Master of Finance

Optional Concentrations

MFin students can deepen their expertise by pursuing a concentration in one of five areas: Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Financial Engineering, Climate and Social Impact Finance, or FinTech. While concentrations are not required for graduation, they allow students to tailor their academic experience to specific career goals and areas of interest.

The concentration requirements are in addition to the MFin degree requirements. Courses used to fulfill MFin degree requirements cannot also count toward a concentration. Exceptions to this rule are specifically noted.

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Capital Markets (CM)

Focuses on global financial markets and investment instruments. Includes electives in valuation, M&A, negotiation among other topics.

  • Required Courses

    • Proseminar in Capital Markets/Investment Management
    • Finance Lab: asset management-focused project

    Note: Students pursuing the Capital Markets concentration will be required to fulfill their Action Learning requirement by either taking Proseminar in Capital Markets/Investment Management or by pursuing an asset management-focused Finance Lab project, approved by MFin leadership.

  • Electives A

    Choose at least one course from this group

    • Advanced Corporate Finance
    • Options & Futures Markets
    • Fixed Income Securities & Derivatives
    • Quantitative Investment Management
    • International Capital Markets
    • Asset Management, Lifecycle Investing & Retirement Finance

  • Electives B

    For the second elective, you may either choose another course from Electives A or one from the group below.

    • Blockchain & Money [not offered in AY 25-26]
    • Financial Data Science & Computing
    • Alphanomics
    • Functional & Strategic Finance
    • Financial Market Dynamics & Human Behavior
    • Crypto Finance
    • Modeling with Machine Learning: Financial Technology
    • Advanced Data Analytics and Machine Learning in Finance

Climate and Social Impact Finance (CSIF)

Explores financial solutions for environmental and social challenges. Covers market dynamics, impact investing, machine learning and more.

  • Required

    • Finance Lab
    • Climate and Social Impact Investing

    Note: Students pursuing the Climate and Social Impact Finance (CSIF) concentration must enroll in a climate/sustainability/impact-focused project as approved by MFin leadership. Additionally, only Finance Lab counts towards the degree and concentration requirements.

  • Electives (Choose One)

    • Energy Market Dynamics in a Decarbonizing Economy
    • Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
    • Financial Engineering
    • Healthcare Finance
    • System Dynamics for Business and Policy
    • Machine Learning for Sustainable Systems
    • Advanced Data Analytics & Machine Learning in Finance
    • Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Corporate Finance (CF)

Examines corporate financial management and value-maximizing strategies. Offers electives in entrepreneurial finance, M&A, derivatives among other topics.

  • Required Courses

    • Advanced Corporate Finance
    • Proseminar in Corporate Finance/Investment Banking/Private Equity
    Or
    • Finance Lab

    Note: Students pursuing the Corporate Finance concentration will be required to fulfill their Action Learning requirement by either taking Proseminar in Corporate Finance or by pursuing a corporate finance-focused Finance Lab project, approved by MFin leadership.

  • Electives

    Choose one course

    • Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
    • Corporate Financial Strategy [not offered in AY 25-26]
    • Options & Futures Markets
    • Mergers, Acquisitions & Private Equity
    • Functional & Strategic Finance
    • Healthcare Finance [not offered in AY 25-26]
    • Business Analysis Using Financial Statements

Financial Engineering (FE)

Centers on quantitative methods, derivatives, and risk management. Includes advanced topics in AI, machine learning, analytics and more.

  • Required

    • Advanced Mathematical Methods for Financial  Engineering
    • Financial Engineering
    • Advanced Analytics of Finance

    Note (Financial Engineering concentration only): Both Advanced Mathematical Methods for Financial  Engineering and Advanced Analytics of Finance satisfy MFin degree requirements and the FE concentration requirement.

  • Electives (Choose One)

    • Machine Learning
    • Machine Learning Under a Modern Optimization Lens
    • Blockchain & Money [not offered AY 25-26]
    • Options & Futures Markets
    • Fixed Income Securities & Derivatives
    • International Capital Markets
    • Financial Data Science & Computing
    • Functional & Strategic Finance
    • Asset Management, Lifecycle Investing & Retirement Finance
    • Asset Pricing (PhD course)
    • Advanced Asset Pricing (PhD course)
    • Financial Market Dynamics & Human Behavior
    • Hands-On Deep Learning
    • Modeling with Machine Learning: Financial Technology
    • AI and Money
    • AI and Machine Learning Research in Finance
    • Advanced Data Analytics & Machine Learning in Finance

FinTech (FT)

Combines finance and technology with courses in venture capital, AI, and machine learning to name a few.

  • Required

    • Consumer Finance and FinTech

  • Electives (Choose One)

    • Blockchain and Money [not offered AY 25-26]
    • New Enterprises
    • Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
    • Financial Engineering
    • Functional and Strategic Finance
    • Asset Management, Lifecycle Investing, and Retirement Finance
    • Crypto Finance
    • FinTech Ventures
    • Digital Revolution: From Foundations to Future Trends
    • Product Design and Development
    • AI and Money
    • Advanced Data Analytics and Machine Learning in Finance

* As of Spring 2026. Subject to changes.