 72201, USA

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Master of Science in Finance

The master of science (M.S.) in finance is designed to provide a more quantitative and comprehensive examination of the finance field. Students will advance through corporate finance, investments, and market instruments and institutions. Additionally, students will experience significant exposure to supporting coursework in the closely related fields of accounting and economics. A capstone experience will tie together the major finance topics and expose students to literature, and the analysis thereof, pertinent to the field. After a comprehensive examination of the field, students may choose their electives to satisfy their specific career goals. Students desiring to take advance certification, such as the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) or CFP (Certified Financial Planner), will want to take advanced courses in Investments and Portfolio Management, while students interested in pursuing careers in other fields may want to take Entrepreneurial Finance, Capital Budgeting, International Finance, or similar advanced topics offered by the School of Business.

The M.S. in finance requires successful completion of 36 credit hours including 27 required credit hours and 9 credit hours of electives. The following courses are required for the M.S. in finance:
Master of Science in Finance
Course Course Name Required/Prerequisites
BUSN 5600 Accounting Theory and Practice Prerequisite
BUSN 5620 Current Economic Analysis Prerequisite
BUSN 5760 Applied Business Statistics Prerequisite
BUSN 6050 Macroeconomic Analysis Required
BUSN 6070 Management Accounting Required
FINC 5000 Finance Required
FINC 5210 Investments Required
FINC 5830 Institutions and Financial Markets Required
FINC 5870 Derivatives Required
FINC 5880 Advanced Corporate Finance Required
FINC 5890 Financial Statement Analysis Required
FINC 6290 Financial Strategies Required

Note: Program prerequisites are to be completed before beginning coursework for the M.S. in finance for those students who have not completed prerequisite courses (or an appropriate equivalent) within five years of entering the program and having earned a grade of B or better. If the appropriate prerequisite course content was completed longer than five years prior to entering the program, the department will allow a waiver if the student demonstrates their command of the content area by successfully completing a waiver examination. Prerequisite courses may not count as electives in the 36-credit-hour M.S. in finance.
Details on the Master of Science in Finance may be found here.