Accelerated MSF for Attorneys

Master

In massachusetts (USA)

£ 36,342.50 VAT inc.

*Indicative price

Original amount in USD:

$ 45,570

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Massachusetts (USA)

  • Duration

    9 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

You can better prepare yourself for corporate financial clients with this streamlined program that provides an encompassing financial education for attorneys.
If you’re looking to expand your financial knowledge and network with industry leaders, the Accelerated MSF for Attorneys is designed specifically for you. If you have your JD from an ABA-approved law school, you can earn your MSF in as few as nine months.

This expedited program is offered at Suffolk’s Boston campus. If you’re in your final year of law school (third year day students/fourth year evening students), you can apply for provisional acceptance into this program (conditional upon satisfactory completion of JD or equivalent).

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Start date

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Subjects

  • IT Law
  • Corporate Finance
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk
  • Risk Management
  • Capital Markets
  • Forecasting
  • Portfolio Management
  • Securities
  • Fixed Income
  • Investment
  • Simulation
  • Financial Training
  • IT risk
  • School
  • Law
  • Financial
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Banking
  • Finance

Course programme

Required Introductory Courses (2 credits)

Must be taken on campus in first semester of program.
  • SBS-700 You As a Leader: Self-Awareness, Feedback, and Decision-Making
  • FIN-601 Introduction to Statistics, Accounting, & Finance Intensive
Required Prerequisite Courses (12 credits)
Must be taken or waived prior to enrolling in Finance Core Courses.

  • SBS-603 Managerial Economics
  • SBS-604 Data Analytics
  • MBA-640 Corporate Financial Reporting and Control
  • MBA-650 Value Based Financial Management
Finance Core Courses (15 credits)

Must be taken on campus unless permission to take online granted by Academic Program Director.
  • FIN-800 Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
  • FIN-808 General Theory in Corporate Finance
  • FIN-810 Investment Analysis
  • FIN-814 Options and Futures
  • FIN-818 Financial Econometrics
Capstone Course (3 credits)

Should be taken as late in the program as possible. Must be taken on campus, unless permission to take online is granted by the Academic Program Director.
  • FIN-820 Financial Policy
Concentration Descriptions and Applicable Elective Courses (9-12 credits)

Choose four (4) elective courses from the approved MSF electives list. Choose three (3) elective courses if some or none of the prerequisite requirements are waived. Courses must be taken on campus, within Sawyer Business School, 800-level or above (exception MBA 740), unless permission to take online is granted by the Academic Director.

If a concentration is declared, three or four electives must be in one concentration area. Concentrations include: Corporate Finance, FinTech, Investments or Risk Management. The schedule of when courses within a concentration are offered vary by semester.

Students who declare a concentration must submit an SBS Graduate Program Concentration Request Form. Students are encouraged to meet with their advisor before they declare a concentration.

The concentration appears on the transcript, not the diploma.

Corporate Finance Concentration

Choose three courses from the following list:
  • FIN-801 Money & Capital Markets
  • FIN-812 Capital Budgeting
  • FIN-825 International Finance
  • FIN-841 Financial Forecasting
  • FIN-845 Private Capital Markets
  • FIN-880 Investment Banking
  • FIN-882 Applied Risk Management
  • FIN-895 MSF Thesis
  • FIN-900 Special Topics in Finance
  • FIN-910 Directed Individual Study
  • FIN-920 MBA Graduate Internship
  • FIN-830 Introduction to FinTech
FinTech ConcentrationRequired Courses (2 courses, 6 credits)
  • FIN-830 Introduction to FinTech
  • ISOM-730 Python for Business Analytics
Finance Elective Course (3 credits)

Take one from the following list of electives:
  • FIN-882 Applied Risk Management
  • FIN-884 Fixed Income Securities
  • FIN-885 Enterprise Risk Management
  • FIN-887 Fundamental Equity Analysis
  • FIN-890 Risk Assessment and Simulation
ISOM Elective (3 credits)

Take one from the following list of electives:
  • ISOM-801 Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel
  • ISOM-821 Data Management and Modeling
  • ISOM-825 Enterprise Data Management
  • ISOM-827 Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
  • ISOM-835 Predictive Analytics
  • ISOM-840 Security and Privacy
  • ISOM-845 Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
  • Investments Concentration
  • Choose three courses from the following list:
  • FIN-801 Money & Capital Markets
  • FIN-830 Introduction to FinTech
  • FIN-831 Portfolio Management
  • FIN-841 Financial Forecasting
  • FIN-835 Behavioral Finance
  • FIN-845 Private Capital Markets
  • FIN-880 Investment Banking
  • FIN-881 Real Estate Finance
  • FIN-882 Applied Risk Management
  • FIN-884 Fixed Income Securities
  • FIN-885 Enterprise Risk Management
  • FIN-887 Fundamental Equity Analysis
  • FIN-890 Risk Assessment and Simulation
  • FIN-895 MSF Thesis
  • FIN-900 Special Topics in Finance
  • FIN-910 Directed Individual Study
  • FIN-920 MBA Graduate Internship
  • MBA-740 Immerse- Travel Seminar
Risk Management Concentration

Choose three courses from the following list:

Note: Students who choose the Risk Management Elective Concentration must take FIN 816 and FIN 882 as part of their program.

  • FIN-816 Risk Management in Banking and Finance
  • FIN-830 Introduction to FinTech
  • FIN-831 Portfolio Management
  • FIN-835 Behavioral Finance
  • FIN-882 Applied Risk Management
  • FIN-884 Fixed Income Securities
  • FIN-885 Enterprise Risk Management
  • FIN-890 Risk Assessment and Simulation
  • FIN-895 MSF Thesis
  • FIN-900 Special Topics in Finance
  • FIN-910 Directed Individual Study
  • FIN-920 MBA Graduate Internship
  • MBA-740 Immerse- Travel Seminar
Approved Finance Electives

Note: Students wishing to take SBS 920 for an elective in the MSF Program must consult with the MSF Advisor for guidance on how to be considered for this option.

London Financial Services Travel Seminar is the only seminar approved as an MSF elective. Any other travel seminar requires MSF Academic Program Director approval.

  • FIN-801 Money & Capital Markets
  • FIN-812 Capital Budgeting
  • FIN-816 Risk Management in Banking and Finance
  • FIN-825 International Finance
  • FIN-830 Introduction to FinTech
  • FIN-831 Portfolio Management
  • FIN-835 Behavioral Finance
  • FIN-841 Financial Forecasting
  • FIN-845 Private Capital Markets
  • FIN-884 Fixed Income Securities
  • FIN-880 Investment Banking
  • FIN-881 Real Estate Finance
  • FIN-882 Applied Risk Management
  • FIN-885 Enterprise Risk Management
  • FIN-887 Fundamental Equity Analysis
  • FIN-890 Risk Assessment and Simulation
  • FIN-895 MSF Thesis
  • FIN-900 Special Topics in Finance
  • FIN-910 Directed Individual Study
  • FIN-920 MBA Graduate Internship
  • SBS-920 Graduate Internship
  • MBA-740 Immerse- Travel Seminar

Additional information

Cost Per Credit (2019-2020)

For part-time students -  $1,519

Accelerated MSF for Attorneys

£ 36,342.50 VAT inc.

*Indicative price

Original amount in USD:

$ 45,570