MBA IN FINANCE
An MBA in Finance is a postgraduate degree that provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the financial industry. Students learn about financial analysis, investment management, risk management, and other critical areas of finance.
There are many reasons to get an MBA in Finance. Here are just a few:
*High earning potential: Finance graduates are some of the highest-paid professionals in the world.
*Strong job market: The job market for finance professionals is strong and is expected to grow in the coming years.
*Variety of career options: There are many different career paths available to finance graduates. Some common careers include financial analyst, investment banker, portfolio manager, and risk manager.
MBA in Finance Course Content:
While courses vary from school to school, finance in MBA courses typically includes
*Corporate investment management
*Portfolio management
*Hedge fund management
* Small business and corporate finance
* Investments
*Securities analysis
*Borrowing
*Fundraising
*Collections
*Disbursements
*International finance
*Coverage of global financial institutions, valuation, volatility, fixed income securities, international markets and macroeconomics
Typical coursework and projects include financial modeling, global macro and micro-economics, private equity projects, stock market pitch projects, entrepreneurship projects based in mergers and acquisitions, real estate investment, development and design, and investment strategies. Many MBA finance degrees also combine learning with internships or paid positions in major financial corporations.
While an MBA in finance typically prepares graduates for a broad range of careers, some business schools offer a deeper specialization for those with a particular field of interest in mind:
*A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) specialization allows holders to practice accountancy as an individual, or as part of a corporation. Many independent CPAs deal with tax services, personal wealth, personal investments and smaller amounts of money on the private side. When working for a larger firm, the CPA specialization means that certificate holders will operate in the financial arm of the company, particularly with taxes, corporate money, wealth management and other investment and monetary based roles.
*The Certified Financial Adviser (CFA) works both publicly and privately with either individuals or companies to help them make wise investments and purchases, build investment portfolios, and generally manage their money.
*A Certified Management Accountant (CMA) handles almost all of the financial aspects of a company, from forecasting the profit margins of specific projects to advising directors on the best means of achieving financial growth and protecting their company from potential risk.
*International finance is not only a huge sector, but a growing one as well. Specializing in this field opens up opportunities in international investment, banking and taxation, as well as allowing international financiers insights into developing markets.
*Financial economics focuses more on microeconomics in terms of optimization, equilibrium and comparative statics. This specialization is more observational, looking at the models of how producers and consumers function in a given economy.
*Corporate finance is where most finance MBAs will be looking to end up, as a fund manager for instance, or financial personnel manager. Topics within corporate finance are typically focused on how to grow the corporation’s capital by means of mergers & acquisitions, financial forecasting, managing investments and managing investment strategies.