Program Highlights
- 100% online
- 11 Credit Hours
- Taught by acclaimed Krannert faculty
- Credits earned count towards Online MS/MBA degree
- Graduate Certificate is an earned academic credential that enhances ROI
The Financial Economics Graduate Certificate program delivers courses to students and working professionals looking to add economic and statistical concepts to their portfolio. The program teaches students the analytic and quantitative methods necessary to evaluate and forecast key economic outcomes. Courses engage students in the fields of decision theory, financial markets, and quantitative analysis.
The curriculum includes a selection of both quantitative and qualitative courses such as Intro in Math for Economists, Financial Econometrics, Financial Valuation & Decision Making, and Behavioral Economics.
The Financial Economics certificate program requires the completion of the outlined curriculum of 11 credit hours with a 3.00 GPA to receive the Financial Economics Graduate Certificate.
| Required Courses: | ||
| ECON 50000 | Mathematics for Economists | 2 crs. |
| ECON 51100 | Intermediate Economics I | 3 crs. |
Students must select 3 courses below for a total of 6 credit hours.
| Substantive Courses: | ||
| ECON 57300* | Financial Econometrics | 2 crs. |
| ECON 58500 | Behavioral Economics | 2 crs. |
| ECON 59100 | Financial Valuation & Decision-Making | 2 crs. |
| ECON 59000/53800 | International Economics | 2 crs. |
| ECON 59000/59200 | Investments & Portfolio Management | 2 crs. |
*Pre-requisite for ECON 57300 are Intro to Stats for Economist & Econometrics I
The Financial Economics Graduate Certificate can be completed in 4 semesters.
*Estimated plans of study listed below are not guaranteed. Completion time and course offerings are subject to change.
| Fall Start: 4 semesters | ||
| FALL MODS 1 & 2 | ECON 50000 | Mathematics for Economists |
| SPRING MODS 1 & 2 | ECON 51100 | Intermediate Economics I |
| SUMMER MOD 1 | Gap | Gap |
| SUMMER MOD 2 | ECON 59000/53800 | International Economics |
| FALL MOD 1 | ECON 59100 | Financial Valuation & Decision-Making |
| FALL MOD 2 | ECON 59000/ 59200 | Investments & Portfolio Management |
| Spring Start: 4 semesters | ||
| SPRING MODS 1 & 2 | ECON 50000 | Mathematics for Economists |
| SUMMER MOD 1 | Gap | Gap |
| SUMMER MOD 2 | ECON 59000/53800 | International Economics |
| FALL MOD 1 | ECON 59100 | Financial Valuation & Decision-Making |
| FALL MOD 2 | ECON 59000/59200 | Investments & Portfolio Management |
| SPRING MODS 1 & 2 | ECON 51100 | Intermediate Economics I |