Finance Major
The finance curriculum at Kellogg provides you with a knowledge base and set of practical tools essential to a variety of careers as well as personal investing. Many students who major in finance intend to pursue careers in finance. These range from the investment side of finance (asset management for large institutions or for family offices, real estate investing, private wealth management) to the corporate finance side of finance (CFO, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, restructuring). Students pursuing careers in consulting, entrepreneurship, and product management also often pursue a major in finance.
The curriculum begins with Finance I and II (or Accelerated Corporate Finance), introducing the basic tools of finance and intuition you will need for your career and the advanced courses. The advanced courses allow you to focus and provide practice applying the mechanics and intuition to increasingly complex real-world situations. The department also offers a set of experiential courses that provide experience outside the classroom. The major requirements and links to course descriptions are listed below. Students interested in accelerating their finance studies can find information on class waivers here. If you have additional questions, please reach out to the finance faculty.
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In addition to completing or waiving the core course requirements for the MBA, students must earn at least four Finance course credits that include one course credit from the following list of Corporate Finance courses:
- Finance II
- Accelerated Corporate Finance
and one course credit from the following list of Capital Markets courses:
- Value Investing
- Capital Markets
- Derivatives Markets
- International Finance
- Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets
The remaining two required credits can be completed with any combination of half and full-credit courses listed with the prefix FINC, but no more than one credit of lab courses FINC-615, -616, -639, and FINC-910 may count toward the Finance major. Field Study and Independent Study courses FINC-498, and FINC-499 may not count toward the Finance major.
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- Finance II
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In addition to completing or waiving the core course requirements for the MBA, students must earn at least four Finance course credits that include one course credit from the following list of Corporate Finance courses:
- Finance II
- Accelerated Corporate Finance
and one course credit from the following list of Capital Markets courses:
- Value Investing
- Capital Markets
- Derivatives Markets
- International Finance
- Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets
The remaining two required credits can be completed with any combination of half and full-credit courses listed with the prefix FINC, but no more than one of the lab courses FINC-615, FINC-639, or FINC-910 may count towards the Finance major. Field Study and Independent Study courses FINC-498, and FINC-499 may not count toward the Finance major.
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- Finance II
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In addition to completing or waiving the core course requirements for the MBA, students must earn at least four Finance course credits that include one course credit from the following list of Corporate Finance courses:
- Finance II
- Accelerated Corporate Finance
and one course credit from the following list of Capital Markets courses:
- Value Investing
- Capital Markets
- Derivatives Markets
- International Finance
- Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets
The remaining two required credits can be completed with any combination of half and full-credit courses listed with the prefix FINC, but no more than one of the lab courses FINC-615, FINC-639, or FINC-910 may count towards the Finance major. Field Study and Independent Study courses FINC-498, and FINC-499 may not count toward the Finance major.
Last edited June 2, 2022. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Finance II
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In addition to completing or waiving the core course requirements for the MBA, students must earn at least four Finance course credits that include one course credit from the following list of Corporate Finance courses:
- Finance II
- Accelerated Corporate Finance
and one course credit from the following list of Capital Markets courses:
- Value Investing
- Capital Markets
- Derivatives Markets
- International Finance
- Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets
The remaining two required credits can be completed with any combination of half and full-credit courses listed with the prefix FINC, but no more than one of the lab courses FINC-615, FINC-639, or FINC-910 may count towards the Finance major. Field Study and Independent Study courses FINC-498, and FINC-499 may not count toward the Finance major.
Last edited March 3, 2022. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Finance II
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In addition to completing or waiving the core course requirements for the MBA, students must earn at least four Finance course credits that include one course credit from the following list of Corporate Finance courses:
- Finance II
- Accelerated Corporate Finance
and at least one course credit from the following list of Capital Market courses:
- Value Investing
- Capital Markets
- Derivatives Markets
- International Finance
- Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets
In addition to the above requirements, all remaining credits can be fulfilled with any combination of half and full-credit courses listed with the prefix FINC.
No more than one of the lab courses FINC-615, FINC-639, or FINC 910 may count towards the Finance major.
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- Finance II
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A student must earn at least FOUR credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one lab credit can count toward the major.
One course credit from the following list:
- Finance II
- Accelerated Corporate Finance
At least one course credit from the following list of Capital Market courses:
- Value Investing
- Capital Markets
- Derivative Markets
- International Finance
- Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets
Two additional course credits from the Capital Markets courses listed above or from the following list, except that only one of the lab courses FINC-615, FINC-639, or FINC 910 may count towards the major:
- Financial Decisions
- Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
- Financial Strategy and Tax
- M&As, LBOs and Corporate Restructuring
- Real Estate Finance and Investments
- Applied Real Estate Finance and Investments
- Asset Management Practicum I
- Asset Management Practicum II
- Asset Management Practicum III
- Asset Management Practicum IV
- Investment Banking
- Wall Street, Hedge Funds and Private Equity
- Global Entrepreneurial Finance
- Financial Modeling for Leveraged Buyout Transactions
- Managing Firms for Shareholders and Society: Thought Leadership Seminar
- Venture Lab (V-Lab)
- Private Equity Lab (PE Lab)
- Asset Management Lab
- Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance
- Blockchain Technology, Digital Assets, and the Future of Finance
- Venture Investing (San Francisco Immersion Program only)
- Advanced Topics in Venture Investing (San Francisco Immersion Program only)
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- Finance II
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Lab credit can count toward the major.
