Curriculum of the Program
Program Structure
Candidates need to obtain a total of 36 credit hours for MS Finance program.
The course requirements are as follows:
|
Details |
Courses |
Credit hours |
1. |
Core courses |
7 |
21 |
2. |
Elective courses |
3 |
9 |
3. |
Thesis/ Project* |
1 |
6 |
Total |
36 |
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*Project is for 3 credit hours. Students opting for a project need to take an additional course to fulfill the MS degree requirements. Further such students cannot use this MS degree to apply for a PhD program, as per HEC policy.
Semester wise Breakup
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Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
Summer |
Semester 3 |
|
Corporate Finance |
Seminars in Finance |
|
Area Elective 2 |
|
Financial Econometrics |
Financial Analysis through Stata and R |
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|
Investments |
Area Elective 1 |
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|
Financial Analysis through Excel and VBA |
Thesis/ Project |
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Ethics and professional standards in Finance |
General Elective 1 |
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Course List
Core Courses
|
S. No. |
Course code |
Course title |
Credit hours |
|
1 |
FIN 505 |
Ethics and professional standards in Finance |
3 |
|
2 |
FIN 513 |
Corporate Finance |
3 |
|
3 |
FIN 511 |
Investments |
3 |
|
4 |
FIN 569 |
Financial Econometrics |
3 |
|
5 |
FIN 515 |
Seminars in Finance |
3 |
|
6 |
FIN 516 |
Financial Analysis through Excel and VBA |
3 |
|
7 |
FIN 517 |
Financial Analysis through Stata and R |
3 |
Electives
Corporate Finance
|
S. No. |
Course code |
Course title |
Credit hours |
|
1 |
FIN 577 |
Mergers and Acquisitions |
1.5 |
|
2 |
FIN 555 |
Project Finance and Public Private Infrastructure |
1.5 |
|
3 |
FIN 551 |
International Finance |
3 |
|
4 |
FIN 562 |
Applied Security Analysis and Financial Modelling |
3 |
Market Finance
|
S. No. |
Course code |
Course title |
Credit hours |
|
1 |
FIN 575 |
Empirical Asset Pricing |
3 |
|
2 |
FIN 568 |
Derivatives and Risk Hedging |
3 |
|
3 |
FIN 578 |
Mathematical Finance |
3 |
|
4 |
FIN 565 |
Treasury and Fund Management |
3 |
General Electives
|
S. No. |
Course code |
Course title |
Credit hours |
|
1 |
FIN 580 |
Fintech and Financial Innovation |
3 |
|
2 |
FIN 598 |
Behavioral Finance |
3 |
|
3 |
FIN 559 |
Islamic Finance |
3 |
|
4 |
FIN 562 |
Risk Management |
3 |
|
5 |
STA 672 |
Advanced Econometrics |
3 |
|
6 |
FIN 582 |
Python for Finance |
3 |
Duration
Minimum duration: 18 Months / three semesters
Maximum duration: 4 years
Aptitude Test Components:
Candidates will be assessed on three broad components:
a. English Composition (MCQs)
b. Finance (Basic level MCQs)
c. Mathematics (MCQs); and
d. Essay Writing
