The program also provides a deeper knowledge and understanding of the history, institutions and evolution of the world?s financial interactions. As a liberal arts degree, the program also addresses moral and ethical issues relevant to the forces at play in the financial markets and the globalization process.

Upon completion of the graduate degree in Financial Economics, the degree candidate is expected to be knowledgeable in:

• how the principles of financial economics are invariably knitted into the fabrics of the development of financial institutions, industry and government.
• international finance and its relationship to the U.S. economy.
• a variety of economic models as well as the moral and ethical implications of economic decisions and options.
• the U.S. system of money, banking, capital markets and other business-decisions related institutions.
• investments and U.S. government policy and financial systems.
• the relationship between the public and private sectors.