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)

  • 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.

  • 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)

  • 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.

  • 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)

  • 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.

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • Required

    15.483 Consumer Finance and FinTech

  • 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.