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).
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."
Senior Lecturer Michael McKay is a founding partner of Bain and Co. Private Equity Group and the founder and managing partner of Results Capital Partners LLC, a long-short hedge fund.
He teaches classes in private equity and security analysis and won International Business School Teaching Awards in 2011 and 2015.
A total of 18 credits is required to complete the MSF concentration in Asset Management.
FIN 218f: Portfolio Financial Modeling (2 credits)
FIN 234a: Social Impact Investing (4 credits)
FIN 237f: Security Analysis (2 credits)
FIN 240a: Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance (4 credits)
FIN 242f: Credit Risk Analysis (2 credits)
FIN 254a: Modern Finance, FinTech and Beyond (4 credits)
FIN 271a: Options and Derivatives II (4 credits)
Or any course in group 2 not used to satisfy that requirement.
BUS 297a - Approved Internship in Asset Management (2 credits)
OR
Any FIN, BUS, ECON course offered at International Business School (except BUS 249f) (including, but not limited to the courses listed above, if not used to fulfill that requirement.)
The Brandeis International Business School Admissions team looks forward to working with you during the application process. We encourage you to contact us at 781-736-2252 or at globaladmissions@brandeis.edu at any time if you have questions.
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