The online\u202fMS in Financial Management<\/a>\u202fconcentration in International Finance is designed for professionals whose work involves multinational corporations and global financial markets. Students will be equipped to perform quantitative analysis to assess transnational organization challenges and address them efficiently. This concentration exposes students to hands-on analytics of foreign exchange risk, transaction and translation exposure, foreign direct investments, and multinational corporate strategic management. Graduates will be qualified for jobs in worldwide credit risk evaluation, quantitative strategies for global security selection, risk measurement and mitigation, cash management, and the impact of foreign exchange rates on the cost of capital and budgeting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n By learning 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 at a time of increased cross-border investments and multinational mergers and acquisitions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Students who complete this concentration 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Metropolitan College is a participant in the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program. This membership acknowledges that our MSFM degree and concentration curricula embed a significant portion of the CFA\u00ae<\/sup>\u202fProgram Candidate Body of Knowledge\u2122 (CBOK) and cover the Standards of Practice Handbook, offering excellent preparation for the internationally recognized Chartered Financial Analyst\u00ae<\/sup>\u202f(CFA) Program exams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The MS in Financial Management is also available on campus in Boston. Learn more<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A total of 32 units is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students must complete the degree core courses and International Finance concentration requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n (Four courses\/16 units)<\/p>\n\n\nCurriculum<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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