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Courses for the Master of Finance - Financial Data Analytics Option program are hyperlinked below to the University Bulletin. Please refer to the prerequisites mentioned on this page as those listed on the University Bulletin may differ from Penn State Great Valley. All courses offered are three credits unless otherwise indicated.

ACCTG 512 - Financial Accounting Theory and Reporting Problems

BA 831 - Foundations in Finance

BUSAD 525 - Quantitative Methods in Finance
Prerequisite: BA 831 for MFIN students

BUSAD 826 - Current Issues in Corporate Finance
Prerequisites: BA 831, ACCTG 512, and BUSAD 525

BUSAD 829 - Data Analysis in Finance
Prerequisite: BUSAD 525

BUSAD 888 - Applications of Financial Data Analytics
Prerequisites: All core courses, BUSAD 829, IE 575, and SWENG 545

DAAN 545 - Data Mining
Prerequisite: BUSAD 525

DAAN 871 Data Visualization
Prerequisite: BUSAD 525

FIN 808 - Analysis of Financial Markets
Prerequisite: BA 831 or MBADM 820

FIN 813 – Speculative Markets
Prerequisites: FIN 808

IE 575 - Foundations of Predictive Analytics
Prerequisites: BUSAD 525

If the course you are trying to schedule is full, please contact the department at 610-648-3229 or e-mail [email protected] for further advising.

The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course because of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances.

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