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Enhance Your Career with Skills in International Banking and Finance
The online Graduate Certificate in International Finance at Boston University’s Metropolitan College is designed for professionals whose work involves multinational corporations and global financial markets. By completing the certificate program, students will be equipped to address corporate questions pertaining to foreign exchange risk, transaction and translation exposure, and corporate strategy and foreign direct investment. Graduates will be qualified for jobs in areas of credit risk evaluation, quantitative security selection, risk measurement and mitigation, cash management, and impact of foreign exchange rates on cost of capital and budgeting.
The International Finance graduate certificate will provide the necessary tools for students to navigate through the multinational financial system, understand international portfolio management, and explore the balance of payments and international economic linkages. Students will be able to specialize in a highly desired area of finance as we witness increased level of cross-border investments and multinational mergers and acquisitions.
Students who complete the certificate should be able to understand multinational financial management; explain the concept of equilibrium exchange rates; differentiate between nominal and real exchange rates; define social, political, cultural, and economic country risks; identify basic factors that determine foreign exchange risk for a company; determine the cost of capital for foreign investments; and describe the risks and advantages of international investing.
The Graduate Certificate in International Finance is also available on campus in Boston. Learn more.
Curriculum
Boston University’s online Graduate Certificate in International Finance consists of four required courses (16 units).
Learn about application requirements for BU MET graduate degree and certificate programs.
How You Benefit from a Boston University Education
A BU credential can help lay the foundation for career advancement and personal success.
Benefit from a 24:1 average student-to-instructor ratio.
Work closely with highly qualified faculty who draw from active research and substantial professional achievements in areas such as international finance, financial analysis, portfolio management, systemic risk analysis, investment analysis, mergers and acquisitions, economics, financial markets and institutions, and more.
Focus on practical, hands-on lessons that ensure you are immersed in all aspects of financial management and related research—education you can apply on the job.
Expand upon classic theory taught in traditional MBA courses, gaining the insights, critical thinking, and analytical skills needed to solve problems in today’s changing financial landscape
Curriculum provides excellent preparation for the CFA Program exams. BU MET’s MS in Financial Management is part of the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program.
Rankings & Accreditations
#12 Best Online Master’s in Business Programs (Excluding MBA)
MET’s online master’s degrees in management are ranked #12 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Accredited member of AACSB International
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (through BU’s Questrom School of Business)
MET’s Master’s in Financial Management is part of the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program.
Graduate with International Finance Expertise
Students who complete the Graduate Certificate in International Finance will be able to demonstrate:
Understanding of multinational financial management.
Expertise in the concept of equilibrium exchange rates.
Facility in calculating currency appreciations and depreciations.
The ability to describe central bank currency interventions.
The skills to differentiate between nominal and real exchange rates.
The competency to describe the requirements for successful currency forecasting.
The knowledge to distinguish between current, financial, and official reserve accounts.
The ability to calculate nation’s balance-of-payment.
Proficiency in defining social, political, cultural, and economic country risks.
Proficiency in defining translation and transaction exposures.
Ease in identifying basic factors that determine foreign exchange risk for a company.
The ability to determine the cost of capital for foreign investments.
Understanding of the risks and advantages of international investing.
The knowledge to describe international cash management.
“Boston University is arguably one of the world’s renowned universities. Honestly speaking, I had admired the school for decades and dreamed about becoming a student there. MET specifically has a strong program for financial management, because the course portfolio covers all aspects of the financial market, which has helped me build a vast but strong foundation in the financial investment industry.” Read more.
Renfei Wang (MET’23)
Executive Translator, Cirrus Aircraft MS, Financial Management
Advance Your Career
BU MET’s Financial Management graduate program prepares you for a wealth of different roles, such as financial analyst, investment analyst, financial manager, financial advisor, business analyst, data analyst, budget coordinator, equity research analyst, financial planner, enterprise risk analyst, healthcare analyst, mergers and acquisitions analyst, research analyst, and accountant among others.
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