Below is a list of the approved electives for the Master of Science in Finance Program. For detailed information on courses, including executive summaries and videos, visit the Academic Subjects page. Use Schedule Builder or MyU Class Search to check course schedules throughout the year.
Notes:
Electives are subject to change.
This list may not be exhaustive as courses are added and revised annually.
Additional UMN Twin Cities graduate courses may be petitioned to contribute towards program electives. Academic advisor approval required.
Questions? Current students can contact their academic advisor at aaset@umn.edu.
Accounting
ACCT 5141 Financial Data Analytics (2 credits)
ACCT 6102 Financial Statement Analysis (2 credits)
Finance
FINA 6114 Private and Public Equity Financing (2 credits)
FINA 6123 Financial Services Industry (2 credits)
FINA 6325 Behavioral Finance (2 credits)
Accounting
ACCT 5141 Financial Data Analytics (2 credits)
ACCT 6102 Financial Statement Analysis (2 credits)
Finance
FINA 6111 Financing Over a Firm’s Lifecycle (1 credit)
FINA 6123 Financial Services Industry (2 credits)
FINA 6213 Financial Capital Structure (1 credit)
FINA 6214 Business Valuation (1 credit)
FINA 6222 Mergers and Acquisitions (2 credits)
FINA 6325 Behavioral Finance (2 credits)
Medical Industry Leadership Institute
MILI 6235 Pharmaceutical Industry: Business and Policy (2 credits)
MILI 6589 Medical Technology Evaluation and Market Research (2 credits)
MILI 6726 Medical Device Industry (2 credits)
MILI 6963 Healthcare Analytics (2 credits)
MILI 6985 The Healthcare Marketplace (2 credits)
MILI 6995 Medical Industry Valuation Laboratory (4 credits)
Accounting
ACCT 5161 Financial Statement Analysis
ACCT 5181 Consolidations and Advanced Reporting
Applied Business Analytics
MABA 6121 Practical Statistics for Business Applications (2 credits)
MABA 6155 Generative AI for Business Applications (2 credits)
MABA 6251 AI for Competitive Advantage (2 credits)
MABA 6311 Programming for Business Analytics (2 credits)
MABA 6341 Data Visualization (2 credits)
Applied Economics
APEC 5831 Food and Agribusiness Marketplace (2 credits)
Business Administration
MBA 6111 Organizational Behavior (2 credits)
MBA 6121 Data Analysis and Statistics for Managers (3 credits)
MBA 6141 Managerial Economics (2 credits)
MBA 6211 Marketing Management (3 credits)
MBA 6221 Supply Chain & Operations (3 credits)
MBA 6035 Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
MBA 6301 Strategic Management (3 credits)
MBA 6315 The Ethical Environment of Business (2 credits)
Business Law
BLAW 6158 American Business Law (2 credits)
Entrepreneurship
ENTR 6021 Developing New Ventures (2 credits)
ENTR 6036 Managing the Growing Business (2 credits)
ENTR 6037 Corporate Venturing (2 credits)
ENTR 6041 Initiating New Product Design and Business Development (2 credits)
ENTR 6042 Implementing New Product Design and Business Development (2 credits)
Finance
MSF 6801 Finance Independent Study- CPT (1 credit)
FINA 6211 Cash Flows and Project Selection (2 credits)
FINA 6920 Topics in Finance (2 credits)
Information and Decision Sciences
IDSC 6041 Information Technology Management (2 credits)
IDSC 6051 Information Technologies & AI Solutions (2 credits)
Insurance and Risk Management
INS 6101 Employee Benefits (2 credits)
INS 6105 Corporate Risk Management (2 credits)
INS 6205 Insurance Theory and Practice (2 credits)
Management
MGMT 5102 Start Up: Customer Development and Testing (2 credits)
MGMT 6004 Negotiation Strategies (2 credits)
MGMT 6032 Strategic Alliances (2 credits)
MGMT 6033 Strategy Implementation (2 credits)
MGMT 6034 Strategic Leadership (2 credits)
MGMT 6035 Complex and Cross-Cultural Negotiations (2 credits)
MGMT 6041 Competing Globally (2 credits)
MGMT 6043 Strategies for Sustainability (2 credits)
MGMT 6055 Management of Innovation and Change (2 credits)
MGMT 6084 Management of Teams (2 credits)
MGMT 6085 Corporate Strategy (2 credits)
MGMT 6100 Topics in Management (2 credits)
MGMT 6222 Creating and Managing Diversity and Inclusion (2 credits)
MGMT 6305 The International Environment of Business (4 credits)
MGMT 6311 Developing Cultural Agility: Leading and Collaborating in a Globalized Workplace (2 credits)
MGMT 6345 Powerful Problem Solving (2 credits)
MGMT 6402 Integrative Leadership: Leading Across Sectors to Address Grand Challenges (2 credits)
MGMT 6443 Principles of Effective Coaching (2 credits)
MGMT 6444 Employee Engagement and Wellbeing (2 credits)
MGMT 6465 Leadership and Personal Development (2 credits)
Marketing
MKTG 6052 Marketing Analytics: Managerial Decisions (2 credits)
MKTG 6086 Digital Marketing (2 credits)
Last updated March 12, 2025