Curriculum

Curriculum

The MSF/MBA program includes all of the required courses in the full-time MBA program or the Evening MBA program, four of the six required courses in the MSF program (the other two are counted in the MBA program), and electives.

Full-time curriculum

Part-time curriculum

Full-time curriculum

Students in the full-time MS in Finance/MBA program will take all the required courses in the full-time MBA program (39 credits), along with four of the six required courses in the MS in Finance program plus 21 business and finance electives, as outlined below.

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Course Name	Credits
Full-time MBA Curriculum	39
Investment Analysis	3
International Finance Management	3
Financial Strategy	3
Finance Seminar	3
plus the following elective requirements must be met:
Finance electives	15
Business electives	6
Total credits:	72

Electives for the full-time MSF/MBA:

24 elective semester credits are required

Minimum of 12 semester credits must be Finance electives

Either "Competition in Global Markets" (1 credit) or an International Study Abroad (credits vary) is required

The Business Plan Integrative Exercise from the full-time MBA is required

Students may participate in two-week international summer programs in Asia, Eastern Europe, and France.

Part-time curriculum

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	Course Name	Credits
Finance-related required courses
	Value Creation Through Financial Decision Making (note: this course fulfills the MSF requirement of FINA 6201)	3
	Global Competition and Market Dominance (note: this course fulfills the MSF requirement of FINA 6202)	3
	Investment Analysis	3
	International Finance Management	3
	Financial Strategy	3
	Finance Seminar	3
MBA required courses
	Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 1	3
	Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 2	1.5
	Organizations in the New Economy	3
	Information Analysis	3
	Managing Information Resources	1.5
	Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets	3
	Management of Service and Manufacturing Operations	3
	Managing the Global Enterprise	3
	Strategic Decision Making in a Changing Environment	3
	Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise Growth	3
Electives
	Finance electives	12
	Business electives	12
	Non-finance business elective	3
	Total credits:	72

Electives for the part-time MSF/MBA:

12 semester credits of Finance electives

15 semester credits of open electives

Note: Students interested in pursuing the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation will find that faculty members have integrated CFA materials into the curriculum. Students pursuing the Certified Financial Planner® designation may take one or two electives in the Graduate School of Professional Accounting.

Full-time curriculum

Part-time curriculum

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