PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Build a career in the world of finance as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP) or a member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). This program trains client-facing professionals who understand financial instruments and the complexity of them, but are also able to represent those financial instruments to potential clients. It builds skills in financial analysis for careers in corporate finance, investment banking, and risk management.
The curriculum provides you with the essential financial acumen needed to impact and lead financial management in organizations of all types; financial firms and others, both for-profit and non-profit ventures. It provides a comprehensive and detailed scope of the field of finance, at national and international levels, with an emphasis on empirical methods and applications. A STEM-Certified Degree Program International students are eligible to apply for 36 months of OPT to work in the U.S. after graduation.
Master of Finance
FINANCE
LAUNCH A FULFILLING CAREER
CURRICULUM AT A GLANCE Program Duration 9 Months, or part time Core Units Required 48 Units Curriculum 7 Required Courses • Quantitative Analysis • Financial Management
Our Career Development Center team will help you
• Financial Accounting
launch a career regionally, nationally or internationally,
• Corporate Finance (2)
depending on your passion and willingness to work hard
• Fixed Income/Securities
to develop networks of contacts to pursue.
• Empirical Methods of
CORE TRAINING INCLUDES •
Courses in career development & negotiation
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Career assessment, targeted goal setting, and
Finance 2 Restricted Elective Courses 3 Elective Courses
self-directed search strategies •
One-on-one career coaching
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Internships and job search assistance
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Résumé writing, interview & networking skills
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA The Master of Finance is open to eligible students
Co-curricular Opportunities: •
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) preparation
•
Financial Management Association
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
with sufficient quantitative backgrounds to
We offer extensive scholarship awards to all
enable successful completion of the program.
domestic students based on merit and need, and
Appropriate undergraduate majors include
specific academic merit scholarships to international
business, engineering, mathematics, and
applicants. Employment awards and federal
statistics, among others.
government loans are also available.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
STEM-CERTIFIED PROGRAM
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Online application
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Statement of Purpose
This STEM-certified degree program allows
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international students to apply for 36 months of
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One recommendation
OPT to work in the U.S. in their field of study after
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Résumé/CV
graduation.
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GMAT or GRE scores
Contact us to schedule a virtual or in-person consultation with an Admissions Director.
ucr_agsm@ucr.edu agsm.ucr.edu (951) 827-6200