Financial Risk Management/Fintech Track
Acquire the skills to understand how innovative and disruptive technologies give organizations a competitive edge in the financial sector.
Organizations need professionals who understand the integration of technology and finance as customers expect more customization and personalization of their financial services.
Will you be ready to meet industry needs?
- Capitalize on the integration of technology and finance to enhance the process of identification, analysis and acceptance or mitigation of uncertainty in investment decisions
- Learn fundamental concepts of finance, such as performance and risk measurement, diversification and financial modeling
- Visualize, interpret and manipulate large financial datasets
- Understand how the financial ecosystem evolves with emerging technology and regulations
- Explore the impact of cybersecurity on the finance industry
- Prepare for the CFA exam by taking relevant finance courses and gain the technical expertise to implement finance concepts
Curriculum
Review course descriptions in the Graduate Catalog.
STEM Eligible
The MS Finance is a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) curriculum with 36 credits typically completed in three semesters. Some students extend to a fourth semester, and UB undergraduates may be able to complete the program in two semesters. All majors are welcome to apply; however, business, math, economics and engineering majors are ideally suited to the program.