Master of Financial Services and Banking (MSFSB)

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 (18 credits)

Must be taken on campus unless permission to take online granted by the 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-816 Risk Management in Banking and Finance
• 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

Elective Courses (9 credits)

Choose three (3) elective courses from the approved MSFSB elective list. 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 Program Director.

Students wishing to take SBS 920 for an elective in the MSFSB program must consult with the MSFSB advisor on how to be considered for this option.

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

• FIN-801 Money & Capital Markets
• 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-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
• SBS-920 Graduate Internship