MS FINANCE CURRICULUM ELECTIVES
The Vanderbilt MS Finance program combines a strong core of required courses with a variety of advanced MBA-level electives. You can tailor the learning experience to fit your career goals with 18 credit hours of elective courses. You must choose a minimum of 10 credit hours from the list of Primary Electives with the remaining credit hours chosen from the list of Secondary Electives.
Primary Electives
Course | Credits |
---|---|
Advanced Corporate Valuation | 2 |
Applied Investment Management | 2 |
Bond Markets | 2 |
Corporate Financial Policy | 2 |
Corporate Restructuring for Distressed Firms | 2 |
Corporate Restructuring for Non-Distressed Firms | 2 |
Derivatives Markets | 2 |
Entrepreneurial Finance | 2 |
Financial Institutions | 2 |
International Financial Markets and Instruments | 2 |
Investing in Big Data and Analytics | 2 |
Investing in Machine Learning | 2 |
Mergers and Acquisitions | 2 |
Venture Capital and Private Equity | 1 |
Secondary Electives
Course | Credits |
---|---|
Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions | 2 |
Advanced Cost Accounting | 2 |
Advanced Real Estate Valuation | 2 |
Business Analytics | 2 |
Business in the World Economy | 2 |
Commercial Real Estate Transactions | 1 |
Corporate Strategies for Environmental, Social, and Governmental Issues | 2 |
Derivative Securities Valuation | 2 |
Federal Income Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions | 2 |
Federal Taxation of Business Entities | 2 |
Financial Analysis of ESG Data | 2 |
Financial Statement Analysis | 2 |
Game Theory and Business Strategy | 2 |
Introduction to Financial Accounting | 2 |
Introduction to Law and Business | 2 |
Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 2 |
Managerial Economics | 2 |
Negotiation | 2 |
Property Law for Business Students | 1 |
Real Estate Financial Analysis | 2 |
Real Estate Investment and Development | 2 |
Seminar in Monetary and Fiscal Policy (1 credit hour per mod; both mods required) | 2 |
Spreadsheet Macros (VBA) for IT Applications | 2 |
Taxation of Business and Investment Transactions | 2 |
By the numbers
The percentage of coursework in the MS Finance program that can be customized with MBA-level electives.
FAQ
Program Information
The module system allows MSF students to take a wider variety of courses. The Owen Graduate School of Management has been operating on the "mod" scheduling system for several years now with a high degree of success.
All MSF students are required to attend Orientation and complete on-campus course work prior to the start of the academic semester. Typically, MSF students report to campus at the beginning of August.
Owen's active student body offers a number of opportunities to get involved outside of the classroom, and MSF students will have access to all professional and social clubs.
Admissions Information
Yes, MSF students can apply to the Vanderbilt MBA program. The admissions standards for the MBA program are different and generally require three to five years of work experience. If you are admitted to the MBA program, some of the MSF course credits can be used to satisfy MBA graduation requirements.
We seek students from a wide variety of backgrounds. Diversity in all forms—academic, professional, cultural, ethnic, gender, geographic, socioeconomic—is an important component of the Vanderbilt experience.
No. Most top business schools do not accept transfer students or transfer credits.
We will notify you of the admission decision within 30 days of your application being complete.
You will be asked to pay the application fee by credit card when submitting your online application.
MSF applicants need to have completed an undergraduate program at an accredited four-year undergraduate institution and should have shown high academic and personal achievement. Scores on the GMAT and TOEFL (for applicants who are not native English speakers) should be competitive with other Vanderbilt graduate programs.
Vanderbilt waives the application fee only in exceptional circumstances. Please email the MS Finance Admissions team with an explanation of your request for a fee waiver, a copy of your resume and test scores (if available).
The fee is $100.