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    Study Plan

    • Study Plan

      Thirty-six (36) credit hours are required to complete the Master of Science in Finance including the following:

      Thesis Track:

      • Twenty-seven (27) credit hours in the Major Requirements package, including six (6) credit hours for the thesis.
      • Nine (9) credit hours from the Major Electives package.

      Below is the proposed study plan to be followed by students in the thesis track:

      Master of Finance Study Plan for thesis track

      FIRST YEAR  (18 credit hours)​​ SECOND YEAR  (18 credit hours)
      Fall SemesterFall Semester
      Course #          Course Title                                                Cr Hrs.       Course #          Course Title                                                  Cr Hrs.
      FINA 605    Corporate Finance                                                 3FINA 619      Financial Econometrics II                                   3
      FINA 607    Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management                                                         3XXXX XXX    Elective Course                                                      3
      FINA 613    Research Methods in Finance                           3XXXX XXX    Elective Course                                                      3
      Total Credit Hours in Semester [9]Total Credit Hours in Semester [9]
      Spring Semester Spring Semester
      Course #          Course Title                                                Cr Hrs. Course #          Course Title                                                  Cr Hrs.       
      FINA 608    Financial Analysis and  Valuation                     3XXXX XXX    Elective                                                                      3
      FINA 610    Derivatives and Financial Engineering           3 FINA 699    Thesis                                                                           6
      FINA 617    Financial Econometrics I                                       3FINA 695     Thesis Defense                                                        0
      Total Credit Hours in Semester [9]Total Credit Hours in Semester [9]

       

      Non-Thesis Track:

      • Twenty-seven (27) credit hours in the Major Requirements package, including three (3) credit hours for the graduation project.
      • Nine (9) credit hours from the Major Electives package.

      Below is the proposed study plan to be followed by students in the thesis track:

      Master of Finance Study Plan for Non-Thesis track

      FIRST YEAR  (18 credit hours) SECOND YEAR  (18 credit hours)
      Fall Semester Fall Semester
      Course #          Course Title                                                Cr Hrs.Course #          Course Title                                                  Cr Hrs.
      FINA 605    Corporate Finance                                                 3FINA 619      Financial Econometrics II                                   3
      FINA 607    Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management                                                         3XXXX XXX    Elective Course                                                      3
      FINA 613    Research Methods in Finance                           3XXXX XXX    Elective Course                                                      3
      Total Credit Hours in Semester [9]Total Credit Hours in Semester [9]
      Spring Semester Spring Semester
      Course #          Course Title                                                Cr Hrs. Course #          Course Title                                                  Cr Hrs.
      FINA 608    Financial Analysis and  Valuation                     3MIST 660    Business Analytics                                                    3
      FINA 610    Derivatives and Financial Engineering           3 FINA 698    Finance Graduation Project                                  3
      FINA 617    Financial Econometrics I                                       3XXXX XXX    Elective                                                                      3
      Total Credit Hours in Semester [9]Total Credit Hours in Semester [9]

       

      Program Outline:

      Core Courses for both tracks (21 Credit Hours):

      • FINA 605 Corporate Finance
      • FINA 607 Investment and Portfolio Management
      • FINA 608 Financial Analysis and Valuation
      • FINA 610 Derivatives and Financial Engineering
      • FINA 613 Research Methods in Finance
      • FINA 617 Financial Econometric I
      • FINA 619 Financial Econometric II

      Track specific (6 Credit Hours only):

      Thesis track (6 Credit Hours):

      ·       FINA 699 Thesis

      ·       FINA 695 Thesis Defense

      Non-thesis track (6 Credit Hours):

      -          MIST 660 Business Analytics

      -          FINA 698 Finance Graduation Project

      Elective courses (9 Credit Hours): 

      ·       FINA 615 Advanced Islamic Banking and Finance

      ·       FINA 620 Islamic Capital Markets and Institutions

      ·       FINA 625 Special Topics in Islamic Finance

      ·       FINA 628 Risk Management in Islamic Finance

      ·       FINA 630 Energy Financial Economics

      ·       FINA 633 Energy Risk Management 

      ·       FINA 691 Energy Finance Practicum

      ·       FINA 692 Special Topics in Energy Finance

      ·       ACCT 604 Energy Financial Accounting​


    The proposed study plans to be followed by students admitted to the program are provided below.

    Proposed Study Plan for the Thesis Track

    Proposed Study Plan for the Non-Thesis Track