The Department of Finance has a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching, and to offering meaningful, relevant, and intellectually stimulating courses.
Graduate education is an important part of the department's instructional effort.
The objective of the M.S. curriculum is to provide qualified students who have previous course work in finance the opportunity to deepen their knowledge. The M.S. program seeks to give students the analytical and communicative skills necessary for effective financial decision making. The curriculum is flexible, with a student's program of study reflecting his or her professional objectives. The Department also offers a specialized M.S. with a minor in Mathematics for students with previous course work in advanced mathematics who seek careers applying those skills in financial markets. The Ph.D. program in business administration with a major in finance is research-oriented and designed to prepare qualified students for academic professions.