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Financial Markets & Institutions Graduate Certificate

Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Financial Markets and Institutions offers specialized study in the areas of finance, analysis, and financial institutions, providing a strong conceptual understanding of finance. It cultivates the requisite skills to forecast and analyze information to make detailed financial decisions while maintaining sight of the larger global economic perspective.

Requirements

A total of 20 credits are required.

In addition to a bachelor’s degree, students considering the Graduate Certificate in Financial Markets and Institutions must complete or take a waiver exam for the prerequisite requirements of Computer Applications and MET OM 500 Mathematics for Management as described for the Master of Science in Administrative Studies (MSAS). A 3.0 GPA is required for certificate award, and no course with a grade below B- may be credited toward the certificate.

Note: Individuals considering using graduate certificate courses toward the MSAS or the online M.S. in Management must:

Apply to the MSAS program prior to completing two courses
Recognize that grades earned in certificate courses will not be used in the admission decision process
Meet the department’s academic admission requirements

Prerequisites
Students are required to submit evidence of a bachelor’s degree from a nationally accredited institution.

Curriculum
16 required credits:

MET AC 630 Accounting
MET FI 631 Financial Analysis
MET FI 712 Financial Markets and Financial Institutions
MET FI 717 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

Free Electives
Choose 4 credits (typical examples below):

MET FI 709 Case Studies in Current Corporate Financial Topics
MET FI 732 Derivative Securities and Markets
MET FI 733 Mergers and Acquisitions
MET FI 734 Managing Financial Institutions
MET AD 744 Venture Capital and Financing Innovation
MET AD 763 Multinational Finance and Trade

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Department of Administrative Sciences 808 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215 617-353-3016 adminsc@bu.edu