MS Programs: Finance

Gain a leg up on the competition by pursuing a degree that integrates mathematics, economics, accounting and associated disciplines with the theories and application of finance. The Master of Science (MSF) program effectively incorporates technology into the curriculum to give students a significant advantage in the job market. The world-class Hughey Center for Financial Services is well equipped with state-of-the-art hardware, access to comprehensive databases and simulation software programs — all of which deliver a working knowledge of the tools and techniques used in industry today.[read more]

Increase Your Options
The MSF offers several options to customize your curriculum to ensure students are prepared for a career that matches their interests:

• Students in the general program can pursue tracks in corporate finance where they learn how to maximize shareholder wealth, or capital markets which teaches students to work in industries that match investors and capital-seeking corporations. 


• The quantitative concentration is designed for students with a strong mathematical background and an interest in financial markets.

The Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program provides specialized skills in financial analysis and decision-making for individuals with a professional interest in finance. The program develops students’ analytical and critical-thinking skills through the use of state-of-the-art information assessment and analysis software, and other resources available in the Hughey Center for Financial Services at Bentley. Students gain an additional competitive advantage in the marketplace through a rigorous curriculum that integrates mathematics, economics, accounting and associated disciplines with the theories and application of finance.

Innovative and Relevant

The MSF program was developed in collaboration with members of the corporate community. Students in the corporate finance track gain the tools needed to maximize shareholder wealth for a particular company. The capital markets track gives students the knowledge and skills to work in industries that match investors and capital-seeking corporations.

Hands on Learning

The Trading Room is the centerpiece of the Hughey Center for Financial Services and offers students firsthand exposure to financial concepts such as trading, portfolio construction and risk management. The facility has two components: a main trading floor equipped with 45 terminals on 15 trading desks, and an adjacent business suite. The largest, and arguably the most advanced, facility of its kind, the Trading Room brings the world’s financial markets to Bentley.

Contacts

General Information
For information about financial aid or the application process, contact Mary Hayes at mhayes@bentley.edu.

MSF Program
If you have specific questions regarding the Bentley MSF, please contact Program Director Phil Uhlmann at 781.891.3175 or puhlmann@bentley.edu.

The Quantitative Finance concentration in the MSF program capitalizes on faculty expertise in financial markets and the mathematics of finance. The program teaches students to analyze and model the complexity of risk — especially price risk - under today’s volatile market conditions. Risk analysis and modeling require an in-depth understanding of the role of valuation and use of financial market instruments in a global financial environment, and of the mathematics that underlie the finance discipline.

Who Should Apply

The Quantitative Finance Concentration is designed for recent undergraduates with outstanding quantitative abilities. The program builds skills in analyzing and modeling risk, and draws on an in-depth understanding of the valuation and mathematics that underlie finance. Students seeking senior-level careers in managing investment and market risk, including pricing valuation and asset and liability management, will gain an exceptional grounding. Students who want a competitive advantage in deploying the latest integrated risk-management strategies designed to preserve and create shareholder value will benefit from working with the financial technologies available in the Hughey Center for Financial Services Trading Room.

Pre-Program Requirements

Applicants with little or no background in business, or whose quantitative skills do not meet the pre-program requirements, must complete up to four Business Fundamentals (BF) courses and one math course to develop the appropriate foundation.

Placement of Program Graduates

Program graduates will be well prepared for the financial services, corporate and specialized government sectors, as strategists/analysts who help build and analyze the models that support trading, portfolio management and risk management. In the financial sector, graduates will find jobs with banks, insurance firms, brokerage houses, investment banks and hedge funds. Corporations seek graduates with specialized skills to manage the investment and risk functions of the business, including asset and liability management. Government entities such as central banks and ministries of finance have the same need as banks and corporations for quantitative finance expertise. Consulting firms and the accounting firms with divisions in risk management are also interested in employing quantitative finance graduates. The quantitative and computational finance skills that graduates possess will foster more rapid career advancement and command premium levels of compensation.

Internships

A well-placed internship can aid entry into employment in the financial services industry upon graduation. The Finance and Mathematical Sciences departments assist students in finding and developing employer relationships that can point the way toward finding excellent permanent positions.

Contacts

General Information
For information about financial aid or the application process, contact Mary Hayes at mhayes@bentley.edu.

Information About the Quantitative Finance Concentration at Bentley
For information about the curriculum or career opportunities, please contact Program Director Phil Uhlmann at 781.891.3175 or puhlmann@bentley.edu.

Detailed MSF General Program curriculum and Quantitative Concentration curriculum overviews with course descriptions.

General Program     |     Quantitative Concentration

General Program

Foundation Work

Pre-Program Foundation - 6 credits

Program Foundation - 12 credits

Module I (6 Credits)

MSF Curriculum

Core Courses -18 credits required

Elective Courses - 12 credits required

Quantitative Concentration

Foundation Work

Pre-Program Foundation - 6 credits

Any student who has taken statistics or economics at the undergraduate level may be eligible to waive each course, subject to a transcript review.

Statistics
Economic Environment of the Firm

Program Foundation - 12 credits

Students who have received a business degree from a non-AACSB or EQUIS accredited institution may be eligible to waive the program foundation courses, subject to a transcript review. All non-business majors must take the program foundation courses.

Module I (6 Credits)
Accounting for Decision-Making
Financial Statement Analysis for Decision-Making
Managing People in Organizations

MSF Curriculum

Core Courses - 18 credits required

Elective Courses - 9 credits required (at least 3 credits in math)

Quantitative Finance Capstone