Tepper School of Business
Investment Strategy Track Curriculum
2010-2011
Prerequisites for Track: You must receive an average of an “A-” or better with no grade below a “B” in the following core track courses. Students will be reevaluated at the end of Mini 4 to determine Track eligibility.
Required 1st Year Courses
|
Course |
Course Title |
Units |
Offered |
|
45-811 |
Investment Analysis |
6 units |
Year 1 Mini 4 |
|
45-810 |
Corporate Finance |
6 units |
Year 1 Mini 3 |
|
45-752 |
Macroeconomics |
6 units |
Year 1 Mini 3 |
Required Electives
|
Course |
Course Title |
Units |
Offered |
|
45-814 |
Options |
6 units |
Year 2 |
|
45-816 |
Studies in Financial Engineering |
6 units |
Year 2 Mini 2 |
|
45-956 |
“alpha”: Trading on Behavioral Finance |
6 units |
Year 2 Mini 3 |
|
45-849 |
Financial Economics --- |
6 units |
Mini 3 |
|
45-815 |
Fixed-Income Analysis |
6 units |
Year 2 Mini 3 |
|
45-921 |
Time-Series Analysis |
6 units |
Mini 4 |
Must Select 2 of the Following Electives
|
Course |
Course Title |
Units |
Offered |
|
45-904 |
Taxation and Financial Strategy |
6 units |
Mini 4 |
|
45-911 |
Optimization Methods in Finance |
6 units |
Mini 2 |
|
45-903 |
Credit Derivatives |
6 units |
Mini 2 |
|
45-818 |
International Finance |
6 units |
Mini 4 |
|
45-803 |
Corporate Financial Reporting |
6 units |
Mini 3 |
|
45-802 |
Financial Statement Analysis |
6 units |
Mini 4 |
All courses must be taken for a letter grade. Pass/Fail grades are not acceptable. Exemptions from any track courses (including 1st year courses) are not permitted. **Mini** refers to when the course will be offered in AY 2009-2011. Curriculum is subject to change in subsequent years.
Curriculum and times offered are subject to change.
Faculty Coordinator
Chris Telmer chris.telmer@cmu.edu
All courses must be taken for a letter grade. Pass/Fail grades are not acceptable. Track courses cannot be exempted.
Apply to the Investment Strategy Track
