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ABOUT BARUCH COLLEGE
Baruch College is part o a tradition that dates back more
than 160 years to the ounding, in 1847, o the Free
Academy, the very rst ree public institution o higher
education in the nation. Established in 1919 as City College’s
School o Business and Civic Administration, the school was
renamed in 1953 in honor o Bernard M. Baruch—statesman,
nancier, and devoted alumnus. In 1968 the school became
an independent senior college in The City University o New
York (CUNY) system.
Baruch oers undergraduate and graduate programs o study
through its three schools: the Zicklin School o Business, the
Mildred and George Weissman School o Arts and Sciences,
and the School o Public Aairs.
ABOUT THE ZICKLIN SCHOOL OF BU
The largest collegiate school o business in th
Baruch’s Zicklin School o Business has earn
and international reputation or excellence. In
superb undergraduate business education, th
oers an array o premier graduate business d
In 1983, the rst two-year Executive MBA wa
ollowed by an Executive MS in Finance prog
Also in 1998, the Zicklin School o Business
appreciation or a generous endowment rom
nancier Lawrence Zicklin, class o 1957.
ORGANIZATION
OF THE
PROGRAM
Cohort Design
Incoming classes are titled cohorts;
all members o the cohort remain
together throughout the 10-month
program. It is a lockstep curriculum
with no electives. Transer credits
rom other colleges or universities
are not accepted.
Schedule
The cohort begins with Orientation
in late August, and classes begin in
early September. Students should
anticipate approximately 25 study
hours per week in addition to the
class days. There are no classes in
July or August.
Classes meet on Saturdays rom
8:30 am to 5:30 pm and on
Tuesday evenings. Saturday sessions
are divided into three teaching
segments. Breakast is served at 8
am, prior to class; lunch and snacks
are provided at appropriate times.
Orientation and Boot Camp Orientation is planned or the
last weekend in August and takes
place at a meeting center outside
New York City. Attendance is
mandatory, and only students,
aculty, and selected guests are
invited. The students get a chance
to interact with aculty and ellow
students in a relaxed atmosphere.
Costs are included in tuition.
For some students, Boot Camp is
the rst step into the academic
portion o the program. Because
many Executive MS students
have been away rom academia
or a while, they welcome an
opportunity to brush up on vital
areas, primarily in accounting
and statistics. These evening
sessions begin in mid-August and
are elective. Boot Camp is not
included in tuition.
Degree Requirements
To graduate with an Executive MS
in FSA, students must earn 36
credits; maintain a cumulative
3.0 grade point average; and
satisy all Baruch College, Zicklin
School o Business, and Executive
Programs policies, rules, and
regulations.
Message from the Dean
The Executive MS in Financial
Statement Analysis and Securities
Valuation (FSA) is the newest o a
collection o graduate masters o
science programs oered by Baruch
College in various business disciplines.
These degrees are ocused on delivering
in-depth knowledge in specic, career-
relevant areas with an active blend o
theoretical and applied knowledge.
We partner with CFA Institute and
engage leading proessionals as part
o our teaching aculty to ensure that
the program is current and relevant.
Equally important, we select careully
or students who are ready not only to
benet rom the experience but also
to contribute to the experience o their
classmates. With the combination o all
these attributes, I believe we oer an
opportunity that is distinctive among
the MS programs available worldwide.
-- John Elliott, Dean,
Zicklin School o Business
and EMS-FSA Program Instructor
Accredited by AACSB International
The Association to Advance CollegiateSchools of Business
Baruch College
Zicklin School o Business
Executive Programs
One Bernard Baruch Way, Box B13-282
New York, NY 10010
Tel: 646-312-3100
Fax: 646-312-3101
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.baruch.cuny.edu/ems-sa
Departmental Collaboration
The MS in Financial Statement Analysis and Securities Valuat
oers an interdisciplinary approach by combining knowledge
and nance. It represents a novel collaboration between two o
distinguished departments: The Stan Ross Department o Acco
the Bert W. Wasserman Department o Economics and Finance
The Stan Ross Department o Accountancy oers accounting c
lead to a BBA in accounting, an MBA or MS in accounting or t
a PhD in accounting. The department’s programs meet with N
requirements to sit or the Certied Public Accountant, the edu
requirements o the Institute o Management Accountants, and
requirements o the Institute o Internal Auditors.
Baruch College has excelled in the teaching o accounting sinc
It has more accounting graduates and its graduates occupy mo
positions in U.S. corporations and public accounting rms tha
U.S. college or university.
