Master of Science in Business : Finance
The Master in Science program in Business: Finance equips graduate students with the skills necessary to excel in today’s financial marketplace. The intensive training prepares degree candidates to assume a wide range of professional responsibilities in the financial industry (including financial engineering, investments management, financial decision-making, quantitative asset management, managerial economics, financial forecasting, financial institutions, and applied research). There is focused on the role of financial intermediaries; valuation of financial assets; determination and behaviour of interest rates; incentives and determinants of corporate behaviour. The curriculum is designed to build and strengthen skills in financial operations, financial decisions, investment strategies and investment management.
Program Objectives
- Evidence mastery of the major functional areas of business including: the ability to develop, emend, analyze and produce formalize reports relevant to financial information
- Refine and expand knowledge of finance-based applications which allow for the inclusion of complex financial information in both reporting and in managerial decision-making.
- Identify and embrace the responsibilities of a financial manager’s roles in the areas of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling, with specific expertise in the area of financial leadership.
- Manifest a deep-rooted understanding of the finance and marketing mix to successfully perform what can often be competitive and complex environments.
- Acquire an extended familiarity with fundamental legal concepts and their applications within the business community.
- Manifest substantial knowledge of the use of information technology in managing organizations and the ability to apply modern scientific and mathematical methods to management and finance-related problems with a reasonable degree of sophistication.
- Apply theoretical knowledge to the solution of complex, financial problems -- both individually (in a managerial/leadership role) and through teamwork within the context of an active work environment.
- Demonstrate advanced sills that allow one to direct and executive complex analytical and objective problem solving adapted to the contextual needs of given organizations.
- Further hone communicative skills, which underpin the ability to conduct independent research and to formulate documents, reports, and publications that manifest mastery of content and execution.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities are readily identified in corporations, small firms, investment brokerages, financial institutions, government and not-for-profit organizations. Further opportunities include positions within research organizations and consultancy-based enterprises. The program is designed to provide an integral management perspective for leaders operating in domestic and international environments, with a focus on financial leadership.
