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Master of Science in Finance (MS), University of Colorado Denver Business School (CU Denver)

Business School, University of Colorado Denver
 

MS in Finance

Relevant curriculum and expert faculty

The MS in Finance at the University of Colorado Denver Business School is nationally respected for relevant curriculum and expert faculty.

Build from a theoretical foundation and then specialize with electives, such as:

  • Security Analysis and Firm Valuation
  • Financial Innovations
  • Futures and Options
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Small Firm Financial Management
  • Financial Modeling
  • International Financial Markets
Bard Center for Entrepreneurship 

J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities

The J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities is the first center of its kind focused on research and education in the broad range of commodities including agriculture, energy, and minerals.

 

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Flexibility

Classes are held in the day, evenings and online so students can attend classes at times that work for them. Students can blend campus and online courses within a semester if the online option is available for your program.  Our MBA degree is available completely online.  Our class sizes are smaller so students can learn from expert practitioner faculty and network with other seriously motivated students. Students develop relationships that last for a lifetime.

 

Prepare to Become a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

The MS in Finance program is an excellent preparation for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program, and provides you with the specialized knowledge that will help you advance professionally.

Specialize within your MS in Finance degree:

  • MS in Finance with Economics Specialization
  • MS in Finance with Risk Management and Insurance Specialization
  • MS in Finance with Financial Analysis and Management Specialization
  • MS in Finance with Financial and Commodities Risk Management 


MBA/MS in Finance

The dual degree allows students to obtain the generalist MBA degree and the specialization of the MS with fewer courses than it would take to earn them separately. This is accomplished by recognizing required and elective courses common to both programs.

To earn a dual MBA/MS in finance degree, you still need the relevant background courses courses, and you will complete the required core and elective finance courses, in addition to the following MBA core courses. Contact your graduate advisor for details.

  • Managing Individuals and Teams BUSN6520
  • Data Analysis for Managers BUSN6530 
  • Legal and Ethical Environment of Business BUSN6540
  • Analyzing and Interpreting Accounting Information BUSN6550
  • Marketing Management BUSN6560
  • Information Systems Management and Strategy BUSN6610
  • Applied Economics for Managers BUSN6620
  • Management of Operations BUSN 6630 
  • Financial Management BUSN6640
  • Strategic Management BUSN6710
  • International Business Elective (3 credit hours)

When pursuing a dual degree, you are not permitted to waive any of the MBA core classes.

If you want both your MS in Finance and the career advantages of an MBA's broad knowledge base consider doing both.

Note: Each course is typically three semester hours.

Admission standards are specific and varied for each degree.  Therefore, applicants must meet specific admission standards for the degree for which they apply. 

 If students choose to pursue a dual degree after they have joined a graduate program, they must meet the admissions requirements of the degree they intend to add, irrespective of their performance in their current program. 

MS Finance/MA Economics

The University of Colorado Denver Business School has teamed up with the University of Colorado Denver department of Economics to offer a dual MS in Finance and MA in Economics.

Check with your advisor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the department of economics for their course requirements.

Combination Core
  • Microeconomic Theory ECON5073
  • Macroeconomic Theory ECON5083
  • Mathematical Economics ECON5803
  • Econometrics ECON5813
  • Econometrics II ECON5823
  • Research Seminar ECON6073
  • Financial Management BUSN6640
  • Macroeconomics and Financial Markets FNCE6300
  • Investment Management Analysis FNCE6330
  • Futures and Options FNCE6380 OR Survey of Financial Derivatives FNCE6382

Additional economics and finance electives are also required.  Contact your graduate advisor for more details.

 

 

Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC)

When you finish your course work with the Graduate School of Banking in Colorado come and add an MBA or MS in Finance degree with the University of Colorado Denver Business School.

We have teamed up with the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) to allow graduates of their program to continue their education with either an MS in Finance or an MBA. GSBC is located at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Find out more about this program.

Faculty in the finance program include nationally recognized scholars who produce theoretical and applied research in academic journals in their fields. This cutting-edge research guarantees that the finance curriculum reflects the impact of that research. You will learn in our classrooms what other students will read in a textbook next year. Many of our faculty also have real-world experiences that bring relevance to the curriculum.

My education at the UC Denver Business School has opened up many doors that had not previously been available in my career. It has done so by providing a broad-based, but thorough understanding of many areas of the financial world.

Steven B. Price,
MS Finance student

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