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Information Session Spring 2010
Masters of Science in Finance Program Overview
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•36 Graduate Credits (12 Courses), comprised of:
• 4 Foundation Courses (required)
+• 8 FINA Electives
Program Summary
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•ACCT 6331
•FINA 6387
•STAT 6360
•FINA 6335
Foundation Courses
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•ACCT 6331, STAT 6360 & FINA 6387 are pre-requisites for FINA 6335
•MSF Students will be allowed to take these concurrently (for students who wish to take more than 2 courses in the first semester)
•FINA 6335 is the pre-requisite for all 7000-level courses
Comments on Foundation Courses
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• Students with extensive and strong preparation in finance (e.g., prior MBA, BBA with a high GPA and GMAT) can petition a pre-requisite waiver for STAT 6360, FINA 6387, and FINA 6335.
• ACCT 6331 will not be waived except under exceptional circumstances; you can take ACCT 6331 concurrently with 7000-level courses.
• Macroeconomics or Financial Systems type of courses are not equivalent to FINA 6335.
• Taking 7000-level courses pre-maturely is self-defeating: many electives are very challenging and it is difficult to get a high grade.
Comments on Foundation Courses
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• Generally, it is a good idea to take FINA 7330 (advanced corporate finance) and FINA 7320 (Investments) prior to taking other electives;
• However, there is more flexibility in the sequence of electives than foundation courses;
• You can take as many FINA 7397 Selected Topics courses as desired, as long as they have different titles;
Advanced Courses & Electives
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•Selected New 7397 courses:
• Private Equity and Investment Banking• Strategy of International Project Finance• Techniques and Tactics of Project Finance• Financial Engineering• Financial Risk Management• Competitive Strategy and Real Options in Energy
Finance
Electives
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•New 7397 courses:
• Financial Statement Analysis and Competitive Analysis
• Energy Insurance & Risk Management• Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures• Applied Projects in Finance • Economics of the Energy Value Chain • Upstream Economics• Downstream Economics
Electives
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•Cougar Fund Program
•Numerous specializations in Finance are available(typically require 3 electives in a designated area)
Special Programs & Focus Areas
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Waivers
• It is important to understand the difference between a waiver with substitution and a waiver without substitution
• Waiver with substitution: If you waive a course but have to substitute another course in its place
• Example: You use an undergraduate course to waive a foundation course; in this case, you waive the pre-req but have to substitute an elective for it
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Waivers
• Waiver without substitution: If you use prior graduate work in finance or statistics or economics to waive a foundation course, then you can get up to 3 waivers without substitution; i.e., up to 9 graduate credits from an earlier graduate degree can be recognized toward the MSF
• Example: If you have an MBA, you can get a waiver without substitution for STAT 6360, FINA 6387, and FINA 6335. For the MSF, you then have to take ACCT 6331 and 8 electives
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• Ranked #8 in the US in an authoritative new ranking based on the research productivity and impact of faculty;
• Top-ranked (based on research output) finance department in the Gulf coast;
• Faculty have doctorates from Chicago, Stanford, Michigan, Princeton, Cornell, UCLA, UC-Berkeley, NYU, Univ. of British Columbia, Purdue, Michigan State;
• Most of the senior faculty have previously taught at top-10 business schools.
Finance Department Facts
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• The first general admission MSF class entered in the Fall of 2005;
• In the past two years, the average class size has been 45
• Average GMAT was 650; Average GPA was 3.5
• Significant number of the entering class had 700+ GMAT or 750+ quantitative GRE scores
Stats on Recent MS Finance Classes
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Admission Process1. Online application2. $75 application fee required for all students, $150 for
international students3. GMAT Test4. TOEFL for International Students5. Official Transcripts6. Professional Resume7. Goal Statement8. 2 letters of recommendation
*International Applicants are required to submit additional paperwork which can be found at: http://www.bauer.uh.edu/graduate/ms-finance/checklist.asp
Application Deadline: April 1 for International Students May 1 for Domestic Students
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• Dr. Praveen Kumar, Chair, Department of [email protected]
• Dr. Ramon Rabinovitch, MSF [email protected]
• Annice Butler, Academic Advisor [email protected]
Marian Newman, Academic [email protected]
• Dalia Pineda, Director of Student [email protected]
• Adeline Garduno, MSF Admissions [email protected]
• Patricia Garza, MSF Admissions [email protected]
• Michelle Poullard, Director of [email protected]
Significant People
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M.S. Finance Information Session