Program: Finance, M.S. - University of Houston Clear Lake

Aug 13, 2025

2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

The degree requirements for the Master of Science in Finance requires 30 hours of course work, including 24 hours of required courses and 6 hours of electives.

Grade Requirements

The College of Business requires a minimum of a 3.000 cumulative grade point average is required on course work taken at UHCL. No grade lower than a C is acceptable toward a graduate degree; this includes foundation work as well as the plan requirements. Grades of C- or lower are not acceptable.

Degree Requirements

Foundation

In some cases, a student will need to take one or more foundation courses or provide evidence of previously related undergraduate or graduate equivalent coursework, to obtain the necessary prerequisite knowledge to take the major courses.

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Accounting I Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 50A1 - Excel for Business Managers Credit Hours: 1.5

Required Graduate Courses (24 hours)

DSCI 5132 - Business Analysis for Managerial Decision Making Credit Hours: 3
FINC 5133 - Corporate Finance Credit Hours: 3
FINC 5332 - Financial Statement Analysis Credit Hours: 3
FINC 6231 - Investment Management Credit Hours: 3
FINC 6233 - Options and Futures Credit Hours: 3
FINC 6234 - Portfolio Management Credit Hours: 3
FINC 6531 - International Finance Credit Hours: 3
FINC 6731 - Seminar in Finance (Capstone) Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

FINC 6731 must be taken in the last long semester of the program.

Graduate Elective Requirements (6 hours)

Choose one of the following.

- Business Analytics Track (6 hours)

- Healthcare Administration Track (6 hours)

- Finance Electives Track (6 hours)

- Business Analytics Concentration (12 hours)

- Healthcare Administration Concentration (12 hours)

Business Analytics Track (6 hours)

Choose two courses from the list:

DSCI 5131 - Statistics for Quantitative Analysis Credit Hours: 3
DSCI 5231 - Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5330 - Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5431 - ERP System Concepts and Practices Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 6135 - Data Visualization and Communication Credit Hours: 3

Healthcare Administration Track (6 hours)

Choose any two of the following courses:

HADM 5233 - Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations II Credit Hours: 3
HADM 5333 - Healthcare Economics Credit Hours: 3
HADM 5432 - Healthcare Predictive Analytics Credit Hours: 3
HADM 6235 - Integrated Delivery Systems Credit Hours: 3

Finance Electives Track (6 hours)

Choose any two of the following courses:

ECON 5136 - Managerial Economics Credit Hours: 3
FINC 5134 - Real Estate Investment Analysis and Financing Credit Hours: 3
FINC 5331 - Treasury Management Practices Credit Hours: 3
FINC 5333 - Personal Wealth Management Credit Hours: 3
FINC 5931 - Research Topics in Finance Credit Hours: 3
FINC 6131 - Commercial Banking Credit Hours: 3
FINC 6739 - Internship in Finance Credit Hours: 3

Finance Concentration in Business Analytics (12 hours)

Students may choose to complete a 12-hour concentration in Business Analytics rather than a 6-hour Business Analytics track within the MS in Finance. Students choosing this option will have a 36-hour program of study (assuming the student is able to waive all the foundation courses). With this concentration, students complete 12 hours from the list of Business Analytics-related courses listed below.

DSCI 5131 - Statistics for Quantitative Analysis Credit Hours: 3
DSCI 5231 - Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5330 - Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
ISAM 5431 - ERP System Concepts and Practices Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 6135 - Data Visualization and Communication Credit Hours: 3

MS Finance Concentration in Healthcare Administration

Students may choose to complete a 12-hour concentration in Healthcare Administration rather than a 6-hour Healthcare Administration track within the MS in Finance. Students choosing this option will have a 36-hour program of study (assuming the student is able to waive all the foundation courses). Within this concentration, students complete 12 hours from the list of Healthcare Administration courses listed below.

HADM 6235 - Integrated Delivery Systems Credit Hours: 3
HADM 5432 - Healthcare Predictive Analytics Credit Hours: 3
HADM 5233 - Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations II Credit Hours: 3
HADM 5333 - Healthcare Economics Credit Hours: 3