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.
Capital Markets (CM)
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Required Courses
15.451 Proseminar in Capital Markets/Investment Management*
Or
15.453 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 15.451 or by pursuing an asset management-focused Finance Lab project (15.453), approved by MFin leadership.
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Electives A
Choose at least one course from this group
15.434 Advanced Corporate Finance
15.437 Options & Futures Markets
15.438 Fixed Income Securities & Derivatives
15.439 Quantitative Investment Management
15.447 International Capital Markets
15.467 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.
15.235 Blockchain & Money [not offered in AY 25-26]
15.458 Financial Data Science & Computing
15.465 Alphanomics
15.466 Functional & Strategic Finance
15.481 Financial Market Dynamics & Human Behavior
15.492 Crypto Finance
15.C51 Modeling with Machine Learning: Financial Technology
15.S08 Advanced Data Analytics and Machine Learning in Finance
Climate and Social Impact Finance (CSIF)
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Required
15.453 Finance Lab*
15.499 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 15.453 counts towards the degree and concentration requirements.
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Electives (Choose One)
15.035 Energy Market Dynamics in a Decarbonizing Economy
15.431 Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
15.456 Financial Engineering
15.482 Healthcare Finance [not offered in AY 25-26]
15.873 System Dynamics for Business and Policy
15.C51 Machine Learning for Sustainable Systems
15.S08 Advanced Data Analytics & Machine Learning in Finance
SCM.290 Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Corporate Finance (CF)
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Required Courses
15.434 Advanced Corporate Finance
15.452 Proseminar in Corporate Finance/Investment Banking/Private Equity
Or
15.453 Finance Lab**Note: Students pursuing the Corporate Finance concentration will be required to fulfill their Action Learning requirement by either taking 15.452 or by pursuing a corporate finance-focused Finance Lab project (15.453), approved by MFin leadership.
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Electives
Choose one course
15.431 Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
15.436 Corporate Financial Strategy [not offered in AY 25-26]
15.437 Options & Futures Markets
15.445 Mergers, Acquisitions & Private Equity
15.466 Functional & Strategic Finance
15.482 Healthcare Finance [not offered in AY 25-26]
15.535 Business Analysis Using Financial Statements
Financial Engineering (FE)
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Required
15.S05 Advanced Mathematical Methods for Financial Engineering*
15.456 Financial Engineering**
15.457 Advanced Analytics of Finance*Note (Financial Engineering concentration only):
*Both 15.S05 and 15.457 satisfy MFin degree requirements and the FE concentration requirement.
**Either 15.470 or 15.472 can be taken to fulfill the FE concentration requirement in place of 15.456. -
Electives (Choose One)
6.7900 Machine Learning
15.095 Machine Learning Under a Modern Optimization Lens
15.235 Blockchain & Money [not offered AY 25-26]
15.437 Options & Futures Markets
15.438 Fixed Income Securities & Derivatives
15.447 International Capital Markets
15.458 Financial Data Science & Computing
15.466 Functional & Strategic Finance
15.467 Asset Management, Lifecycle Investing & Retirement Finance
15.470 Asset Pricing (PhD course)
15.472 Advanced Asset Pricing (PhD course)
15.481 Financial Market Dynamics & Human Behavior
15.773 Hands-On Deep Learning
15.C51 Modeling with Machine Learning: Financial Technology
15.S03 AI and Money
15.S06 AI and Machine Learning Research in Finance
15.S08 Advanced Data Analytics & Machine Learning in Finance
FinTech (FT)
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Required
15.483 Consumer Finance and FinTech
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Electives (Choose One)
15.235 Blockchain and Money [not offered AY 25-26]
15.390 New Enterprises
15.431 Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
15.456 Financial Engineering
15.466 Functional and Strategic Finance
15.467 Asset Management, Lifecycle Investing, and Retirement Finance
15.492 Crypto Finance
15.497 FinTech Ventures
15.561 Digital Revolution: From Foundations to Future Trends
15.783J Product Design and Development
15.S03 AI and Money
15.S08 Advanced Data Analytics and Machine Learning in Finance
* As of Fall 2025. Subject to changes.