The Bert W. Wasserman Department o Economics a nd Financ
extensive range o oerings that give students a variety o curri
preparing them or careers in all areas o nance and business
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-- Dr. Aloke (Al) Ghosh, Academic Director,
Executive MS in Financial Statement Analysis
and EMS-FSA Program Instructor
A distinctive 10-month graduate program integratingadvanced accounting and fnance concepts while partnering
with CFA Institute
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS • An interdisciplinary approach, combining knowledge rom accounting & fnance
• A distinctive 10-month, 10-course, 36-credit accelerated, specialized program
• Allows fnancial proessionals to integrate career demands with graduate work
• Emphasis on the quality o fnancial disclosures and securities valuation
• Dedicated courses in a range o unctional areas in accounting and fnance
• Promotes learning by developing both quantitative and qualitative skills
• Blends theory and practice with an emphasis on quality and rigor
VALUE
PROPOSITIONS
Goals of the Program
•Todevelopanunderstandingothefnancial
reportingenvironment
•Todevelopskillstoaidanalysesofnancial
statements
•Todevelopamasteryoundamentaleconomic
techniquesorvaluingfnancialassets
•Todevelopanunderstandingohowtoapply
quantitativemethodsandeconomictheory
toinvestments
•Todevelopanunderstandingoportolio
theory,managementoinstitutionalinvestor
portolioundsandfnancialassetportolios,
andriskmanagement
•Todevelopadeeperunderstandingothe
derivativesmarketsincludingutures,swaps,
andcreditderivatives
Future Career Opportunities
•Securityresearchanalyst(sell-sideand
buy-side)withinvestmentbanks,hedgeunds,
privateequity,andratingagencies
•Moneymanagerandportoliomanagerwith
investmentandcommercialbanks
•Creditanalystwithcommercialbanksand
ratingagencies
•Industryanalystwithinvestmentbanks,hedge
unds,privateequity,andratingagencies
•Riskmanagerininvestmentandcommercial
banks
•Proessionalintheinternalauditdepartment
Faculty
•Aneliteacultywithstrongacademic
qualifcationsandinternationalreputation,
manywithconsultingexperienceandCFA
andCPAdesignations
Curriculum and Course Sequence*
Courses Trimester
FoundationCourses
FinancialandManagerialAccounting One
MicroandMacroEconomics One
QuantitativeTools One
SpecializedAccountingTopics
FinancialStatementAnalysisI Two
EquityandFixedIncomeValuation(FSAII) Two
FinancialStatementAnalysisIII Three
ContemporaryTopics Three
SpecializedFinanceTopics
CorporateFinancialTheory Two
InvestmentTheoryandPortfolioAnalysis Three
Derivativesmarkets Two/Three
TotalCredits
* ExecutiveProgramsreservestherighttoamend orsubstitutecoursesand moduleswit
CFA University Program Partner
The Zicklin School o Business became a CFA Pr
Partner in 2009. CFA Institute is a global associa
investment proessionals that monitors the qualit
integrity o fnancial analysts and awards the pres
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. T
School’s Executive MS in FSA is one o only 28 p
universities in North America to enjoy a proessio
afliation with CFA Institute.
The designation came about because a considera
o Baruch’s EMS-FSA program overlaps with the
academic requirements, thus enabling executive
program to prepare or the CFA® Levels I, II, and
Message from the Academic Director
Today’s rapidly evolving nancial markets underscore the need
to better understand the corporate nancial reporting environ-
ment and nancial theory, both crucial inputs or the valuation
o nancial assets. Our executive 10-month graduate program
oers innovative and interdisciplinary courses that leverage
theoretical and analytical knowledge while combining real-
world applications rom accounting and nance.
The program provides essential knowledge to those seeking
positions as experts in nancial statements, corporate disclo-
sures, and securities valuation. Our international trip is a novel
element o the program, providing a global perspective on key
nancial concepts.
Within a year o the program’s inception, the Executive MS in Financial Statement Analysis and
Securities Valuation (FSA) joined a premier ensemble o universities around the world recognized
as CFA Program Partners o the CFA Institute. This distinctive collaboration emphasizes that our
curriculum is closely tied to proessional practice and is well-suited to preparing students to sit or
the three levels o Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) examinations. The integration o advanced
accounting and nance concepts in the program, along with the CFA Program Partnership, makes
the Executive MS in FSA one o Zicklin’s fagship programs. Executive MS in Analysis of Financial St
Internal Operations, and Risk Assessme
• AreasofSpecialization:FinancialStatementAnalysisandSecuriti