1. Non-thesis option
A minimum of 30 hours beyond the common body of knowledge.
Degree Requirements
Prerequisite — 3 hours
| BUS 500 | Statistical and Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
Required Courses — 15 hours
| BUS 530 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BUS 532 | Security and Portfolio Analysis | 3 |
| BUS 533 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 |
| BUS 534 | Derivatives and Risk Management | 3 |
| BUS 563 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
BUS 530; if waived based on completion of three finance courses, students may substitute any finance elective.
BUS 534; if waived based on successfully completing the University of Portland's undergraduate Derivatives and Risk Management class, students may substitute any finance elective.
Electives — 15 hours
| BUS 531 | International Finance | 3 |
| BUS 536 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 |
| BUS 537 | Applied Financial and Economic Forecasting | 3 |
| BUS 538 | Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure | 3 |
| BUS 539 | Research Methods in Finance | 3 |
| BUS 543 | Decision Modeling | 3 |
| BUS 545 | Project Management | 3 |
| BUS 562 | Real Estate Finance | 3 |
| BUS 564 | Macro Economics in the Global Economy | 3 |
| BUS 567 | Applied Portfolio Management | 3 |
| BUS 568 | Income Tax Planning | 3 |
| BUS 574 | New Venture Finance and Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 590 | Directed Study | Variable |
The maximum number of hours allowed for a directed study is three.