Finance
The MBA's finance specialization offers you many opportunities to learn about the financial management of a business, valuing investments in securities and other assets, and the general structure and functioning of financial institutions and markets. You can choose courses that enable you to complete either a general finance specialization or a specialization focusing on corporate finance, investment management or financial institutions.
You'll be an asset for your firm with our emphasis on finance, accounting, and information systems in the MBA's managing financial performance specialization.
MBA Program Requirements and Specialization Courses
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Foundation Courses (0-12 Credits)
Up to 12 Foundation Credits may be waived. Please speak with your adviser. Course No. Title Credits ACCT 505 Accounting Essentials
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 ECON 505 Micro Economics
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 ECON 506 Macro Economics
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 FIN 505 Essentials of Finance 1.5 MKTG 505 Marketing Essentials
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 OPM 505 Introduction to Operations Management
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 OPRE 505 Fundamentals of Statistics
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 OPRE 506 Managerial Statistics
Prerequisite: OPRE 5051.5 -
Required Core Courses (15 Credits)
All students in the MBA program take these Required Core Courses. Course No. Title Credits ACCT 605 Performance Management and Accounting Controls
Prerequisites: ACCT 505 or equivalent.3 ECON 605 Business and Public Policy in a Global Economy
Prerequisites: ECON 505 and ECON 506.1.5 ENTR 605 Creativity and the Entrepreneurial Mindset
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.1.5 FIN 605 Financial Management
Prerequisites: FIN 505 or with permission.1.5 INSS 605 IT for Business Transformation
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing3 MGMT 605 Leading with Integrity
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing1.5 MKTG 605 Marketing Strategy
Prerequisites: MKTG 504 or MKTG 505, or with permission.1.5 OPRE 605 Business Analytics
Prerequisites: OPRE 504 or OPRE 505 and OPRE 506, or with permission.1.5 -
Flexible Core Courses (9 credits)
Are you more the corporate type or do you have an entrepreneurial mindset?
These Flexible Core Courses can be tailored to fit your career goals.Course No. Title Credits FIN 615 Entrepreneurial Finance
Prerequisites: FIN 605 or with permission.1.5 FIN 625 Corporate Finance
Prerequisite: FIN 6051.5 MGMT 615 Managing in a Dynamic Environment
Prerequisites: MGMT 605 or MGMT 6003 MGMT 625 Collaboration, Negotiation and Conflict Management
Prerequisites: MGMT 605 or MGMT 6003 MKTG 615 Entrepreneurial Marketing
Prerequisite: MKTG 6151.5 MKTG 625 Customers and Markets
Prerequisite: MKTG 6051.5 OPM 615 Innovation and Project Management
Prerequisites: OPM 505 or MGMT 5063 OPM 625 Operations and Supply Chain Management
Prerequisites: OPM 505 or MGMT 5063 -
Capstone Course (3 Credits)
You are close to graduating. It's time to step up your game with the experiential Capstone Course. Course No. Title Credits MGMT 790 Strategic Management Capstone
Prerequisites:
ACCT 605, ECON 605,
ENTR 605, FIN 605,
INSS 605, MGMT 605,
MKTG 605, OPRE 6053
Finance Specialization Courses (9 Credits)
Check the course schedule for online offerings.
| Course No. | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 601 | Forensic Accounting Principles Prerequisite: ACCT 505 or equivalent. |
3 |
| ACCT 720 | Strategic Profitability Analysis | 3 |
| ACCT 740 | Advanced Topics in Assurance Services Prerequisite: ACCT 512 or equivalent. |
3 |
| FIN 615 -OR- FIN 625 Note: Whichever is not taken as part of the MBA Flex Core |
Entrepreneurial Finance Prerequisite: FIN 605 or equivalent. Corporate Finance Prerequisite: FIN 605 or equivalent. |
1.5 1.5 |
| FIN 624 | Finance and Accounting Analytics Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
3 |
| FIN 700 | Financial Reporting Prerequisite: ACCT 505 and FIN 605 |
3 |
| FIN 704 | Financial Markets and Institutions Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
3 |
| FIN 705 | Advanced Financial Analysis Prerequisite:FIN 640 or FIN 605 |
3 |
| FIN 715 | Investment Analysis Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
3 |
| FIN 720 | Global Finance Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
3 |
| FIN 725 | Risk Management Prerequisite:FIN 605 |
3 |
| FIN 750 | Real Estate Investment Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
3 |
| FIN 770 | New Venture Creation Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
3 |
| FIN 780 | Business Valuation Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
3 |
| FIN 792 | Special Topics in Financial Management Prerequisite: FIN 605 |
3 |
| FIN 795 | Graduate Finance Internship Prerequisite: Graduate Standing/Instructor Permission |
3 |
| FIN 797 | Special Topics in Finance | 3 |
| INSS 703 | Principles of Information Security Management | 3 |