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 |
18 |
2. |
Elective Courses |
4 |
12 |
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 in order 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:
| Orientation Program | Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
Summer |
Semester 3 |
Fundamentals of Finance |
Corporate Finance |
Seminars in Finance |
|
General Elective 2 |
Statistics and Mathematics for Finance |
Financial Econometrics |
Financial Analysis Softwares 2: Stata and R |
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Investments |
Area Elective 1 |
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Financial Analysis Softwares 1: Excel and VBA |
Area Elective 2 |
Theses/ Project |
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Ethics and professional standards in Finance |
General Elective 1 |
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Course List
Core Courses
| No | Course Title |
Credit Hours |
1 |
Ethics and professional standards in Finance |
3 |
2 |
Corporate Finance |
3 |
3 |
Investments |
3 |
4 |
Financial Econometrics |
3 |
5 |
Seminars in Finance |
3 |
6 |
Financial Analysis Softwares 1: Excel and VBA |
1.5 |
7 |
Financial Analysis Softwares 2: Stata and R |
1.5 |
Electives
Corporate Finance
| No | Course Title |
Credit Hours |
1 |
Mergers buyouts and acquisitions |
1.5 |
2 |
Project Finance and Public Private Infrastructure |
1.5 |
3 |
International Finance |
3 |
4 |
Applied Security Analysis and Financial Modelling |
3 |
5 |
Macro Finance |
3 |
Market Finance
| No | Course Title |
Credit Hours |
1 |
Empirical Asset Pricing |
3 |
2 |
Fixed Income Securities |
3 |
3 |
Derivatives and Risk Hedging |
3 |
4 |
Mathematical Finance |
3 |
5 |
Treasury and Fund Management |
3 |
General Electives
| No | Course Title |
Credit Hours |
1 |
Global Financial Markets |
3 |
2 |
Fintech and Financial Innovation |
3 |
3 |
Behavioral Finance |
3 |
4 |
Islamic Banking |
3 |
5 |
Risk Management |
3 |
6 |
Advanced Econometrics |
3 |
7 |
Python For Finance |
3 |
Duration:
Minimum duration: 18 Months / three Semesters, Maximum duration: 4 years
For further queries, please email: msfinance@iba.edu.pk
