Requirements and Coursework
Course Requirements
The MS in Finance program is structured into five 8-week terms: fall 1, fall 2, spring 1, spring 2, and summer.
The program consists of 36 credits, which include:
- Required Business Core (12 credits)
- Finance and Capital Markets
- Financial Analysis Modeling
- Financial Institutions
- Fixed Income Investments
- Investment and Portfolio Analysis
- Derivatives
- Required Skills, Tools, and Methods (12 credits)
- Accounting and Financial Reporting
- Statistical Analysis
- Business Communication
- The Firm and the Macroeconomy
- Economics for Decision Making
- Ethics and Humanity
- Concentration and elective courses (8 credits)
- Capstone course (4 credits)
Specialized electives (8 credits) include financial risk, wealth management, mergers and acquisitions, econometrics and environmental finance.
Using knowledge gained in the program, students complete their program with a capstone course in advanced finance topics (4 credits).
Recommended Course Sequence
View this chart for the recommended curriculum in MS in Finance.
Course Schedule
An overview of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School course schedule is available for viewing. Please note that the courses displayed are for planning purposes only, and information such as dates, times, locations, and instructors is subject to change.
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