PROGRAM

SUMMER SESSION UNITS

GSBA 510 Accounting Concepts and Financial Reporting 3

GSBA 511 Microeconomics for Management 3
GSBA 548 Corporate Finance 3
FBE 506a Quantitative Methods in Finance 1.5
FALL SEMESTER UNITS

FBE 529 Financial Analysis and Valuation 3

Opportunities exist for people
USC Marshall
FBE 531 Corporate Financial Policy and Corporate Governance 3
who have the skills needed to FBE 555 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management 3
FBE 506b Quantitative Methods in Finance 1.5

Master of Science
understand today’s financial Elective Choose one from the list below 3
environment. SPRING SEMESTER UNITS
The USC Marshall School of Business
stands at the forefront of creating FBE 524 Money and Capital Markets 3 in Finance
A Fast Track to
FBE 543 Forecasting and Risk Analysis 3
and delivering programs that educate Elective Choose one from the list below 3
tomorrow’s global business leaders, Elective Choose one from the list below 3

creating knowledge of management

and the business environment, and
TOTAL UNITS

ELECTIVE COURSES
36
Financial Expertise
addressing critical problems facing FBE 523 Venture Capital and Private Equity
business and society, both locally and FBE 527 Entrepreneurial Finance: Financial Management for Developing Firms
FBE 532 Corporate Financial Strategy
across the world. FBE 533 CEO Pay, Corporate Governance, and the Politics of Finance
FBE 535 Applied Finance in Fixed Income Securities
FBE 540 Hedge Funds
FBE 554 Trading and Exchanges 
FBE 557 Business Law and Ethics 
FBE 558 Law for Structuring, Financing, and Managing Businesses
FBE 559 Management of Financial Risk 
FBE 560 Mergers and Acquisitions
FBE 562 Current Issues in International Finance
FBE 563 Theory of International Trade
FBE 565 Economics of Urban Land Use: Feasibility Studies
FBE 571 Introduction to Financial Analysis: Practicum
FBE 589 Mortgages and Mortgage-Backed Securities and Markets
FBE 591 Real Estate Finance and Investment

“We are pleased to offer a Master

of Science in Finance program for
students who thirst to acquire critical
business skills and a comprehensive
understanding of finance. This
accelerated graduate program will
better position them in a highly
competitive economy.” USC Marshall School of Business
James G. Ellis Master of Science in Finance
Dean of the Marshall School of Business www.marshall.usc.edu/msf
[email protected]
 USC Marshall 2017-2018 Class Profile
Mean Age: 24
More marketable
This program prepares students with the

Trojan Family. Master of Science in Finance

knowledge and skills needed to excel in
finance and to understand the challenges
Mean Work Experience: 15 months
Marshall Difference.
of a rapidly evolving business environment.
The Master of Science in Finance allows students to earn a graduate degree Gender: 72% Men Accelerated program
Accelerated Expertise. over three terms, beginning coursework in the summer and finishing the 28% Women Students finish the program in three terms,
beginning coursework in summer and
following May. The program’s accelerated nature is a cost-effective option for finishing the following spring.
Citizenship: 43% U.S.
Today’s business leaders need people considering a graduate degree. 57% International Trojan Family Network
extraordinary tools to thrive in an ever- The primary objective of the Master of Science in Finance is to provide Students connect to a global network that
Median GPA: 3.52 yields career-long benefits: the Trojan
changing global marketplace. At USC individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to make an immediate Family, with more than 374,000 members
Marshall, we take the job of educating the impact as analysts within the various realms of finance and thus advance their Median GMAT: 694 worldwide.
next generation of leaders seriously, and careers. The program is open to both business S U MME R FA L L S P RI N G Undergraduate Majors: 57% Business & Flexible curriculum
and non-business undergraduates and equips Commerce Students can personalize their degrees
we have the tools to execute that mission. them with tools, ideas and frameworks to excel AccountingGSBA 510 FBE 506b
FBE 524 with elective courses on such topics as
Concepts & Quantitative Methods in
Money & Capital Market
24% Math & Science real estate, mergers and acquisitions,
in early-stage finance jobs.
Financial Reporting Finance
3 UNITS
3 UNITS 1.5 UNITS
venture capital and private equity, or
USC’s MS in Finance Program is a 13% Social Science, entrepreneurial finance.
GSBA 511 FBE 529 FBE 543
Humanities & Art
STEM-certified degree The Curriculum Microeconomics for
Management
3 UNITS
Financial Analysis &
Valuation
3 UNITS
Forecasting & Risk
Analysis
3 UNITS
World-class faculty
All courses are taught on the USC campus
6% Engineering
program Designed to offer a comprehensive foundation by award-winning Marshall School faculty.
FBE 531
in finance and the flexibility to pursue GSBA 548
Corporate Finance
Corporate Financial Policy ELECTIVE
& Corporate Governance 3 UNITS
individual interests, the curriculum includes 3 UNITS
3 UNITS

36 units (nine required and three elective

USC Marshall’s Master of Science in courses). Core courses in accounting, FBE 506a FBE 555

A Dedicated Faculty
Quantitative Methods in Investment Analysis & ELECTIVE

Finance degree program, offered by Finance Portfolio Management 3 UNITS

economics, finance and statistics are
supplemented with analysis and portfolio
1.5 UNITS 3 UNITS
The Trojan Family
the Finance and Business Economics “I absolutely love the faculty
department, is an intensive one-year theory, forecasting, and risk. Students can ELECTIVE “The network is so strong and so
personalize their degrees with elective courses
3 UNITS in the program. They’re very
specialized program in finance. Over large I know that if a USC alumni is
on such topics as real estate, mergers and experienced in terms of teaching
the course of three semesters (summer, acquisitions, and hedge funds.
Total Units: 10.5 Total Units: 13.5 Total Units: 12 there, they will be willing to help me
and they’re very resourceful when
fall and spring), the Master of Science with any career or miscellaneous
it comes to helping students find
in Finance degree offers early-career The Students (MMFA) questions I might have.”
their dream jobs.”
professionals the hard skills necessary – Tiffany Liou
The student-run Marshall Masters in Finance - Sanam Aghnami
to enter or move ahead in the financial Association (MMFA) fosters community,
industry. professional development, career exploration
and networking through corporate and
alumni outreach, in addition to providing an
How does USC Marshall’s avenue through which students can engage in
MSF Program rank? extracurricular enrichment.

The 2017 TFE Times Master

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applicants who have already attained their
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bachelor’s degree or master’s degree.