Master of Science in Finance

Master of Science in Finance (MSF) is a Master's degree designed to prepare graduates for career in financial analysis, investment management and corporate finance. The MSF is generally a one-year, non-thesis degree, and is often positioned as a professional degree. In the typical curriculum, core courses focus on investment analysis, corporate finance and financial management / managerial accounting. These are usually preceded by more fundamental courses in economics, accounting, and quantitative methods (time value of money and introductory statistics); students with appropriate background may be exempt from (several of) the fundamental courses. The MSF usually concludes with advanced topics - where several areas are integrated or applied - such as portfolio management, financial modeling, mergers and acquisitions and real options. In general, MSF programs emphasize quantitative topics, although may also offer some non-quantitative elective coursework, such as corporate governance... full article at wikipedia