MS Finance
Duration: 1.5 years
Eligibility Criteria
Students eligible for the MS Finance Program should have 16 years of business/relevant education. Students with 16 years of non-business education will be required to do 30 credit hours of deficiency courses to become eligible for the MS Finance program.
Structure of the MS Finance Program
The MS Finance program requires completion of 30 credit hours (24 credit hours of course works and 6 credit hours thesis).It provides three different areas of concentrations i.e. Investments, Corporate Finance and Risk Management. The area of concentration determines the electives offered. The MS Finance Program is structured as:
| S.# | Module Contents | Credit Hours |
| 1 | Core | 12 |
| 2 | Specialization | 12 |
| 3 | Thesis (Specialization) | 6 |
| Total | 30 |
Semester 1
| S.# | Course Code | Course Title | Level | Cr Hrs |
| 1 | MSF-700 | Research Methods and Econometrics | Core | 3 |
| 2 | MSF-701 | Financial Calculus and Mathematics | Core | 3 |
| 3 | MSF-702 | Financial Modeling and VBA | Core | 3 |
| 4 | Elective 1 |
Semester 2
| S.# | Course Code | Course Title | Level | Cr Hrs |
| 1 | MSF-704 | Financial Econometrics | Core | 3 |
| 2 | Elective 2 | Core | 3 | |
| 3 | Elective 3 | Specialization | 3 | |
| 4 | Elective 4 | Specialization | 3 |
Semester 3
| S.# | Course Code | Course Title | Level | Cr Hrs |
| 1 | MSF-800 | Thesis | Specialization | 6 |
List of Elective Courses
Investment
| S.# | Course Code | Course Title | Concentration |
| 1 | MSF-801 | Advance Portfolio Analysis and Management | Investments |
| 2 | MSF-802 | Derivatives Investments | Investments |
| 3 | MSF-803 | Alternative Investments | Investments |
| 4 | MSF-804 | Fixed Income Investments and Analysis | Investments |
| 5 | MSF-805 | Asset Pricing Theory | Investments |
| 6 | MSF-806 | Real Estate Investments | Investments |
| 7 | MSF-807 | Behavioral Finance | Investments |
Corporate Finance
| S.# | Course Code | Course Title | Concentration |
| 1 | MSF-821 | Advance Topics in Corporate Finance | Corporate Finance |
| 2 | MSF-822 | Case Studies in Corporate Finance | Corporate Finance |
| 3 | MSF-823 | Mergers and Acquisition Analysis | Corporate Finance |
| 4 | MSF-824 | International Finance and Investments | Corporate Finance |
| 5 | MSF-825 | Theory of Finance | Corporate Finance |
| 6 | MSF-826 | Financial Restructuring | Corporate Finance |
| 7 | MSF-827 | Asset Valuation | Corporate Finance |
| 8 | MSF-828 | Strategic Financial Management | Corporate Finance |
Risk Management
| S.# | Course Code | Course Title | Concentration |
| 1 | MSF-831 | Financial System and Regulations | Risk Management |
| 2 | MSF-832 | Financial Risk Management and Derivatives | Risk Management |
| 3 | MSF-833 | Financial Institutions Management | Risk Management |
| 4 | MSF-834 | Insurance and Risk Management | Risk Management |
| 5 | MSF-835 | Structured Securities | Risk Management |
| 6 | MSF-804 | Fixed Income Investments and Analysis | Risk Management |