JD/MSF Degree Requirements

The JD/MSF Program is a total of 108-117 credits, depending upon waivers status. In order to qualify for the JD/MSF degree, a student must obtain 78 credits in the law school and 30-39 credits in the Sawyer Business School. Students should see the Law School curriculum requirements for information on Law School course requirements. Students may begin taking required MSF courses provided that they have successfully completed or waived the required prerequisite MBA Core Courses.

Required Prerequisite Courses (12 Credits)
May be waived based upon prior academic work.

• MBA 622 Operations and Data Analysis
• MBA 630 Economic Analysis for Managers
• MBA 640 Corporate Financial Reporting and Control
• MBA 650 Value-Based Financial Management

Elective Prerequisite Course (3 Credits)
Select one (1) course from this group if none are waived.  This course can be taken at any point during program of study.

• MBA 610 Organizational Behavior
• MBA 660 Marketing: The Challenge of Managing Value
• MBA 670 Information Systems for Competitive Advantage
• MBA 680 Managing in the Ethical and Legal Environment

Core MSF Required Courses (21 Credits)

• FIN 800 Financial Statement Analysis
• FIN 808 General Theory in Corporate Finance
• FIN 810 Investment Analysis
• FIN 812 Capital Budgeting
• FIN 814 Options & Futures
• FIN 818 Econometrics
• FIN 820 Financial Policy

Elective Courses (3-9 Credits)
*Choose between one and three, depending upon prerequisite course waivers.

• FIN 801 Money & Capital Markets
• FIN 805 Capital Management
• FIN 816 Financial Institutions Management
• FIN 831 Portfolio Management
• FIN 841 Financial Forecasting
• FIN 845 Private Capital Markets
• FIN 851 Working Capital Management
• FIN 863 Int’l Financial Markets & Banking
• FIN 880 Investment Banking
• FIN 881 Real Estate Finance
• FIN 882 Financial Engineering
• FIN 884 Fixed Income Securities
• FIN 885 Risk & Insurance
• FIN 887 Fundamental Equity Analysis
• FIN 891 Seminar in Finance
• FIN 895 Masters Thesis
• FIN 910 Directed Individual Study
• FNIB 825 Multinational Financial Management
• BLLS 850 Banking Laws
• BLLS 860 Securities Regulation
• BLLS 871 Corporate Crime & Financial Fraud
• MGIB 850 London Financial Markets (Global Travel Seminar)