This specialization is designed for people who wish to pursue PhD studies or research-oriented careers with financial institutions, consulting firms, or regulatory agencies. Students will develop a deeper grounding in financial theory and empiricism, and then delve into advanced derivatives valuation, corporate finance, empirical topics and research methods.
GMAT and GRE requirement: minimum 80th percentile
Established by the McCall MacBain Foundation, funding of $15,000 per year is provided to the Smith Institute for Sustainable Finance to support two masters students interested in studying sustainable finance in the Smith MSc program.
This is a 12-month program beginning in September. Each student is required to complete the following courses and a research project of publishable quality. Course work completion consists of the following:
| Course | Credits | |
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| Financial Economics (MGMT 923) | 3 | |
| Microeconomic Theory (ECON 810) or Advanced Microeconomic Theory (ECON 811) | 3 | |
| Quantitative Methods (ECON 852) | 3 | |
| Econometric Methods (MGMT 890) | 3 | |
| Capital Markets, Theory and Empirics (MGMT 821) | 3 | |
| Corporate Finance, Theory and Empirics (MGMT 822) | 3 | |
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Major Research Project (MGMT 898) |
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