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Asset Management

Students in this concentration learn to evaluate investment opportunities, quantify risks and craft strategic plans around financial assets. The Asset Management concentration prepares students to manage investment portfolios with a strong quantitative skill set and sound qualitative judgment with a thoughtful global perspective.

Careers in Asset Management

MSF students in this concentration go on to careers with hedge funds, investment management firms and international banks. Employers of graduates in this area include BlackRock, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs and State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).

Career Spotlight
Pia McCusker

Pia McCusker, MSF '00

State Street Global Advisors
Managing Director, Global Head of Credit Research

"The skills necessary to the credit analysis field include excellent writing skills, a sense of curiosity and skepticism, confidence in presenting your case thoroughly and of course, quantitative skills to review financial documents."

Concentration Requirements

The Asset Management concentration requires the completion of 12 credits. Please note that students must enroll in the 16-month MSF program to select a concentration.

Required course (6 credits)
  • FIN 218f – Portfolio Financial Modeling
  • FIN 285a – Computer Simulation and Risk (4 credits)
Group 2: 6 credits minimum

Any FIN class offered at the School of Business and Economics and/or

  • BUS 211a – Foundations of Data Analytics (4 credits)
  • BUS 215f – Python I (2 credits)
  • BUS 235f – Real Estate Foundations (2 credits)
  • BUS 244a – Gen AI Foundations for Business (4 credits)
  • BUS 278f – Corporate Governance (2 credits)
  • BUS 279f – Corporate Fraud (2 credits)
  • BUS 281f – Cyber Security and Operational Risks (2 credits)
  • ECON 213a – Econometrics w/R (4 credits)
  • ECON/FIN 210a – The Psychology of Finance (4 credits) 
  • ECON/FIN 250a – Forecasting in Finance (4 credits) 
  • BUS 297a – Approved Internship (2 credits)

Admissions

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