Certificate Programs

IPED offers three certificate programs:

The Advanced Certificate in International Business and Finance

Students in the IPED program who are interested in careers in international business and banking can earn in addition to their MA degree an Advanced Certificate in International Business and Finance from Fordham's Graduate School of Business Administration (GBA). Full-time students can complete the combined MA and Certificate programs in two academic years. An overall GPA of 3.0 must be maintained at the Graduate School of Business to receive the certificate.
Before registering for classes at the Graduate School of Business Administration, the student will have completed 12 or more credits in the IPED MA Program including core courses in economics, quantitative method, and political science. They must have a GPA of 3.0 or better in these courses. To earn the Advanced Certificate in International Business and Finance from GBA, the IPED candidate must complete all requirements for the IPED MA as well as five courses (at least two of these must be finance courses) from the following list:

FN 7421 Principles of Modern Finance
FN 7443 Multinational Investment Analysis (must first take FN 7421)
FN 7451 Financial Management of Multinational Companies (must first take FN 7421)
FN 7455 Global Finance
FN 7458 Contemporary Issues of Global Finance
MG 7635 International Dimensions of Business
AC 7136 International Accounting
CM 7537 Coping with Global Corporate Crisis

Courses designated as international business courses not appearing in the list above may also be taken toward the certificate with prior approval by the Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at GBA.

The courses listed above are advanced level courses and IPED students must demonstrate appropriate preparation to receive waivers from prerequisite courses. Successfully completed courses in accounting and finance are required for a waiver from two of the prerequisite courses, AC 6111 Fundamentals of Accounting and FN 6411 The Financial Environment. Students who have not successfully completed courses in finance or accounting in their undergraduate or graduate courses must complete PEGA 6740 Project Accounting or ECGA 5551 Domestic and International Banking (or ACGB 6111 Fundamentals of Accounting) and ECGA 5570 Global Financial Markets (or FN 6411 The Financial Environment) before pursuing the certificate. These courses can count as IPED MA electives with the permission of the IPED director. All other prerequisites, other than those stated above for FN 7443 Multinational Investment Analysis and FN 7451 Financial Management of Multinational Corporations, are deemed satisfied by the core curriculum of the IPED program.

Visit our academic advisement site for a recommended course of study for students who wish to pursue the advance certificate in conjunction with their MA.

The Advanced Certificate in Emerging Markets & Country Risk Analysis

Since the ending of the cold war, private equity investments in emerging financial markets have become a very significant but volatile component of the capital flows into the developing world. Emerging fund managers must not only know the standard tools of financial analysis, but they must also be able to integrate these skills into a fairly sophisticated political and economic framework in order to minimize the difficult risks they face in investing in Asian, African, Latin American, and Eastern European markets. The curriculum for the Certificate in Emerging Markets and Country Risk Analysis is designed to provide present and future fund managers with such an integrated approach, combining financial, political, and economic analysis in order to better assess the financial opportunities in these markets.

Certificate Requirements:
The Certificate in Emerging Markets and Country Risk Analysis is earned by successfully completing POGA 6991 Political Risk Analysis and ECGA 5540 Emerging Markets with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) or better. Students who lack either two undergraduate courses or one graduate course in finance with grades of B or better, must also complete ECGA 5040 Strategic Financial Management with a grade of B or better.

As part of their 12 MA courses, IPED students may also fulfill the requirements for the Certificate. This certificate is also open to qualified visiting students from other universities as well as currently employed professionals. The required course work for this certificate is given only during the summer.

For additional information visit the Certificate's Website.

The Advanced Certificate in Financial Econometrics & Data Analysis

The manipulation and examination of large data sets is an important aspect of analysis in today's fast paced and volatile world of finance. The curriculum for the Certificate in Financial Econometrics and Data Analysis is designed to enhance your career prospects by giving you the analytical and computer programming skills needed to work with the large data sets commonly found in finance.

Certificate Requirements:
The Certificate in Financial Econometrics and Data Analysis is earned by having an appropriate background in finance and then by successfully completing ECGA 6910 Applied Econometrics (or ECGA 6950 Financial Econometrics) and CSGA 6950 Algorithms & Data Analysis with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) or better. ECGA 6910 Applied Econometrics will give you the analytical skills needed to see if statistically significant relationships exist in the data, while CSGA 6950 Algorithms & Data Analysis will give you the ability to manipulate large data sets. Both courses rely heavily on SAS programming methods. IPED students specializing in International Banking and Finance are deemed to have the appropriate background in finance needed to take this certificate.

IPED students who are specializing in International Banking and Finance may also fulfill the requirements for this Certificate as part oftheir 12 MA courses.ECGA 6910 Applied Econometrics is normally taken in the Fall of their first year of studies to satisfy their core requirement in quantitative methods, while CSGA 6950 Algorithms & Data Analysis may be taken in the Fall of their second year of studies as an elective toward their International Banking and Finance Specialization.