Master of Science Degree in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management

The M.S. in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management program will prepare students for careers in financial advising, investment analysis, investor wealth management, and related professions.

This graduate degree program consists of 30 credit-hours of course work for those students who have undergraduate degrees in business (any business sub-field e.g., accounting, finance, marketing, economics, management). For students who have undergraduate degrees in fields other than business, up to 18 additional credit-hours of undergraduate course work in business may be required. This specialized master’s degree in business provides students with instruction in a focused business field (financial analysis) with depth of topic coverage.

The coursework will include 10 required classes. Students will participate in small projects and cases and a culminating project that goes beyond the classroom to give the students real-world experience in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management.

Foundation Courses:

QBA 525	Applied Regression Models	3 credits
ACC 576	Taxation and Estate Planning	3 credits
ACC 560	Financial Statement Analysis	3 credits
FIN 520	Financial Modeling	3 credits
FIN 540	Financial Markets and Instruments	3 credits

Investment Courses:

FIN 525	Investment Strategies	3 credits
FIN 530	Derivatives	3 credits
FIN 550	Fixed Income Securities	3 credits
FIN 560	International Finance and Investments	3 credits
FIN 570	Portfolio Strategies and Hedge Funds	3 credits

Total: 30 credits

Students can pursue this degree either full-time or part-time. Full-time students with undergraduate degrees in business can complete the program in 3 semesters and graduate in one calendar year (fall, spring, summer).

The program is accredited by AACSB International, the same accrediting agency that accredits ASU’s MBA program and the business programs at all the top universities.