Finance Academy

Gain extensive real-world experience during your MS in Finance program through our “Experiential Projects in Finance” course and Finance Academy workshops.

Through coursework and corporate-sponsored projects, you will develop such competencies as professionalism, problem-solving, teamwork, communication and leadership as you interact with experienced finance executives who provide advice, mentoring and networking opportunities.

The corporate-sponsored projects provide you with an opportunity to collaborate with business executives and deliver real value for a real organization. 

Attend workshops that focus on creating the right résumé for the right opportunity, and develop interviewing techniques and communication skills to help you get the job you want.

Offered to students pursuing their Master of Finance at the UB School of Management, MGF 651 “Experiential Projects in Finance” teaches finance concepts through experiential learning. As part of a team of four to five students, you will design and execute corporate-sponsored projects. You will collaborate with corporate executives, analyze real-world business problems and gain experience with managerial data modeling. The course will include both oral and written presentations of your findings on the corporate-sponsored projects.