Students receive a sound foundation in both corporate finance and investments and can then tailor their program to their own career aspirations or receive intensive, highly specialized training that allows them to make immediate contributions in the financial work place. Program provides students with practical, real-time experience working on financial projects for leading corporations. The program combines real world experience with innovative teaching of financial methods and techniques. Students in the program work in groups on important corporate financial programs with consulting firms, investment banks and public or private firms. The capstone course involves a year-long team project analyzing corporate financial problems of companies associated with the program.
Students apply to the program after their first semester of coursework is completed.
Since its inception in 1970, it has become a model for similar programs across the country. Still another option in finance is the Quantitative Math Finance program, designed to train research analysts for corporations and investment firms. These high-demand positions require expertise in computer programs and programming along with knowledge of advanced statistical and mathematical methods.