University of Portland Bulletin 2015-2016

2. Thesis Option

A minimum of 27 hours beyond the common body of knowledge.

Degree Requirements

Prerequisite — 3 hours

BUS 500Statistical and Quantitative Analysis

3

Required Courses — 15 hours

BUS 530Corporate Finance

3
BUS 532Security and Portfolio Analysis

3
BUS 533Financial Markets and Institutions

3
BUS 534Derivatives and Risk Management

3
BUS 563Financial Statement Analysis

3

BUS 530; if waived based on completion of three finance courses, students may substitute any finance elective.

BUS 534; if waived based on successfully completing the University of Portland's undergraduate Derivatives and Risk Management class, students may substitute any finance elective.

M.S.F. students will complete a “Trading-Room Project” in each required course.

Electives — 12 hours

BUS 531International Finance

3
BUS 536Personal Financial Planning

3
BUS 537Applied Financial and Economic Forecasting

3
BUS 538Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure

3
BUS 539Research Methods in Finance

3
BUS 545Project Management

3
BUS 561New Venture Funding

3
BUS 562Real Estate Finance

3
BUS 564Macro Economics in the Global Economy

3
BUS 567/BUS 468Applied Portfolio Management

3
BUS 568Income Tax Planning

3

Thesis — 3 hours

BUS 599Thesis

3

The thesis will follow the guidelines provided by the Graduate School of the University of Portland.