Curriculum
The Finance Department comprises world-class researchers, scholars and teachers in all areas of finance. Historically, students have been placed in a broad array of careers with some of the world's top companies. The department offers a wide variety of classes—from venture capital, entrepreneurship and real estate, all fields with strong constituencies in Arizona and beyond; to fixed income and corporate finance, fields relevant in Arizona, nationally and internationally.
For information on the MMF program curriculum, please scroll down or link below:
Fixed Income Distinction
The department has a special distinction within the fixed income area and has designed the curricula to optimally leverage this distinction. The field of fixed income is extremely broad and affords tremendous opportunities to enter a finance career.Cohorts
The department offers master's level courses for its Master's in Finance students, in addition to being a very popular area of concentration for Eller College MBA Students. This creates a vibrant experience in the classroom, where diverse perspectives and backgrounds add to and enhance the classroom experience.Tracks
The Finance Department has organized its programs around particular tracks to assist Master's students in career planning. These tracks include fixed income, corporate finance and real estate finance. Faculty discussions with recruiters highlight the fact that planning your curricula around these tracks enhances your job opportunities.
You are now managing your own career and one ingredient of success is the ability to articulate a strategic plan. The department's tracks are designed to help you establish such a plan and communicate this plan with recruiters through your resume, cover letters, and interviews.
Prerequisites
The prerequisite structure in the master's courses, where in place, is designed to facilitate the presentation of material that builds sequentially and is covered in courses over more than one semester. When you click on a course hyperlink, be sure to check for necessary pre-requisites to aid in your planning.
CFA Exam Preparation
Students interested in taking the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation exam, a globally recognized standard for measuring the competence and integrity of investment professionals, will find that the courses in this program begin their preparation of required core competencies and the candidate body of knowledge covered on the examination. An overview of the CFA designation and requirements is available here.
Through the generous gift of Hal Lindquist, Chief Investment Strategist for The Blackstone Group, and Professor Don Seeley, CFA and Tucson CFA Chapter member, the Finance Department has a library of the textbooks recommended for the CFA Exam program preparation. Please contact Kay Ross for more information on borrowing these texts from the department library.
CFP and CFM
Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Certified Financial Manager (CFM) designations are also available. Overviews of the designations and requirements of each are available at CFP and CFM.
For additional information, please contact us.
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