Northeastern University had a webinar regarding their master in finance program a couple weeks ago which they kindly put online for later viewing. I eventually got around to viewing the presentation and liked it a lot. Here are my notes and takeaways for those of you who can’t watch it yourself.
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Call Participants:
Anand Venkateswarah, Assistant Professor of Finance
(Teaches corporate finance & Risk Management)
Nicole Boyson, Finance Professor
Evelyn Tate, Graduate Admissions
1) Why Northeastern?
– Build your finance expertise
– Two paths:
a) Investments
b) Corporate Finance
– Convenient & Flexible
– Core classes take place in the financial district of Boston at night
– Experience with the 360 Huntington Fund
– In students 3rd year
– Real Money (~couple hundred thousand – 500K )
– Run as a real class, you get credit for this
Curriculum
– Begins in September
Fall Semester
a) Financial Theory & Policy
b) Analysis of Financial Institutions & Markets
Spring Semester
a) Investment Analysis
b) International Financial Management
Summer Semester
2 electives
Fall (Year 2)
a) Finance seminar (research based class)
b) Elective
Spring (Year 2)
a) Financial Strategy
b) Elective
You also can doing the MSF as a part time, at night program
About the Program
– You don’t need a finance background! (although it helps)
– Lot of real world application w/ alumni support
MSF Profile
– 27 Students
– 3 Years WE
– 41% Female
– 63% International
– GMAT Average 618
– GPA 3.3
What NEU Looks for from Applicants?
– Prior education/strong GMAT scores
– Progressive career exposure
How to apply?
– Feb 1st –> FT
– May 1st –> PT
3 Essays
Transcripts
GMAT
2 Letters of recommendation
Resume
Interview – by invitation
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I found the webinar to be very informative and helpful. It is very nice to see such transparency and free flow of information from an MSF program.
Here is a direct link to the Northeastern University Master in Finance Program
