Today’s fast-paced, technology-driven investment environment demands that financial managers understand and employ the latest financial tools and techniques. With the Investment Certificate from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, you will meet the demands of the rapidly developing field of investments and finance.
Location
Washington, D.C. and Baltimore
Length
1-3 years, 16 credits
Interior Description
The Investments Certificate will enhance your resume and build your toolkit to work successfully in mutual funds, trust departments, brokerage firms, or other investment companies. Courses are structured to complement preparation for the CFA exams. If you choose to continue your education, apply the credits in this program toward the Flexible MBA or the Master of Science in Finance.
Complete this certificate in less than one year, or take as long as three years to complete.
Online
Learn at the pace and style that works best for you with traditional and project-based courses offered in an interactive online format.
Prep for the Chartered Financial Analyst
The curriculum is specially structured to prepare students for the CFA exams.
Transferable credits
Should you choose to continue your education and apply for an MBA or MS degree, you can transfer up to 16 credits earned in this program.
Curriculum
Mutual funds, trust departments, brokerage firms, and investment bankers are constantly looking for professionally trained financial managers. Today’s fast-paced, technology-driven investment environment demands that financial managers understand and employ the latest financial tools and techniques.
The latest edition of the Carey Business School University Catalog is available.
The graduate certificate in investments is designed to meet the demands of professionals in the rapidly developing field of investments and finance. The certificate program is structured to complement preparation for the CFA exams.
Certificate requirements
Students are required to complete the graduate certificate in investments within three years. The certificate consists of eight courses (16 credits). All courses are two credits.
Required courses
BU.210.620 Accounting and Financial Reporting
BU.510.601 Statistical Analysis
BU.231.620 Corporate Finance
BU.232.701 Investments
BU.232.710 Derivatives
BU.232.720 Fixed Income
Electives
Finance elective 1
Finance elective 2
Note: MS in Finance and MBA students may add either the graduate certificate in Financial Management or the graduate certificate in Investments, but not both.
