MSF Curriculum

There are distinct course plans for the variety of students in the program.

Combined Degree, current University of Florida students taking undergraduate and graduate courses simultaneously
- MSF Combined Degree, for students with one undergraduate year remaining
- MSF Combined Degree, for students with two undergraduate years remaining
Accepted Combined Degree students must submit a Combined Degree form.
Non-Combined Degree, students coming from the work force or from non-University of Florida undergraduate degree programs
- Domestic or International
Joint JD/MSF students graduate from the MSF Program at the same time they graduate from law school. Some of the credits will be shared between the two degrees, reducing the number of credits required for the MSF degree. These students will work out their individual course plans once accepted to the MSF program.

There are five informal sequences in the MSF program. Many of these courses depend on knowledge gained in the courses listed ahead of them in their sequence.

Program classes

Valuation / Corporate Finance:
- Measuring and Managing Value (significant overlap of material with the Corporate Financial Modeling courses)
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Corporate Financial Modeling I&II
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Financial Decision Making
- Study in Valuation
- Venture Finance
Real Estate:
- Introduction to Real Estate*
- Investment Property Analysis
- Secondary Mortgage Markets and Securities
- Real Estate Securities and Portfolios
Bonds:
- Fixed Income Security Valuations
- Interest Rate Risk Management
- Secondary Mortgage Markets and Securities
International Finance:
- International Finance
- Financial Management of Multinational Corporations
- Emerging Markets Finance Part I
- Emerging Markets Finance Part II
Derivative Securities and Computational Finance Sequence:
- Derivative Securities
- Computational Methods for Derivative Pricing (prerequisite: Derivative Securities)
- Advanced Topics in Derivative Pricing (prerequisite: Derivative Securities)
- Risk Management (prerequisites: Derivative Securities and Computational Finance)
This sequence will cover the pricing of standard and exotic derivative securities as applications of these models to risk management topics. Students will learn computer programming skills that will allow them to do Monte Carlo simulation analysis of real world problems covered in the course. The courses will be taught by Farid Ait Sahlia and Dan O'Rourke. Professor Ait Sahlia earned a PhD in Operations Research from Stanford University. Prior to teaching in this program, Professor Ait Sahlia has taught in the Industrial Engineering department at UF and worked at Financial Engines in Palo Alto California. Professor O'Rourke has an MBA from the University of Florida. Prior to teaching in the program Professor O'Rourke worked in various capacities in the options area at Goldman Sachs from 1989 to 2005 and then from 2005 to 2009 at Swiss Re where he served as managing director of an equity derivative internal hedge fund.

Notes:
Introduction to Real Estate is a precursor to other REE courses. It is not a required prerequisite. MSF student often take REE courses without the introduction course. However, MSF student deciding to take a course should take Investment Property Analysis.

The Asset Allocation project course (year long) is the only "required" MSF course.

Graduate courses not on these lists may be applied to the MSF degree if approved before registration.

Course	Instructor(s)
Summer B
Students with approved summer internships may make up summer credits during the Fall and Spring.
FIN 6545 Fixed Income Security Valuations	Dr. David Brown
FIN 6432 Asset Valuation and Corporate Finance OR... FIN 6930 Special Topics in Investment Finance	Dr. John C. Banko Dr. Takeda-Brown
Fall - All
FIN 6935 Finance Professional Speaker Series 1 credit for the entire semester	Dr. David Brown and guest speakers
FIN 6525 Asset Allocation Project Course 1 credit for the entire semester, must be taken both semesters by all MSF students	Dr. David Brown
Fall - Mod 1
ECO 5715 Open Economy Macroeconomics	Dr. Douglas Waldo
FIN 6545 Fixed Income Security Valuations	Dr. David Brown
FIN 6638 International Finance	Dr. Andy Naranjo
FIN 6930 Corporate Financial Modeling Part 1	Dr. James Parrino
FIN 6930 Special Topics in Investment Finance	Dr. Takeda-Brown
REE 6045 Introduction to Real Estate	Dr. Wayne Archer
Fall - Mod 2
ECO 5715 Open Economy Macroeconomics	Dr. Douglas Waldo
FIN 6465 Financial Statement Analysis	Dr. Michael Ryngaert
FIN 6537 Derivative Securities	Dr. Farid AitSahlia
FIN 6547 Interest Rate Risk Management	Dr. David Brown
FIN 6930 Corporate Financial Modeling Part 2	Dr. James Parrino
FIN 6930 Special Topics in Investment Finance	Dr. Takeda-Brown
LAS 6295 Latin American Business Environment	Dr. Terry McCoy
REE 6045 Introduction to Real Estate	Dr. David Ling
REE 6395 Investment Property Analysis	Dr. David Ling
Spring - All
FIN 6935 Finance Professional Speaker Series 1 credit for the entire semester	Dr. David Brown and guest speakers
FIN 6525 Asset Allocation Project Course 1 credit for the entire semester, must be taken both semesters by all MSF students	Dr. David Brown
Spring - Mod 3
ECO 5715 Open Economy Macroeconomics	Dr. Douglas Waldo
ENT 6930 Entrepreneurial Finance	Dr. Christopher James
FIN 6429 Financial Decision Making	Dr. Christopher James
FIN 6575 Emerging Markets Finance: Part I	Dr. Brian Gendreau
FIN 6930 Capitalism and Regulation	Dr. David Brown
FIN 6930 Introduction to Computational Methods for Derivatives Pricing	Dr. Farid AitSahlia
FIN 6930 Mergers and Acquisitions	Dr. James Parrino
FIN 6930 Special Topics in Investment Finance	Dr. Takeda-Brown
REE 6930 Real Estate Appraisal	Todd Jones
Between Mods 3 & 4
FIN 6930 International Financial Markets Study Tour Early application necessary. Expect additional fees.	Dr. Andy Naranjo
Spring Mod 4
ECS 6423 Latin American Business Economics	Staff
ENT 6416 Venture Finance	Dr. James Parrino
FIN 6438 Study in Valuation	Dr. Michael Ryngaert
FIN 6585 Securities Trading
FIN 6930 Asset Allocation and Investment Strategies	Dr. Brian Gendreau
FIN 6930 Capitalism	Bruce Foerster
FIN 6930 Financial Risk Management	Dr. Farid AitSahlia
FIN 6930 Special Topics in Investment Finance	Dr. Takeda-Brown
REE 6045 Introduction to Real Estate	Dr. David Ling
REE 6208 Secondary Mortgage Markets and Securities	Dr. Wayne Archer
REE 6395 Investment Property Analysis	Dr. David Ling