南加大的MSF和MSBA

马歇尔商学院的商业分析硕士和金融硕士 

  虽然Marshall开设的硕士项目挺多，但真正适合应届生申请的项目却很少，大多都需要一定的工作经验。这次我们重点介绍Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) 商业分析硕士、Master of Science in Finance (MSF) 金融硕士这2个MS项目。

Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA)
商业分析硕士

>   Marshall商学院于2014年春季学期开始，开设MSBA课程。

>STEM项目，OPT 36个月

>课程时长18个月，学生需完成至少11门课程的学习，共计33个学分。
>MSBA为学生提供可以使他们专长于商业分析和数据科学领域的技能和知识，主要包括统计建模、数据管理、可视化、信息安全和优化。注重帮助学生发现并掌握商业分析在实际产业的广泛应用，包括市场营销、金融、运营管理、零售业、制造业、银行和医疗保健

>必修课共19.5个学分，包括：
Business Analytics Data Driven Decision Making
Communication for Management
Applied Modern Statistical Learning Methods
Statistical Computing and Data Visualization
The Analytics Edge: Data, Models, and Effective Decisions
Data Analytics Driven Dynamic Strategy and Execution/ Getting the Organization Ready for Big Data
Introducation to Data Management

>选修课需完成至少13.5个学分，具体可选课程包括：
Database Systems
Probability and Data Modeling
Applied Time Series Analysis for Forecasting
Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and Data Mining
Principles of Programming for Informatics
Monte Carlo Simulation and Decision Models
Designing Spreadsheet-Based Business Models
Fraud Analytics
Marketing Analytics
Foundations of Information Security
Digital Analytics Strategy
Application of Lean Six Sigma

>语言要求：For the TOEFL we require a 100 or higher with each band score above 20 is required for admissions. Also, for the IELTS a score of 6.5 with no band score less than 6 is required.
>申请时需要提交1分钟的视频，题目每年略有变化，但大体还是围绕着why school & why program（去年：why you are interested in our program，今年：why you are a best match for our program）
2016-2017 class 录取统计:

Master of Science in Finance (MSF) 金融硕士
>一年制，summer 学期（五月下旬）开学，三学期可完成所有课程，次年五月毕业。
>由于课程在五月下旬开学，应届生大多无法申请。该项目适合GAP一年的学生申请。
>开学前会有为期一周的数学训练营。
>学生需完成36学分的课程，包括27学分必修课，9学分选修课。选修课范围较广，涵盖对冲基金、固定收益证券、房地产金融、并购交易、风险投资、私募股权交易等领域。

>必修课：
Quantitative Methods in Finance
Accounting Concepts and Financial Reporting
Microeconomics for Management
Corporate Finance
Money and Capital Markets
Financial Analysis and Valuation
Corporate Financial Policy and Corporate Governance
Forecasting and Risk Analysis
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

>选修课：
Venture Capital and Private Equity
Entrepreneurial Finance: Financial Management for Developing Firms
Corporate Financial Strategy
CEO Pay, Corporate Governance, and the Politics of Finance
Applied Finance in Fixed Income Securities
Hedge Funds
Trading and Exchanges
Business Law and Ethics
Legal Environment of Business and Corporate Governance
Management of Financial Risk
Mergers and Acquisitions
Current Issues in International Finance
Theory of International Trade
Economics of Urban Land Use: Feasibility Studies
Introduction to Financial Analysis: Practicum
Mortgages and Mortgage-Backed Securities and Markets
Real Estate Finance and Investment

>语言要求：The average TOEFL score of our past class was 103 IBT, with at least 20 on each of the Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening Sections. The average IELTS score for our past class was 7.5, with at least 6.5 on each section.
>MSF 每年收到约900份申请，录取率在8%左右。 项目规模：2017年65 个学生，2018年77个学生。
2017 class 录取统计：Median GMAT 700, Median GRE 321, Median GPA 3.6, Average months work experience (including internships):10.6, Percentage of international students: 44%, Gender breakdown: male 59% female 41%, Numbers of colleges and universities represented: 32,Majors: Accounting – 8.5%, Finance – 22%, Business & Commerce – 41%, Mathematics & Science – 10%, Economics – 8.5%, Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts – 5%