Strategic MBA - Finance Degree Requirements
Effective Fall 2022, Pending Final Approval
Between 39 and 51 credit hours of coursework is needed to complete the Strategic MBA with a concentration in Finance.
The curriculum consists of four (4) foundation courses, seven (7) core courses, two (2) capstone courses, one (1) required elective. The finance concentration can be completed by adding on three (3) additional concentration courses. All classes are 3 credit hours. Students who have sufficient academic backgrounds may be eligible to waive the BUSI 6301, QMSC 6351, ACCT 6351, and/or ECON 6351 foundation courses.
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Required Foundation Course (12 hours)
- BUSI 6301 Introduction to Business
- QMSC 6351 Statistics and Research Methods
- ACCT 6351 Financial Reporting and Analysis
- ECON 6351 Economics for Managers
Required Core Courses (21 hours)
- ACCT 6352 Strategic Cost Management
- MGMT 6352 Management Information Systems and Data Analytics
- MGMT 6354 Organizational Leadership and Ethics
- MGMT 6357 Organizational Theory and Development
- FINC 6352 Financial Management
- MKTG 6352 Strategic Marketing Management
- MGMT 6355 Operations and Supply Chain Management
Required Capstone Courses (6 hours)^
- MGMT 6359 Seminar in Strategic Management
- MGMT 6399 Program Capstone^
Required Elective (3 hours)
Choose 1 from:
- FINC 6300 Selected Topics in Finance
- FINC 6361 Investments
- FINC 6362 Financial Institutions & Markets
- FINC 6363 Financial Modeling
- FINC 6364 Applied Technical Analysis of Energy and Commodity Markets
- FINC 6365 Derivatives
- FINC 6366 Risk Management & Insurance
- FINC 6367 International Finance
- BUSI 6390 Field Studies/Internship
- BUSI 6391 Study Abroad
Optional Finance Concentration (9 hours)
Finance will help students gain a thorough understanding of the various types of investments and their relative merits, and teach you to apply theories, models or tools to solve global business issues.
9 semester hours composed of electives selected from the following approved list, excluding above-selected elective.
- FINC 6300 Selected Topics in Finance
- FINC 6361 Investments
- FINC 6362 Financial Institutions & Markets
- FINC 6363 Financial Modeling
- FINC 6364 Applied Technical Analysis of Energy and Commodity Markets
- FINC 6365 Derivatives
- FINC 6366 Risk Management & Insurance
- FINC 6367 International Finance
- BUSI 6390 Field Studies/Internship
- BUSI 6391 Study Abroad
Total Program Requirements
Required Foundation Courses* 12 hours
Required Core+Capstone+Elective Requirements 30 hours
OPTIONAL Academic Concentration 9 hours
^MGMT 6359 and MGMT 6399 is offered in the fall or spring terms only, and requires participation in the case conference event, held during the semester of MGMT 6399 course enrollment. Information regarding the event will be provided in the course.
*Students who have sufficient academic backgrounds may be eligible to waive the BUSI 6301, QMSC 6351, ACCT 6351, and/or ECON 6351 foundation courses, thus reducing total credit hours needed to complete program requirements.
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