2. Thesis Option
A minimum of 27 credit hours beyond the common body of knowledge.
Degree Requirements
Prerequisite — 3 credit hours
| BUS 500 | Statistical and Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
Required Courses — 15 credit 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.
Electives — 12 credit hours
| BUS 519 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| 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 545 | Project Management | 3 |
| BUS 543 | Decision Modeling and Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 552 | Prescriptive Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 555 | Database 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 |
Thesis — 3 credit hours
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.