MSFSB Degree Requirements

The MSFSB Program consists of up to 5 prerequisite courses, 7 core MSFSB courses, and 3 elective courses. A student with an appropriate academic background in busness may waive any or all of the prerequisite 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 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 Management for Competitive Advantage 
• MBA 680 Managing in the Ethical and Legal Environment 

Core MSFSB Required Courses (21 Credits)

• FIN 800 Financial Statement Analysis 
• FIN 808 General Theory in Corporate Finance  
• FIN 810 Investment Analysis   
• FIN 814 Options & Futures
• FIN 816 Financial Institutions Management 
• FIN 818 Econometrics 
• FIN 820 Financial Policy 

Elective Courses (9 Credits) *Select Three

• FIN 831 Portfolio Management
• FIN 841 Financial Forecasting
• FIN 845 Private Capital Markets
• FIN 863 Int’l Financial Markets & Banking
• FIN 871 Advanced Banking Theory
• FIN 872 Bank Administration
• FIN 873 Marketing of Financial Services
• 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)