The M.S. in financial risk management program provides advanced study to prepare students for careers in risk management in banks, investment firms, and in corporate treasury departments. The program is designed for full-time students. It focuses on the latest advances in hedging and risk mitigation techniques incorporating the use of complex financial instruments, including swaps, futures, forwards, and options.
Admission
In addition to the College of Business standards listed under “Graduate Study in Business,” an applicant is required to have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution with at least 15 semester hours in finance or department approval.
Phase One
See Phase One Requirements listed under “Graduate Study in Business.”
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The Phase One foundation courses will be included in a student’s program of study unless she or he has earned a C or better in corresponding undergraduate courses or a B or better in equivalent graduate courses elsewhere, or has passed the first and only attempt of the Phase One exemption examination.
In addition, those students who do not have 15 undergraduate semester hours in finance must complete the following (or their equivalents) with a grade of B or better in each course.
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