MBA Programs

Economics and Financial Markets

Reinforces the natural affinity between the disciplines of economics and finance. Students study economic forces of prime importance to business, such as employment, inflation, interest rates, and monetary and fiscal policy. In the realm of finance, the concentration focuses on corporate decision-making; key principles of the investment process; and the expanding international context of financial analysis, portfolio construction, and trading.

Required Courses

EC 611

The Macroeconomics of Financial Markets

FI 625

Corporate Finance: Theories, Tools and Concepts

Elective Courses--Select two
One elective must be from Economics and one must be from Finance

EC 621

Business and Economic Forecasting

EC 631

Market Structure and Firm Strategy

EC 655

The Economics of Globalization

FI 627

Corporate Finance: Applications and Advanced Topics

FI 635

Fixed Income Valuation and Strategies

FI 640

Equity Valuation

FI 645

Derivatives

FI 649

Seminar in Equity Training

ID 790

International Short-Term Program (may be subsitituted for one elective only with the approval of the Concentration Advisor)

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