Program Description | Admission | Degree Requirements | Courses
Program Description
The Master of Science in Finance program at Sam Houston State
University is designed to develop candidates for leadership positions in
corporate finance, financial services firms, and to successfully pursue doctoral
studies. The program provides students with a strong background in the
fundamentals of finance through a core of twenty-four hours of required courses,
three semester credit hours of finance electives, and nine semester credit hours
of graduate elective courses (with the approval of the graduate coordinator, six
semester hours may come from support areas outside of the
College of
Business Administration).
Admission
The MS in Finance program is no longer accepting new students.
Degree Requirements
The program provides students with a strong background in the fundamentals of finance through a core of twenty-four hours of required courses, three semester credit hours of finance electives, and nine semester credit hours of graduate elective courses (with the approval of the graduate coordinator, six semester hours may come from support areas outside of the College of Business Administration).
Item |
Requirement |
Options |
Hours Required |
| 1 | Specified Courses |
Choose all from: FIN 531 <FINC 5310> Intro to Institutions, Investments, and Mangerial Finance1 FIN 536 <FINC 5390> Seminar in Business Finance2 FIN 537 <FINC 5370> Problems in Administrative Finance FIN 539 <FINC 5340> International Finance FIN 569 <FINC 5345> Seminar in Investments BAN 568 <BANA 5368> Techniques of Statistical Analysis GBA 587 <BUAD 5310> Research Writing In Business ACC 533 <ACCT 5333> Financial Statement Analysis |
24 |
| 2 | FINC Elective |
Choose one from: All graduate courses in FINC |
3 |
| 3 | COBA Electives | Choose three from: All graduate courses in the College of Business Administration3 |
9 |
TOTAL |
36 |
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| Notes: |
| 1 | This course is replaced by a graduate finance elective for students with a baccalaureate degree in finance. |
| 2 | This course must be taken after all other required finance courses are taken and satisfies the comprehensive exam requirement. |
| 3 | Non-COBA courses must be approved by the Graduate Advisor. |