The Villanova School of Business MSF curriculum can be completed in just 12 months (3 courses in the summer and 4 courses each in the fall and spring semesters).

The 33-credit curriculum includes the following:

• Quantitative Methods (6 credits)
• Finance Courses (27 credits)

Undergraduate Pre-Requisite Courses

You are required to have completed Principles of Finance prior to the start of the MSF program.  The Admissions Committee recommends taking Econometrics, Macroeconomic Theory, or Mathematics of Economics to enhance your quantitative skill background.

Quantitative Methods

• Probability and Stochastic Processes
• Time Series and Applied Business Forecasting

Finance Courses

• Survey of Financial Theory
• Financial Markets, Institutions, and the Trading Environment
• Student Managed Funds I and II
• Derivatives
• Applied Corporate Finance
• Financial Modeling
• Corporate Risk Management
• Contemporary Topics in Finance: Valuation