Finance, MS

45-63 credit hours

Requirements

To earn a Master of Science in Finance, the student must complete the following degree requirements:

MS foundation courses (0-18 credit hours)

EPB 50100Academic Writing for Graduate Students

6

One of the following:

MGMT 56070Statistics and Quantitative Analysis

3

MTH 14100Basic Statistics

3

Notes: (1) Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.

(2) Students may opt to meet the course foundation requirements by (a) taking these courses at the graduate level at Lindenwood or at another regionally accredited institution or (b) taking the equivalent undergraduate courses at Lindenwood or any regionally accredited institution. In either case, students must have received a grade of B or better in order to waive the foundation course.

(3) Students wishing to waive ACCT 51010, ECON 53081, or MGMT 56025 without a transcript showing equivalent coursework may attempt to do so by achieving a score of 70% or better on a diagnostic exam (one exam per course) prior to the start of the business program. To schedule an appointment to take this exam, contact the School of Business and Entrepreneurship.

One of the following:

ACCT 51010Financial Accounting Concepts

3

ACCT 21010Principles of Financial Accounting

3

One of the following:

FIN 52010Financial Policy

3

FIN 32000Principles of Finance

3

One of the following:

ECON 53081Economics Concepts

3

ECON 23020Principles of Microeconomics

3

Fifteen core business courses (45 credit hours)

ACCT 51011Managerial Accounting

3

ACCT 51070Financial Statement Analysis

3

ECON 53085Macroeconomic Analysis

3

FIN 52020Cases in Managerial Finance

3

FIN 52030Investments

3

FIN 52031Derivatives

3

FIN 52032Portfolio Management

3

FIN 52033Fixed Income Securities

3

FIN 52065Financial Markets and Institutions

3

FIN 52080Ethics and Compliance

3

FIN 62095Finance Thesis I

3

INTL 58020International Finance

3

FIN 62096Finance Thesis II

3

MGMT 56075Linear Statistical Models

3

MGMT 66075Quantitative Research Methods in Business

3