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Financial Markets & Institutions Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Financial Markets & 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.
Program Options
Available on campus and in the following format:
Transfer of Credits to Degree Programs
Individuals considering using graduate certificate courses toward the Master of Science in Administrative Studies (MSAS) or the online MS in Banking & Financial Services Management (MSBFSM) must:
- Apply to the MSAS or MSBFSM 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
Program Requirements
Prerequisites
Prior to starting a certificate course, students are required to submit a certificate application and evidence of a bachelor’s degree from a nationally accredited institution.
In addition to a bachelor’s degree, students considering the Graduate Certificate in Financial Markets & 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.
Courses
(Four courses/16 credits)
MET AD 630 Financial and Managerial Accounting
Fall ‘12
Introduction to the concepts, methods, and problems of financial and managerial accounting. Includes data accumulation, accounting principles, financial statement analysis, measurement and disclosure issues, cost analysis, budgeting and control, production costs, and standard costs. [ 4 cr. ]
| Section | Type | Instructor | Location | Days | Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | IND | Barskaya | SHA 210 | T | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
| B2 | IND | Staff | CAS 426 | T | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
| OL | IND | Simches | ARR | – |
MET AD 731 Corporate Finance
Fall ‘12
Emphasizes issues of accounting, finance, and economics that are important in most management contexts. Stresses understanding financial statements, planning and control, cost and benefit evaluation, cash flow analysis, and capital budgeting. [ 4 cr. ]
| Section | Type | Instructor | Location | Days | Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | IND | Vodenska | STH B22 | M | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
| OL | IND | Vodenska | ARR | – |
Plus two electives selected from the MS in Administrative Studies concentration in Financial Economics, with advisor’s approval.
View course descriptions.