Master of Arts in Finance (MAF) / Master of Science in Finance (MSF) Academic Program 2019-2020

Regulations on the MAF education process

MAF program implementation requirements

MAF program description

Description of the academic disciplines for the academic year in 2019-2020

Regulations on the term paper and master’s thesis on MAF program in 2019-2020 academic year

Regulations on the Research and Methodological seminar on MAF program

Regulations on the procedure of the NES state final examination

 

Mandatory orientation session for the first-year students: 2d of September

Apart from the finance courses, the first four modules have also two mandatory English courses, 2 credits each. The course assessed in 1 credit includes 14 lectures and (optionally) up to 7 seminars (every class lasts for 2 academic hours).

 

First year

Course Professor Language Credits Specialization
Module 1 (September ‒ October 2019) 
Data Analysis in Python * Sergei Golovan rus 1 EDA
Financial Analysis and Accounting * Elena Senatorova rus 1 CF, B
Financial Markets and Instruments * Alexei Goriaev rus 1 -
Microeconomics - 1 * Andrei Bremzen rus 1 EDA
Mathematics for Economists Sergei Golovan rus 1  -
         
Module 2 (November ‒ December 2019)
Corporate Finance * Sergei Kovbasyuk rus 1 CF
Econometrics - 1 * Sergei Golovan rus 1 EDA
Macroeconomics - 1 * Konstantin Kozlov rus 1 EDA
Advanced Financial Modeling in Excel Vladimir Koptsev rus 1 CF
CFA: Business Valuation I Oleg Shibanov rus 0,5 -
Financial Analysis and Accounting - 2 Elena Senatorova rus 1 -
Financial Modeling in Excel Alexander Klyuka rus 1 QF
Market Microstructure Anna Obizhaeva rus 1 QF
         
Module 3 (January ‒ February 2020)
Asset Pricing * Oleg Shibanov rus 1 AM
Econometrics - 2* Sergei Golovan rus 1 EDA
Structured Query Language * Zagir Gatin rus 1 FIT
Introduction to Data Analytics in Marketing Daria Dzyabura rus 1 FIT
Advanced Corporate Finance Pavle Radicevic eng 1 СF
Banking Dmitri Miroshnichenko rus 1 B
CFA: Business Valuation II Oleg Shibanov rus 1 -
Economics of Renewable Energy Vitaly Kazakov rus 1 EDA
Financial Technology Sergei Kovbasyuk rus 1 QF
Global Petroleum and Gas Market Outlook Alexander Malanichev rus 1 EDA
Industry Valuation Olga Scherbakova rus 1 CF
Risk Management Alexei Goriaev rus 1 B, QF
         
Module 4 (March ‒ April 2020)
Derivatives * Vyacheslav Gorovoy rus 1 QF
Banking Credit Financing Evgeni Pogrebnyak rus 1 B
Current Topics and Modern Financial Markets Anna Obizhaeva rus 1 QF
Equity Investment Vitaly Kazakov rus 1 AM
Financial Modeling for Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions Vladimir Koptsev rus 1 CF
Business models Dmitry Garanin rus 1 -
Machine Learning Algorithms - 1 Sergei Golovan rus 1 FIT
Strategic Thinking for CFO Artem Kudryavtsev rus 1 CF
Value Creation in Metals and Mining Konstantin Arshakuni rus 1 -
         
Module 5 (May-June 2020)
Microeconometrics * Olga  Kuzmina rus 1 EDA
Fixed Income Instruments Vladimir Krasik rus 1 AM, B, QF
Investment Strategies - 1 Alexey Debelov rus 1 QF
Machine Learning Algorithms - 2 Iliya Munerman rus 1 FIT
Models of Consumer Behavior in Marketing Research Daria Silinskaya rus 1 -
Private Equity Dmitri Alpin rus 1 AM
Quantitative Decision Making in Electricity Industry Sergey Syntulsky rus 1 EDA
Wealth Management Alexei GoriaevValery Choumachenko rus 0,5 AM, B

 

Second year

Course Professor   Credits Specialization
Module 6 (September ‒October 2019)
Macroeconomics-2 * Oleg Shibanov rus 1 EDA
Methodological Seminar * Oleg Shibanov rus 1 -
Credit Risk Carsten Sprenger eng 1 CF
Evaluation of Innovative Projects Oleg Eremin rus 1 -
Personal Capital Management Evgeni Tarassov rus 1 AM
 
Module 7 (November ‒ December 2019)
Microeconomics - 2 * Andrei Bremzen rus 1 EDA
English for Professional Communication. Level 1 Tatiana Skopintseva eng 1 -
Investment Strategies - 2 Vyacheslav GorovoySergey Syntulski rus 1  QF
Mergers and Acquisitions Konstantin Kontor rus 1 CF
Project Management and Project Evaluation in the Oil and Gas Industry Dmitri Perfilyev rus 1 -
         
Module 8 (January ‒ February 2020)
Methodological Seminar * Oleg Shibanov rus 1 -
Economics of Metals Konstantin Pravednikov rus 1 EDA
English for Professional Communication. Level 2 Tatiana Golechkova eng 1 -
Machine Learning Algorithms - 3 Daria Silinskaya rus 1 FIT
Managing Credit Risk Ekaterina Trofimova rus 1 CF
Structured Process Engineering and Evaluation Nikolai Malikh rus 1 QF
         
Module 9 (March ‒ April 2020)
Business Ethics  TBA rus 1  -
Blockchain and Its Application to Finance Roman Korotchin, Ignat Shapkin rus   FIT
Corporate Governance Carsten Sprenger eng 1 CF
Mathematical Finance and Complex Derivatives Vyacheslav Gorovoy rus 1 QF
         
Module 10 (May ‒ June 2020)
Elective Courses         

To complete a specialization it is necessary to obtain 4 credits by taking corresponding courses.

Specializations:  CF = Corporate Finance, AM = Asset Management, B = Banking, QF = Quantitative Finance, EDA = Economics & Data Analysis, FIT = Finance and IT.

*‒ a mandatory course

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