Accelerated B.A./Master's Degree Program:
Finance
Overview
The Master of Science in Finance is offered through the Graduate School of Management at Clark University. The Graduate School of Management strives to develop: 1) outstanding leaders and managers of society's enterprises; 2) through a high quality educational experience; 3) carried out in an innovative community of learning; 4) by a faculty oriented toward research and service.
Departmental eligibility requirements
The MSF program is open to students from any undergraduate major. Prerequisite courses are required. Prospective MSF students need to have completed ECON 010, ECON160/PSYC105 (or comparable statistics course), MATH 120 and MGMT101 with a grade of B- or higher prior to being accepted to the BA/MSF program (students can be enrolled in these courses in the semester that they are applying). If a student places higher than MATH120 on the math placement exam, he/she should take a higher level math course to satisfy the math prerequisite. AP credit may count towards the Math prerequisite requirement. However, Clark’s MSF degree is a very quantitative based program, and students are encouraged to take some quantitative courses during their undergraduate years to help them prepare if they have AP credit for the math prerequisite.
Students must also achieve a score of 500 or higher on the GMAT exam and the scores should be submitted no later than June 1 of the junior year. The Accelerated BA/Master’s Degree Program Application: Part 1 must be completed by April 1 of the junior year and submitted to the Academic Advising Center. The Accelerated BA/Master’s Degree Program Application: Part 2 must be completed and submitted to the Graduate School of Management by April 15 of the junior year.
Program of Study
The Accelerated BA/MSF program involves 10 graduate courses.
BA/MSF Timetable
Junior year
Apply to the Graduate School (deadline is April 1). Apply to the MSF program (deadline is April 15).
Senior year - fall/spring
Courses to take in the senior year include:
FIN5301 Stock & Bond Valuation (½ unit - Fall)
FIN5302 Derivatives Valuation (½ unit - Fall)
FIN5201 – Case Studies in Corporate Finance (1 unit - Fall)
*FIN5208 - Fixed Income Securities (1 unit - Spring)
Elective (Accounting, Finance or Economics (1 unit - Spring)
Students then take the remaining units for the MSF degree in their 5th year.
FIN5311 – Portfolio Management (½ unit – Fall)
FIN5309 – Financial Econometrics (½ unit - Fall)
FIN5207 - Advanced Derivatives (1 unit - Fall)
FIN5203 - Investment Strategies (1 unit - Fall)
FIN5310 - Case Studies in Derivatives(1 unit - Spring)
FINTBA Computational Finance (1 unit - Spring)
*FIN5208 - Fixed Income Securities (1 unit - Spring)
Elective (Accounting, Finance or Economics (1 unit - Spring)
*FIN5208 can be taken in the spring of a student’s senior year or 5th year
Advice for prospective students
Because the MSF program is highly structured, students must consider the BA/MA option as early in their undergraduate careers as possible. Also, the more international experience and exposure the student can have (foreign languages, international development courses, study abroad programs, etc.) the better, since so much of business is conducted in the international arena today. And, work experience--in the form of an undergraduate internship or summer job in a corporate setting--will greatly enhance the learning experience.
Program Advisor (Signature Required on Application: Part 1)
Laura Burgess
Graduate School of Management
508-793-7744
Lburgess@clarku.edu
Student profiles
- Artan Kucuku completed the MSF degree program and is currently working as a Staff II accountant for Ernst & Young in Boston (Banking and Asset Management Group)
- Brock Tibert received his MSF degree and obtained a position as Analyst for Urban and Associates
Date updated: 4/08
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