Corporation Finance Specialization
Georgia State's Robinson College of Business is pleased to introduce a new one-year degree program: the Executive Master of Science in Finance (Executive MS-Finance) with a specialization in corporate finance, the only program of its kind in Atlanta.

Designed to provide students with strong analytical and application skills as well as broad market knowledge and financial management acumen, the Executive MS-Finance program was developed and will be taught by the faculty of Robinson's Department of Finance—the same faculty that teaches in Robinson's top-10-ranked MBA program for working professionals and who are renowned for their broad experience in research, executive education and practice.

An Emerging Need
Why choose an Executive MS-Finance instead of an MBA with a major in finance?

  • It is designed specifically for rising professionals whose route to the C-suite is functional expertise.
     

  • MBA programs are general in scope; Robinson's Executive MS-Finance program focuses on the decision-making, analytical and technical skills required to compete in today's ever-changing financial environment.
     

  • It fits the needs of financial professionals who want to update and expand their existing functional knowledge.

Structure
Robinson's Executive MS-Finance will be offered in a one-year format over three semesters. Moreover, class size will be limited and students will proceed as a cohort—a structure that fosters peer learning, collaboration and building lifelong business networks.

Curriculum
The rigorous 30-hour curriculum comprises 21 hours of specialization courses and nine hours of technical support courses.

Specialization Courses

  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Financial Strategy
  • Corporate Restructuring
    and  Workouts
  • Current Issues in Finance
  • Financial Analysis and
    Loan Structuring
  • Investment Banking
  • Valuation of Financial Assets
Technical Support Courses
  • Applied Regression Analysis
  • Business Modeling
  • Financial Statement Analysis

All courses are three credit hours except for Current Issues in Finance, a one-hour course that students will take each semester. Subjects covered may be issues in the news or student-selected topics from courses that are not part of the curriculum.

Benefits
Robinson's Executive Master of Science in Finance will help program graduates advance professionally by providing them with broad market knowledge and financial management acumen to:    
  • Lead management teams
    with superior decision-
    making skills
     
  • Develop and implement financial strategies that maximize firm value
  • Corporate Restructuring
    and  Workouts
     
  • Understand and apply
    state-of-the-art analytical financial tools
     
  • Analyze and manage financial market risks
     
  • Compete in an uncertain, changing economic environment
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Schedule and Location
The Executive MS-Finance program will be taught at Robinson's Executive Education Center in Buckhead and will meet every Monday evening from 5:30 p.m.-9:45 p.m. and every other Wednesday evening from 5:30 p.m.-9:45 p.m. Current Issues in Finance will meet three Saturday mornings per semester.

Candidate Profile
Candidates should possess four or more years of full-time work experience during which they have demonstrated potential for managerial advancement. They also must hold a four-year undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university.

Admissions Process
Applicants to Robinson's Executive Master of Science in Finance program must submit:

  • Current resume
  • $50 application fee
  • Application*
  • Essay
  • Transcripts for all post-secondary education
  • GMAT scores

*Appy online. Indicate in the first sentence of the narrative essay that you are applying to the Executive Master of Science in Finance program.

The admissions committee will review application packages and contact potential candidates to schedule interviews.

The cohort will be limited in size; candidates should apply as early as possible.

>Application deadline for January 2010 class: November 13, 2009<

Admissions questions? Please contact:
Toby McChesney
Office of Graduate Admissions
404-413-7050
tmcchesney@gsu.edu

Fees, Tuition and Services

  • A non-refundable orientation and program fee of $250 is due upon enrollment.
     
  • Tuition is $36,000*, payable in three installments of $12,000, which covers all materials.
     
  • The Executive MS-Finance team will provide guidance during the program.
     
  • Robinson's Career Management Center to coordinate one-to-one counseling, professional development workshops and access to executive coaching.

*Price is subject to change for future cohorts.

The Robinson Network
In addition to bonds formed with the Executive MS-Finance cohort, students and graduates will gain access to Robinson's vast and active alumni network comprising more than 65,000 alumni, many of whom live in the Atlanta metro area and participate in professional functions and social gatherings.

Program Advisors
For more information about the program or curriculum, please contact:

Alfred Mettler
Associate Professor
Department of Finance
mettler@gsu.edu		Milind Shrikhande
Associate Professor
Department of Finance
mshrikhande@gsu.edu

For more information about admissions, please contact:

Toby McChesney
Office of Graduate Admissions
404-413-7050
tmcchesney@gsu.edu

Mailing Address
Executive MS-Finance Program
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3991
Atlanta, GA 30302-3991


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