Recent college graduates are learning a hard lesson: A bachelor’s degree doesn’t mean as much as it once did. Companies want employees with the specialized knowledge and technical skills to handle the complex nature of the modern business, and a four-year degree scarcely scratches the surface of what hiring managers demand from applicants.
To solve this problem, students and universities turn to online degree programs as an alternate path that allows students to gain real-world experience while they acquire a specialized skill set. The University of Miami’s online Master’s in Finance shapes students into highly marketable assets in an evolving business climate, paying special attention to the needs of busy professionals.
The Master’s in Finance online degree is an extension of the world-renowned University of Miami. For six consecutive years, U.S. News and World Report placed the university among its top-ranked schools, while outlets like the Financial Times, Princeton Review, and others praised the strength of UM’s business-related programs. What sets the online master’s degree in finance at the University of Miami apart from other schools in the caliber of the faculty from whom you learn.
A few of our distinguished faculty members include:
Douglas R. Emery: For nearly 20 years, Dr. Emery has been a fixture of the finance department. His study of the application of decision models to finance, as well as his interest in capital structure and investment, made him a thought leader in the field of financial management. He is the author of several books, including “Corporate Financial Management,” “Debt Management,” and “Principles of Financial Management,” required reading for students in universities all over the world.
Henrik Cronqvist: Dr. Cronqvist, a Swedish native, carefully examines styles and factors affecting investor behavior. He is a highly sought-after speaker, giving presentations not only at academic conferences but also to international finance and banking leaders. He’s appeared numerous times on CNN, CNBC, and the PBS Nightly Business Report as an expert on leadership and the genetic component of investing.
George Korniotis: Dr. Korniotis, a Yale graduate and associate professor of finance, has been published in the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and has been featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. His areas of interest include asset pricing, behavioral finance, and individual investment behavior.
Ricardo Rodriguez: As an associate professor in the finance department, Dr. Rodriguez’s knowledge of corporate finance and new portfolio analysis techniques, as well as his use of options as corporate leads, is born of his extensive experience with corporations from various verticals, including retail, service industry, newspaper publishing, real estate development, and more. Dr. Rodriguez has been published in the Journal of Research in Finance, The Financial Review, the Journal of Finance Engineering, and the Journal of Financial Research.
Alejandro Bazan: Dr. Bazan’s passion for teaching is well–known. He has been the recipient of Excellence in Teaching and Teaching Achievement Awards for his work with the University of Miami. With a diverse experience background, Dr. Bazan has held positions at various businesses and universities throughout his career. His specialties amount to a dizzying list that includes operations management, quantitative applications in business, intermediate business statistics, operations management modeling, and more!
Lorenzo Naranjo: One of the newer members of the UM faculty, Dr. Naranjo earned his M.Phil. and Ph.D. from New York University and taught at the ESSEC Business School for six years before joining the UM faculty in July 2015. Dr. Naranjo has been published in the International Journal of Finance & Economics and the Journal of Futures Markets and has been the recipient of numerous awards including a Commendation for Excellence in Teaching, the Academic Excellence Award, and the Lawrence G. Goldberg Prize for Best Dissertation in Financial Intermediation. Dr. Naranjo is excited to bring his expertise in asset pricing, derivatives, international finance, investments, and market structure to the Finance department at UM.
Indraneel Chakraborty: Dr. Chakraborty has been the recipient of a number of accolades, including the Marshal Blume Award in Financial Research and the President of India Gold Medal. He has been published in the Journal of Monetary Economics and the Journal of Financial Economics and brings his expertise in banking, corporate finance, and public finance to the finance faculty at UM.
Sandro Andrade: With his expertise in investment finance, investments, and emerging markets, Dr. Andrade has been published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Review of Financial Studies, and the Journal of Financial Economics. After earning his Ph.D. in finance from the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Andrade went on work as a senior advisor with the Foreign Reserves Department at the Central Bank of Brazil before joining the UM finance department in 2006.
