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The MSF program has two sets of students.
One is the working professional who's
usually here on a part-time basis,
takes the program over 2 years coming
at night and very much a part
of the school in that all students take
classes at night.
And then there is the full-time program
which is essentially a one year program
and students may enter at any time
in the year and take courses
with all the other students during the day
and the evening.
Students who come
into the program have a professional
background often in finance
but what they learn here is both theory
of how finance works in theory
and in the textbook
and the functional approach to it.
What do you do on the job?
How do you take these tools
that you've learned in the classroom
and apply them?
>> Rich Gockelman:
The part-time MSF program seemed designed
for the graduate working student
and I liked the global business focus.
I've been able to apply my knowledge
that I've learned from Brandeis almost
on a daily basis be it on projects
or meetings, job interviews especially.
My knowledge has really been an asset
to me.
It's really helped take my career
to another level, I think.
>> John Ballantine, Jr.:
What distinguishes IBS
and the MSF program is
that this is a relatively small school.
You will know professors.
You will know the other students
in the class.
Students from all 3 programs are
in the classroom together bringing their
perspective and their expertise trying
to solve and talk through problems.
So this is an integrated educational
environment where we have people
from different countries,
different disciplines tackling really
fascinating issues and challenges.
And that's what makes us a very vital
school is all the programs working
together and we really are truly a
melting pot.
A business in finance degree focuses
on quantitative skills,
both the broad big picture
of what's happening and trends
in the market and the economy and then how
that affects the underlying value
of assets or investments.
Students have to learn the mechanics
and the basics of doing that analysis
and then looking at it in a rigorous way
and saying yes this something
that makes sense
and it's an investment worth taking
or no it isn't.
This is much too risky.
There are 2 aspects about education
at Brandeis that makes students
world ready.
The first obviously is in the classroom
and working with students from all
over the world.
They gain a perspective
of the complexities of the world
and how it operates.
The other is the internship
and work experience
that they gain while working
in the summer.
Then they bring it back here
and then they go through this process
of maturation, of learning about the world
and so after a year
or two here they are really world ready
with eyes wide open able
to tackle the major challenges ahead.
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