[bioundgrd] Fwd: new 5th year M. Fin. degree program!

[Janice Chang]

>From: "Debra Luchanin" <dluchan at MIT.EDU>
>Subject: new 5th year M. Fin. degree program!
>Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:16:26 -0400
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Dear MIT Senior,
>
>Welcome to another Fall term! As you prepare to begin your final 
>undergraduate year at MIT, I want to let you know about an exciting 
>new degree program offered by the MIT Sloan School of Management: 
>the Master of Finance (M.Fin.) program.
>
>This intensive 12-month (June - May) degree program is designed to 
>prepare students for careers in the financial industry. The program 
>consists of required courses, restricted and general electives in 
>finance and finance-related areas, a proseminar, and an optional 
>Master's thesis.   MIT students from across all disciplines are 
>eligible to apply to enroll in the M.Fin. program as a fifth year of 
>focused study following any MIT undergraduate degree.
>
>Due to space constraints, June 2009 enrollment will be limited to 25 
>students, with high priority given to those who have earned an 
>undergraduate degree from MIT.  In subsequent years, however, the 
>program will accommodate up to 60 students and will welcome 
>applicants from outside of MIT.
>
>The M. Fin. website will be available soon 
>(http://mitsloan.mit.edu/mfin). In the meantime, information about 
>the curriculum, tuition, and other details are given below.
>
>
>Master of Finance
>
>Curriculum
>Many of the required and elective M.Fin. courses carry 9 or 12 units 
>of H-level credit. Thus any M.Fin. student who satisfies the program 
>requirements will easily meet the Institute requirement of 66 units 
>of credit, including a minimum of 42 H-level units, in order to 
>receive the Master's degree.
>
>
>Required Fundamental Subjects:
>15.401  Finance Theory I  (9)
>15.402  Finance Theory II  (9)
>15.501  Corporate Financial Accounting  (12)
>
>These subjects are offered in both the Fall and Spring terms. The 
>M.Fin. program will also offer 15.401 and 15.402 in a Summer 
>session. M.Fin. students from outside of MIT will attend the Summer 
>session and the following Fall and Spring terms.  MIT students 
>entering the M.Fin. program need to complete the fundamental 
>subjects either as undergraduates or in the Summer session.  (15.501 
>may be taken in the Fall of the fifth year if not completed 
>previously).
>
>
>Required Advanced Subject:
>15.450  Analytics of Finance (9)
>This course covers the mathematical, statistical, and computational 
>methods used in advanced financial analysis.  All topics are 
>presented in the context of financial applications.
>
>
>Restricted Electives (take four from):
>15.431  Entrepreneurial Finance (9)
>15.433  Investments (9)
>15.434  Advanced Corporate Finance (9)
>15.437  Options and Futures Markets (9)
>15.522  Security Design and Corporate Financing (9)
>15.545  Mergers and Acquisitions (6)
>
>
>Proseminar  (take one from):
>15.451  Proseminar in Financial Engineering (6)
>15.452  Proseminar in Financial Management (6)
>
>The proseminars are project-based subjects where students work in 
>teams on current problems set by finance professionals.
>
>General Electives (take three from):
>15.416J  Introduction to Financial Economics, with permission (12)
>15.426J  Real Estate Finance and Investment (12)
>15.427J  Real Estate Capital Markets (6)
>15.440J  Advanced Financial Economics I, with permission (12)
>15.441J  Advanced Financial Economics II, with permission (12)
>15.442J  Advanced Financial Economics III, with permission (12)
>15.448   Thesis Seminar in Finance (12)
>15.518   Taxes and Business Strategy (9)
>plus any of the Restricted Electives or the Proseminar not already 
>taken for program credit.
>
>Note: MIT students who have taken 15.501 as undergraduates will take 
>at least four general electives rather than three.
>
>Certain subjects in the following  related areas may also be 
>accepted as General Electives, subject to approval by the M.Fin. 
>program:   Accounting,  Economics,  Electrical Engineering and 
>Computer Science, Entrepreneurship and the Management of Technology, 
>Mathematics, Numerical Methods, Operations Research, and Statistics.
>
>Students will be permitted to count a maximum of two non-Sloan 
>electives toward the M.Fin. degree requirements.
>
>Tuition and Enrollment
>$ 12,500 - Summer Session '09
>$ 57,500 - Fall term '09 & Spring term '10
>
>The M.Fin. program requires at least two regular terms in residence. 
>MIT students  who have completed the fundamental subjects as 
>undergraduates will not enroll in the M.Fin. until the Fall term 
>'09.  Such students will be encouraged, but not required, to take 
>finance jobs or internships in Summer '09 if feasible.
>
>
>Admissions
>Detailed information about the admissions process will be available soon.
>
>
>Info Sessions
>We encourage you to attend one of our M.Fin. Info Sessions this Fall 
>to learn more about the program. The schedule will be announced soon.
>
>
>For Further Information
>If you wish to receive announcements about M.Fin. Info Sessions, the 
>admissions process, and program developments, please contact 
><mailto:mfin at sloan.mit.edu>mfin at sloan.mit.edu.   Be sure to include 
>your full name, undergraduate department  and  expected year of SB 
>degree.
>
>
>On behalf of the MIT Sloan Finance faculty, I hope that you will 
>give this new degree option serious consideration.
>
>Best wishes for a challenging and productive Senior year!
>
>Best regards,
>
>Debra Luchanin, Program Manager
>MIT Sloan M.Fin. Program
>
>Program Manager, Master of Finance (M.Fin.)
>MIT Sloan School of Management
>Room E53-322
>Cambridge, MA 02142-1347
>telephone: 617.253.4879
>
>
>
>******
>
>
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