MS in Finance/MBA
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the admission criteria of both programs and are admitted separately to each through separate applications. Depending on their background, students may be required to take additional technical, business, or other background courses as part of the MS in Finance or MBA degree requirements.
Degree Requirements
Students can complete the Joint MS in Finance/MBA with a minimum of 70 semester hours. In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MS in Finance—Required Courses and Capstone (12 hours) | ||
| Investments | ||
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Quantitative Methods in Finance | ||
| MS in Finance—Electives (20 hours) | ||
| Select 20 hours from among the following electives. Based on the student's background and interests, other related courses may be taken with the advice and approval of the director of graduate studies. | ||
| Portfolio Analysis | ||
| Fixed Income Securities | ||
| Theory and Structure of Options and Futures Markets | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Capital Markets | ||
| International Finance | ||
| Financial Decision Making I | ||
| Empirical Issues in Finance | ||
| Special Topics in Finance | ||
| Independent Study in Finance | ||
| Financial Accounting I | ||
| Financial Statement Analysis | ||
| Corporate Valuation and Accounting Information | ||
| Data Mining for Business | ||
| Machine Learning and Statistical Methods for Business Analytics | ||
| Deep Learning and Modern Applications | ||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MBA—Required Courses and Capstone (26 hours) | ||
| Introduction to Financial Accounting | ||
| Microeconomics for Business Decisions | ||
| Introduction to Corporate Finance | ||
| Introduction to Operations Management | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Introduction to Marketing | ||
| Enterprise Strategy | ||
| MBA—Electives (12 hours) | ||
| At least 12 semester hours of 500-level courses from a discipline other than Finance dedicated to completing the requirements for a concentration in one of the following areas: | ||
Accounting | ||
Business Analytics | ||
Economics | ||
Entrepreneurship | ||
International Business | ||
Management | ||
Marketing | ||
Management Information Systems | ||
Real Estate | ||
Self-Directed | ||
Supply Chain Management | ||