One course credit from the following list:
- Finance II
- Accelerated Corporate Finance
At least one course credit from the following list of Capital Market courses:
- Value Investing
- Money Markets and the Fed
- Derivative Markets
- International Finance
- Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets
- Capital Markets
Two additional course credits from the Capital Markets courses listed above or from the following list, except that only one of the lab courses FINC-615 and FINC-639 may count towards the major:
- Financial Decisions
- Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
- Financial Strategy and Tax
- M&As, LBOs and Corporate Restructuring
- Real Estate Finance and Investments
- Applied Real Estate Finance and Investments
- Investment Banking
- Securities Analysis
- Thought Leadership Seminar: Contemporary Issues in Finance
- Venture Lab (V-Lab)
- Wall Street, Hedge Funds and Private Equity
- Asset Management Practicum I
- Asset Management Practicum II
- Asset Management Practicum III
- Asset Management Practicum IV
- Private Equity Lab
- Financial Modeling for Leveraged Buyout Transactions
- Global Entrepreneurial Finance
- Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance
- Asset Management Lab
FINC-910-0
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- Finance II
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one lab credit can count toward the major.
One course credit from the following list:
- Finance II
- Accelerated Corporate Finance
At least one course credit from the following list of Capital Market courses:
- Value Investing
- Money Markets and the Fed
- Derivative Markets I
- International Finance
- Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets (formerly designated FINC-941)
- Capital Markets
Two additional course credits from the Capital Markets courses listed above or from the following list, except that only one of the lab courses FINC-915 or FINC-939 may count towards the major:
- Financial Decisions
- Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
- Financial Strategy and Tax
- M&As, LBOs and Corporate Restructuring
- Real Estate Finance and Investments
- Applied Real Estate Finance and Investments
- Investment Banking
- Securities Analysis
- Thought Leadership Seminar (formerly designated FINC-484-A)
- Venture Lab
- Wall Street, Hedge Funds and Private Equity
- Asset Management Practicum I (formerly designated FINC-933)
- Asset Management Practicum II (formerly designated FINC-934)
- Asset Management Practicum III (formerly designated FINC-935)
- Asset Management Practicum IV (formerly designated FINC-936)
- Private Equity Lab
- Financial Modeling for Leveraged Buyout Transactions
- Global Entrepreneurial Finance (formerly designated FINC-945)
- Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance
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- Finance II
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Lab credit can count toward the major.
One course credit from the following list:
- Finance II
- Accelerated Corporate Finance
At least one course credit from the following list of Capital Market courses:
- Value Investing
- Money Markets and the Fed
- Investments
- Fixed Income Securities
- Derivative Markets I
- Derivative Markets II
- International Finance
- Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets
- Capital Markets
- Empirical Methods in Finance
Two additional course credits from the Capital Market courses listed above or from the following list:
- Financial Decisions
- Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
- Financial Strategy and Tax
- M&As, LBOs and Corporate Restructuring
- Real Estate Finance and Investments
- Applied Real Estate Finance and Investments
- Investment Banking
- Securities Analysis
- Thought Leadership Seminar
- Venture Lab
- Wall Street, Hedge Funds and Private Equity
- Asset Management Practicum I
- Asset Management Practicum II
- Asset Management Practicum III
- Asset Management Practicum IV
- Microfinance & the Role of Financial Institutions in Development (currently inactive)
- Private Equity Lab
- Financial Modeling for Leveraged Buyout Transactions
- Global Entrepreneurial Finance
- Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance
Last edited December 2016. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Finance II
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A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Lab credit can count toward the major.
One course credit from the following list:
- Finance II
- Accelerated Corporate Finance
At least one course credit from the following list of Capital Market courses:
- Value Investing
- Money Markets and the Fed
- Investments
- Fixed Income Securities
- Derivative Markets I
- Derivative Markets II
- International Finance
- Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets
- Capital Markets
- Empirical Methods in Finance
Two additional course credits from the Capital Market courses listed above or from the following list:
- Financial Decisions
- Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
- Financial Strategy and Tax
- M&As, LBOs and Corporate Restructuring
- Real Estate Finance and Investments
- Applied Real Estate Finance and Investments
- Investment Banking
- Securities Analysis
- Thought Leadership Seminar
- Venture Lab
- Wall Street, Hedge Funds and Private Equity
- Asset Management Practicum I
- Asset Management Practicum II
- Asset Management Practicum III
- Asset Management Practicum IV
- Microfinance & the Role of Financial Institutions in Development (currently inactive)
- Private Equity Lab
- Financial Modeling for Leveraged Buyout Transactions
- Global Entrepreneurial Finance
- Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance
Last edited December 2016. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.
- Finance II