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AI and Agentic AI in Finance
Application closes 20th Aug 2026
Why should you join this program?
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Lead Modern Finance with AI
Build capability across financial analysis, compliance, risk management, underwriting, and autonomous financial workflows through real-world case studies and hands-on projects using leading AI tools.
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Learn from JHU, a Leading US Research University
Ranked #7 National University, #14 Best Global University, #2 in Computer Information Technology, reflecting JHU's leadership in research and innovation. (2026 Rankings)
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
What will you learn to build and apply?
Through a structured learning journey, you will build the capability to:
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Cut through the AI hype in Finance by assessing which use cases deliver real business value
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Get reliable results from AI tools by structuring prompts for financial text and data
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Read sentiment in financial documents by analysing earnings calls, filings, and market commentary
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Build smarter regulatory research tools and automate multi-step financial compliance workflows
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Evaluate Proofs of Concept (POCs) against regulatory guidelines, compliance, and best practices
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Design AI agents that work independently and coordinate teams of AI agents across complex financial workflows
Earn a Certificate of Completion from Johns Hopkins University
KEY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Why choose this program?
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Learn from Johns Hopkins University Faculty
Learn through recorded lectures and faculty-led masterclasses to build practical AI expertise and design autonomous agents for complex financial workflows.
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Interactive Mentorship by Industry Experts
Learn from AI experts through mentorship sessions focused on practical applications, implementation challenges, and industry best practices.
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AI Curriculum Tailored for Finance Use Cases
Move beyond AI awareness to develop practical capability across workflows defining modern finance through a structured learning experience, with access to OpenAI's ChatGPT Codex.
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Real-World Finance Case Studies and Projects
Apply AI to real-world challenges via finance case studies and projects on compliance, credit decisioning, portfolio monitoring, investment research, and multi-agent workflows.
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Earn a Recognized Credential from Johns Hopkins University
Earn a Certificate of Completion and 10 CEUs from Johns Hopkins University upon successful completion of the program.
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Personalized Program Support
Receive guidance from a dedicated Program Manager and academic support from subject matter experts.
What skills will you learn?
Financial Data Analysis
Financial Text Analysis (NLP)
Sentiment Analysis for Finance
Risk Management & Risk Monitoring
Fraud Detection & Investigation
Credit Risk & Underwriting
KYC/AML Compliance & Due Diligence
AI Governance & Model Risk Management
Regulatory Compliance
Portfolio Risk Analysis
Financial Data Analysis
Financial Text Analysis (NLP)
Sentiment Analysis for Finance
Risk Management & Risk Monitoring
Fraud Detection & Investigation
Credit Risk & Underwriting
KYC/AML Compliance & Due Diligence
AI Governance & Model Risk Management
Regulatory Compliance
Portfolio Risk Analysis
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- Overview
- Learning Journey
- Curriculum
- Projects
- Tools
- Certificate
- Faculty
- Mentors
- Fees
Who is the program for?
Ideal for finance professionals seeking to leverage AI tools in high-stakes financial environments
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FP&A, Finance, and Treasury Professionals
Who want to apply AI to forecasting, financial analysis, reporting, enterprise AI initiatives, and evaluate AI outputs critically without coding
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Investment, Asset, and Fintech Professionals
Who want to use AI for research, portfolio monitoring, and decision support while building fluency to evaluate and lead AI adoption
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Risk, Compliance, and Credit Professionals
Who wants to automate regulated workflows with explainable, audit-ready AI while applying governance for responsible deployment
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Finance Leaders
Who want to build the strategic judgment needed to lead AI adoption across their organizations with confidence.
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Strategy Professionals
Who want to move beyond AI awareness, evaluate AI opportunities through the lens of business value and operational feasibility
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Financial Consultants and Advisors
Advising financial institutions on AI strategy, evaluating vendors and proofs of concepts, and meeting business and regulatory needs
How is the program learning experience?
