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2. Thesis Option

A minimum of 27 hours beyond the common body of knowledge.

Degree Requirements

Prerequisite — 3 hours

BUS 500Statistical and Quantitative Analysis

3

Required Courses — 15 hours

BUS 530Corporate Finance

3
BUS 532Security and Portfolio Analysis

3
BUS 533Financial Markets and Institutions

3
BUS 534Derivatives and Risk Management

3
BUS 563Financial Statement Analysis

3

BUS 530; if waived based on completion of three finance courses, students may substitute any finance elective.

Electives — 12 hours

BUS 519Business Analytics

3
BUS 531International Finance

3
BUS 536Personal Financial Planning

3
BUS 537Applied Financial and Economic Forecasting

3
BUS 538Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure

3
BUS 539Research Methods in Finance

3
BUS 545Project Management

3
BUS 543Decision Modeling

3
BUS 552Optimization

3
BUS 555Database Management

3
BUS 562Real Estate Finance

3
BUS 564Macro Economics in the Global Economy

3
BUS 567Applied Portfolio Management

3
BUS 568Income Tax Planning

3
BUS 574New Venture Finance and Accounting

3

Thesis — 3 hours

BUS 599Thesis

variable

The thesis will follow the guidelines provided by the Graduate School of the University of Portland. Registration of BUS 599x is required for any graduate student who has received the grade of IP in BUS 599.