Exchange (2018) - Tippie College of Business

There is a growing market demand
for Master of Finance graduates.
According to the 2017 GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey,
48 percent of recruiters report plans to hire applicants with
a Master of Finance credential—a 45 percent increase from
2016. For its inaugural class this fall, the finance department
is aggressively recruiting a class of 40 students. The goal is to
have 60 students enrolled starting in 2019.
By adding new layers of programming to the strong portfolio
offered in the Full-time MBA Program, Tippie’s new Master of
Finance is setting itself apart from the 72 other programs in the
United States. These four differentiators include:
World-Class Faculty
and Pedagogy
The Tippie Master
of Finance will be
delivered by the same
faculty that earned
the college a #4 Best
in Finance ranking
from Financial Times.
Flipped and hybrid
teaching models offer
innovative ways to
learn from experts
in investment, risk
management, fixed
income, and financial
modeling.
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Flexible Areas
of Study
A third of the Tippie
Master of Finance
curriculum is
structured as electives
so students can craft
a degree program
tailored to their career
goals. The program
has a unique threecourse
international
sequence culminating
in Global Structured
Finance, which
equips students to
compete in a globally
interconnected
financial world. The
Master of Finance is
also STEM-designated,
which makes it
especially attractive to
international students.
48%
OF RECRUITERS PLAN TO
1 2 3 4
Real Experience
Hands-on fund
management and
real-world consulting
are the cornerstones
of the Master of
Finance. Tippie’s
student-managed
equity portfolio, the
Henry Fund, will
transition over to
Master of Finance
students, and the
department is adding
a fixed income fund
modeled on the Henry
Fund. Consulting
projects from global
financial institutions
will offer students the
opportunity to solve
real-world problems.
All students are
required to take at
least one experiential
elective.
HIRE APPLICANTS WITH A
MASTER OF FINANCE
Soft Skills
One of the keys to
career advancement
is the ability to
tell a compelling
story. Cultivating
communication
skills is a focus
woven through the
curriculum. Supported
by the Frank Business
Communication Center,
students will learn
how to communicate
complex ideas with
data visualization and
storytelling skills.
BE PART OF
OUR SUCCESS.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR
CONSULTING PROJECTS
Contact:
Tom Rietz
Department Executive Officer
319-335-0856
thomas-rietz@uiowa.edu
INTERNSHIPS
Contact:
Cindy Meis
Director of Career Services
319-353-2788
cindy-meis@uiowa.edu
FIXED INCOME FUND
givetoiowa.org/finance
University of Iowa
Center for Advancement
P.O. Box 4550
Iowa City IA 52244-4550
Greg Lamb
Executive Director
for Development
(319) 467-3804 or
(800) 648-6973
The international deadline for fall admission
was May 1 and the final domestic deadline is
June 1. The program also has been approved
as a 4+1—current Tippie students can apply to
the program as a junior and, if admitted, complete
the undergraduate and master’s degree in
five years.