Our pedagogy is designed to ensure a holistic learning experience
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Learn from Experts
Learn from JHU faculty and industry experts to build practical expertise in agentic workflows
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Learn By Doing
Apply Agentic AI concepts through hands-on projects and real-world case studies
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Earn a University Credential
Earn a certificate of completion and 10 CEUs from Johns Hopkins University
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Get Support Throughout the Learning Journey
Program managers will help you stay on track, navigate key milestones & complete the program
What will you learn in the program?
The comprehensive curriculum, designed and delivered by Johns Hopkins University faculty and industry practitioners, equips learners with the skills and judgment to automate financial workflows, critically evaluate AI outputs, and design, implement, and govern AI systems that meet the standards of a regulated industry.
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Monthly Live
Faculty-Led Masterclasses
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Weekly
Mentorship Sessions
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Self-Paced
Masterclass on Anthropic
Pre-Work Module
Refresh core finance concepts while establishing a baseline understanding of AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI. Learners will also set up the tools and frameworks required throughout the program.
Week 01: AI In Finance- Signal Vs. Noise
Develop a practical understanding of the AI landscape in financial services and distinguish proven use cases from emerging opportunities. Learn where AI delivers value today, where adoption remains experimental, and how human oversight remains critical in financial workflows.
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Week 02: Making Sense Of Financial Text With Natural Language Processing
Learn how AI extracts actionable insights from financial text and regulatory content. Explore sentiment analysis, evaluation techniques, and practical applications across investment research, market intelligence, and risk management.
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Week 03: Data Done Right: From Infrastructure to AI Insights
Learn how to transform structured and unstructured financial information into usable insights through prompt engineering, data validation, and reasoning frameworks.
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Week 04: Compliance AI With Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Learn to build grounded compliance solutions using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and understand how AI can support regulatory interpretation while maintaining traceability and reliability.
Topics Covered
Week 05: Know Your Customer & Anti-Money Laundering Due Diligence
Learn to design auditable AI workflows for customer due diligence and sanctions screening while understanding how multi-step prompt chains support compliance operations.
Topics Covered
Week 06: Project 1
Week 07: Learning Break
Week 08: AI-Assisted Fraud Detection and Evaluation
Explore anomaly detection approaches and evaluation frameworks used to support fraud monitoring and investigation workflows.
Topics Covered
Week 09: Credit Decision in the AI Era
Understand how AI supports credit assessment while maintaining transparency, explainability, and regulatory compliance.
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Week 10: Autonomous Workflows I: Portfolio Risk Monitoring Agent
Learn to design autonomous agents capable of monitoring portfolio risk and generating structured assessments using tools, memory, and reasoning.
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Week 11: Autonomous Workflows II: Multi-Agent + Agentic RAG
Learn how multiple AI agents collaborate to execute complex financial workflows and extend traditional RAG systems with reasoning and monitoring capabilities.
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Week 12: Governance And Responsible Proof of Concepts Design
Develop the ability to evaluate AI initiatives against governance requirements, operational risks, and financial viability before deployment.
Topics Covered
Week 13: Learning Break
Optional Module: Upgrade Your Excel and Sheets Workflows with AI
Use AI-assisted tools, including the Claude Excel Plugin, to automate repetitive spreadsheet tasks, generate formulas, summarize data, and surface insights faster, enabling you to spend less time building models and more time acting on insights.
Self-Paced: Anthropic Masterclass
This masterclass covers the Anthropic AI landscape, exploring Claude models, Constitutional AI, and key safety and alignment principles. Learners will apply effective Prompt Engineering techniques, use the Claude API for tasks and integrations, generate structured outputs, build simple applications, compare Claude with other AI models, and evaluate ethical considerations for deploying AI systems.
Self-Paced Module: Claude-Based AI Workflows
This module is designed to build practical capability in applying Generative AI and Agentic AI using the Claude ecosystem in real-world contexts. Participants build the ability to design, execute, and evaluate AI-driven workflows for real-world applications, supported by structured learning. *Disclaimer: Access to tools within the Claude ecosystem is not included as part of the program. Participants may choose to explore advanced capabilities independently.
Design and Execute AI Workflows
Build and Deploy AI Systems at Scale
Note: The curriculum listed above are indicative and subject to updates as technology evolves.
