You can complete your Master of Finance at Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in as little as nine months (two semesters and 30 credit hours), or you can opt to stay two years and complete 39 credit hours with a departmental certification in a specialization by taking appropriate additional electives.
You may also apply for summer internship opportunities during this time, available on a competitive basis.
And, you can transition right into our master's program after completing your undergraduate degree; no work experience is needed. Typical undergraduate majors include business, economics, physics, accounting, engineering and math.
Pre-Orientation Bootcamp
Introduces students to financial data analysis using Excel and Python programming, as well as to networking.
Core Courses
These core courses provide you with the tools and techniques that build a strong foundation for a career in finance.
- FNCE 401 – Financial Orientation
- FNCE 404 – Financial Modeling
- FNCE 421 – Corporate Financial Analysis
- FNCE 429 – Investment Management
- FNCE 430 – Derivatives and Risk Management
- FNCE 435 – Empirical Finance
- FNCE 436 – Individual, Team and Career Development
Students enrolled in a two-semester core course—Individual, Team, and Career Development—complete real-world assignments using big data under the supervision of corporate executives and potential employers. By leveraging the executives’ vast industry experience and financial knowledge in the classroom, you’ll gain real experience in areas such as intangibles valuation, credit scoring and fixed-income hedging.
Corporate seminars delivered by industry executives enable you to network and learn from executives in areas such as digitizing business models, fixed income hedging, intangibles valuation and more.
Electives
Whether you’re interested in financial risk management courses, corporate finance, or financial big data, the Master of Finance degree curriculum offers you the flexibility of determining the structure of your program based on your long-term goals and specific areas of interest. You can graduate with the basic program of 30 credit hours or work toward additional departmental certification, available upon successful completion of 39 credit hours in a specialization.
Students can also add any other course to complete these specializations, as determined appropriate by the Master of Finance faculty director.
All students must work toward a specialization.
Corporate Financial Analytics Specialization (STEM Eligible)
- FNCE 428 – Financial Strategy and Value Creation
- FNCE 432 – Corporate Risk Management
- FNCE 440 – Financial Decisions Modeling and Analytics
- FNCE 470 – Financial Models Using Big Data
- FNCE 414 – Banking and RegTech
- FNCE 434 – Financial Analytics and Banking
- FNCE 491 – Python Programming w Appl in Finance
Corporate Finance Specialization
- FNCE 403 – Corporate Financial Technology
- FNCE 428 – Financial Strategy and Value Creation
- FNCE 440 – Financial Decisions Modeling and Analytics
- FNCE 480 – Global Banking & Capital Markets
- FNCE 450 – Mergers and Acquisitions
- FNCE 434 – Financial Analytics and Banking
- FNCE 414 – Banking and RegTech
- Any other course as deemed appropriate by the Master of Finance faculty director
Risk Management Analytics Specialization (STEM Eligible)
- FNCE 431 – Fixed Income Markets and Their Derivatives
- FNCE 432 – Corporate Risk Management
- FNCE 433 – Quantitative Risk Modeling
- FNCE 440 – Financial Decisions Modeling and Analytics
- FNCE 434 – Financial Analytics and Banking
- FNCE 460 – Investment Strategies
- FNCE 491 – Python Programming w Appl in Finance
Financial Big Data Analytics Specialization (STEM Eligible)
- FNCE 412 – Algorithmic Trading
- FNCE 431 – Fixed Income Markets and Their Derivatives
- FNCE 433 – Quantitative Risk Modeling
- FNCE 470 – Financial Models Using Big Data
- FNCE 460 – Investment Strategies
- FNCE 471 – Applications in Financial Big Data
- FNCE 493 – Blockchains, Cryptocurrencies, and Cryptoventures
FinTech Specialization (STEM Eligible)
- FNCE 403 – Corporate Financial Technology
- FNCE 412 – Algorithmic Trading
- FNCE 433 – Quantitative Risk Modeling
- FNCE 494 – Artificial Intelligence for Financial Modeling
- FNCE 414 – Banking and RegTech
- FNCE 460 – Investment Strategies
- FNCE 493 – Blockchains, Cryptocurrencies, and Cryptoventures
Please note:
- All courses are contingent upon availability of appropriate staff, and need not be offered every time. Enrollment in elective courses is contingent upon appropriate performance in the program.
- International students fulfill visa requirements each semester. Contact International Student Services for more information.
- Students who choose to stay beyond two semesters can apply for internship opportunities on a competitive basis. Visit the Career Management page to learn more.