allows students to specialize in key areas of business, economics and finance including: Applied Economic Analysis Asset Management Corporate Finance Data Analytics Financial Economics Marketing Real Estate Risk Management Transfer Pricing and Valuation The school offers STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) designated programs: the Master of Science in Finance (MSF), Master of Arts in International Economics and Finance (MA) and the PhD in International Economics and Finance, as well as one concentration within the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Data Analytics. Under current Department of Education rules, eligible international students are able to work in the United States for up to three years after earning these degrees. Centers and Initiatives The school's research addresses various dimensions of international interdependence, including currency markets, asset prices, patents and technology flows, international strategic alliances, trade policy, central banking, international branding and marketing, and multicultural communication. These centers support research and outreach: The Asper Center for Global Entrepreneurship The Asia Pacific Center for Economics and Business Hassenfeld Family Innovation Center Rosenberg Institute of Global Finance Perlmutter Institute for Global Business Leadership The Latin America Initiative The China Initiative The Israel Initiative The India Initiative The Bunson Finance and Society Initiative Through these centers, Brandeis International Business School has hosted high-profile speakers from business and government, including Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone, Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, Singapore Ambassador Chan Heng Chee and former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. The Bloomberg Lab The Bloomberg Lab gives students access to a world-renowned financial, regulatory and market database that is used by virtually all of the major financial firms and organizations around the globe. Using Bloomberg resources, students are able to store, crunch and analyze information about a comprehensive list of companies. The lab also facilitates workshops on Excel, MATLAB, STATA and other programs to provide students with the opportunity to gain exceptional quantitative skills and extensive experience with global financial modeling. The Bloomberg Lab is one of the largest in Greater Boston. Each computer has a dual monitor with extensive software offerings, including: Bloomberg Capital IQ CRSP/Compustat Datastream MATLAB Microsoft Office (with Excel plugins for Bloomberg, Morningstar, and Capital IQ) Mintel Oxygen Morningstar SPSS STATA StatTransfer Thomson One WRDS Global Focus Hassenfeld Fellow Overseas Immersion Program A group of students apply and are selected each year to participate in trips abroad in order to further students’ understanding of politics, cultural traditions and geography and economics, as they