The School of Business

Master of Science in Finance (MSF)

Master of Science in Finance

Learning Goals & Objectives

LG1 - Critical Thinking  

Graduates of the MSF program will be effective business decision makers who critically analyze an economic or financial issue and develop a clearly supportable position/recommendation on the issue.

Learning Objectives

  1. Students will identify relevant issues in relation to unstructured settings characterized by complex and incomplete information.
  2. Students will develop and draw meaningful insights, conclusions and develop alternatives from appropriately applied analysis.
  3. Students will develop and apply criteria to develop supportable positions and/or recommendations.

LG2 – Systems Thinking  

Graduates of the MSF program will understand the multiplex systems across critical domains (social, economic, political, etc.) and scales (global and local) that influence ethical decision making.

Learning Objectives

  1. Students will identify their ethical decision making model and apply it.
  2. Students will recognize the firm’s interdependencies among its relevant economic, social and environmental stakeholders.
  3. Students will analyze the potential implications that decisions have from multiple stakeholders’ points of view.

LG3 – Finance Knowledge 

Graduates of the MSF program will apply the techniques, tools and strategies useful for performing complex financial analysis

Learning Objectives

  1. Students will incorporate relevant contextual information in a financial analysis.
  2. Students will choose, apply and interpret the appropriate  financial analysis method/s.
  3. Students will identify relevant risks and can incorporate them into the analysis.
  4. Students will utilize information systems and data analysis methods in support of their analysis.

LG 4 – Business Communications

Graduates of the MSF program will effectively communicate complex information with a variety of stakeholders to increase knowledge and achieve objectives.

Learning Objectives

  1. Students will present a central message in a clear, concise, and convincing manner.
  2. Students will use credible and relevant sources to support the central message or credibility of the communicator.
  3. Students will articulate complex information in a manner that allows the message to be understood by all stakeholders.
  4. Students will summarize the central message with a quality conclusion and recommendation.