This certificate provides a solid background in applied investments for MBA students, working professionals and eligible students in other disciplines. Students complete selected graduate level courses in investments and quantitative reasoning. Topics include behavioral finance, real estate and alternative investments.

Students interested in graduate work should refer to the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

  1. Analyze and evaluate active and passive portfolios and technical trading patterns.
  2. Value stocks, bonds, options and other securities, and measure their risk and return.
  3. Describe the structure and role of mutual funds and exchange traded funds in investment portfolios.
  4. Analyze how portfolio diversification affects risk and return.
  5. Apply investment analysis techniques to real estate and alternative investments.
  6. Analyze the role of psychological factors in investment behavior and financial markets.

Effective Fall 2025

Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.

Required Courses:
BUS 601Quantitative Business Analysis2
BUS 641Financial Markets and Investments2
FIN 613Alternative Investments2
REL 602Real Estate Finance and Investments2
Choose 2 credits from the following courses:2
FIN 605
Enterprise Valuation
FIN 650
Behavioral Finance
FIN 667
Environmental, Social, Governance Investing
Program Total Credits:10

*This certificate may have courses in common with other graduate certificates.  A student may earn more than one certificate, but a given course may be counted only in one certificate.