Program Details

The Master of Financial Management (MFM) is designed to prepare students for leadership roles in finance, providing them with advanced knowledge and practical skills necessary for success in the finance industry.

The MFM is comprised of 36 hours of coursework. Curriculum is dependent on the student’s MFM track and undergraduate major. Students must apply separately to the Commercial Banking Program, Trading, Risk & Investments Program, and Professional Program in Accounting.

Mays undergraduates have the option to “fast track” up to 12 hours of MFM coursework during senior year.

• FINC 341 or 635 Business Finance
• ACCT 640 Accounting Principles I
• FINC 629 Financial Management I
• FINC 632 Investment Management
• FINC 642 Analysis of Money & Capital Markets
• FINC 649 Financial Modeling
• FINC 640 Macro Finance
• FINC 647 Financial Statement Analysis
• FINC 630 Financial Management II
• FINC 641 Valuation
• FINC 685 Professional Development Seminar
• Elective

• FINC 634 Commercial Credit Analysis (RMA) (Spring)
• FINC 643 Commercial Bank Management (Spring)
• FINC 633 Seminar in Commercial Banking (Fall)
• MKTG 637 Marketing Financial Products and Services
• FINC 341 or 635 Business Finance
• FINC 629 Financial Management I
• FINC 632 Investment Management
• FINC 642 Analysis of Money & Capital Markets
• FINC 647 Financial Statement Analysis
• FINC 660 Fixed Income Analysis
• FINC 640 Macro Finance
• FINC 684 Professional Internship

• FINC 368 Trade Floor Dynamics
• FINC 661 Trading Risk Management
• FINC 665 Derivative Securities
• FINC 646 Technical Analysis of Financial Markets
• FINC 684 Professional Internship
• FINC 631 Energy Project Development
• FINC 685 Business Ethics
• FINC 689 Energy Trading
• FINC 685 Advanced Middle Markets
• FINC 341 or 635
• FINC 629
• FINC 632

Finance Track

This track is designed to help students develop analytic skills necessary for decision-making roles in today’s complex business environment. Internships usually occur during the spring term of a student’s senior year. Students also take two mini-mester classes during the semester. Graduates are prepared for careers in consulting with CPA firms, corporations or financial institutions.

Students who follow this track will earn a Master of Financial Management.

Course List:

• ACCT 628 Business Application Modeling (3 hours)
• ACCT 647 Financial Statement Analysis (3 hours)
• ACCT 650 Accounting Ethics (3 hours)
• ACCT 651 Development of Accounting Thought (3 hours)
• ACCT Elective* (3 hours)
• ACCT Elective* (3 hours)
• FINC 629 Financial Management I (3 hours)
• FINC 630 Financial Management II (3 hours)
• FINC 632 Investment Management (3 hours)
• FINC 641 Valuation (3 hours)
• FINC 642 Analysis of Money & Capital Markets (3 hours)
• FINC 645 International Finance (3 hours)

*Accounting Electives:

• ACCT 607 Seminar in Auditing
• ACCT 621 Corporate Tax
• ACCT 689 Accounting Data Analytics
• ACCT 680 Tax Research and Policy
• ACCT 684 Professional Internship

If you do a Spring internship, you MUST take ACCT 689.