What are the projects and case studies?
Apply AI to real-world financial services challenges through hands-on projects and case studies
Description
Learn how to analyze earnings call transcripts using AI-powered NLP techniques to identify shifts in executive sentiment, confidence, and forward-looking guidance. Understand how sentiment signals can support investment and credit analysis workflows.
Skills you will learn
- Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Sentiment Modeling
- Financial Text Analysis
- LLM-Based Evaluation
Description
Learn how to automate customer due diligence and sanctions screening workflows using auditable AI workflows. Understand how structured prompt chains improve traceability, consistency, and compliance oversight.
Skills you will learn
- Learn how to analyze earnings call transcripts using AI-powered NLP techniques to identify shifts in executive sentiment
- confidence
- and forward-looking guidance. Understand how sentiment signals can support investment and credit analysis workflows.
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Work with actual PII-redacted loan data from a commercial bank to build a credit risk model and generate LLM-powered credit underwriting memos. Learn how to translate model outputs into regulator-ready credit narratives using explainable AI techniques and generative AI
Skills you will learn
- Explainable AI
- SHAP Analysis
- Narrative Generation
- Credit Risk Communication.
Description
Learn how to design autonomous agents that continuously monitor portfolio risk exposures, detect threshold breaches, and generate actionable risk summaries for decision-makers.
Skills you will learn
- Agentic AI
- Risk Surveillance
- Tool-Augmented Agents
- Automated Reporting
Description
Learn how to orchestrate multiple AI agents that collaborate across investment analysis, risk assessment, and compliance review to generate comprehensive financial recommendations and decision memos.
Skills you will learn
- Learn how to orchestrate multiple AI agents that collaborate across investment analysis
- risk assessment
- and compliance review to generate comprehensive financial recommendations and decision memos.
Note: The projects listed above are indicative and subject to updates to the curriculum.
Which tools will you learn and apply?
Explore leading AI tools that you can add to an industry-ready portfolio to showcase skills and proficiency
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Claude
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Claude Code
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Gemini Notebook
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Codex
Note: The tools listed above are indicative and subject to updates as technology evolves.
Earn a Certificate of Completion from Johns Hopkins University
Stand out in a competitive market with a Certificate of Completion that validates the expertise developed through rigorous, practical assessments.
* Image for illustration only. Certificate subject to change.
Who are the faculty for the program?
Learn from renowned JHU faculty and build expertise in AI agents, autonomous systems, and AI implementation
Who are the mentors for weekly live sessions?
Learn from seasoned AI and Finance industry mentors to apply concepts and build practical skills
What are the fees for the program?
The course fee is USD 2,900
Invest in your career
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Build hands-on capabilities in financial analysis, decision-making, automation, and risk monitoring using AI
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Explore leading AI tools that you can add to an industry-ready portfolio to showcase skills and proficiency
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Learn from AI experts in weekly live online sessions focused on real-world implementation
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Receive a Certificate of Completion and 10 CEUs from Johns Hopkins University
Application process
Admissions close once the required number of participants enroll. Apply early to secure your spot
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Fill application form
Apply by filling out a simple online application form.
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Review process
A panel from Great Learning will review your application to determine your fit for the program.
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Join program
Receive an offer for a seat in the upcoming cohort of the program post a final review.
Prerequisites
- This program is designed for professionals with a foundational understanding of Finance. No prior background in Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning is necessary
Batch start date
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USA & Canada · September 2026
Admission closing soon
Delivered in Collaboration with:
Johns Hopkins University is collaborating with online education provider Great Learning to offer the AI and Agentic AI in Finance program. Great Learning is a professional learning company with a global footprint in 170+ countries. Its mission is to make professionals around the globe proficient and future-ready. This program leverages JHU's leadership in innovation, science, engineering, finance and technical disciplines developed over years of research, teaching, and practice. Great Learning manages the enrollments and provides industry experts, student counselors, course support and guidance to ensure students get hands-on training and live personalized mentorship on the application of concepts taught by the JHU faculty.