MSA/MSF Dual Degree

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

Management Preparation Courses (9 credits)

May be waived. Must be taken or waived prior to enrolling in Finance core courses.

• SBS-603 Managerial Economics
• SBS-604 Data Analytics
• MBA-650 Value Based Financial Management

MSA Preparation Courses (9 credits)

May be waived.

• ACCT-800 Graduate Financial Accounting I
• ACCT-804 Cost and Managerial Accounting
• BLLS-800 Business Law

MSA Core Courses (18 credits)

If a course is marked "must substitute," select an elective following the rules outlined in the Elective Course section.

• ACCT-801 Graduate Financial Accounting II
• ACCT-802 Graduate Financial Accounting III
• ACCT-805 Auditing and Assurance Services
• ACCT-865 Accounting Information Systems
• ACIB-872 International Accounting
• TAX-801 Federal Taxation I

MSF Core Courses (15 credits)

ACCT 824 may be substituted for FIN 800 with MSF Program Director Approval. MSF core courses 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 Courses (6 credits)

Courses should be taken as late in the program as possible.

• ACCT-861 Leadership in the Financial Professions
• FIN-820 Financial Policy

Elective Requirements (15 Credits)

The first required elective must be an ACCT or TAX course. The next four required electives must be approved MSF electives, taken on campus unless permission to take online granted by Academic Program Director. If a student received any courses marked “must substitute” the first substitution must be an ACCT course, the second substitution must be a TAX course, and the third substitution and beyond can be any course from the approved MSA Electives List.

Concentrations & ElectivesConcentrations

Students may declare a concentration in Business Intelligence, Corporate Finance & Accounting, Forensic Accounting, or Governmental & Not-for-Profit Accounting if they received enough MSA Core Course waivers for substitution.

Students may also declare a concentration in Corporate Finance, FinTech, Investments or Risk Management. If a concentration in Corporate Finance, Investments or Risk Management is declared, three or four electives must be in one concentration area. If a concentration in FinTech is declared students must complete ISOM 730, FIN 830, one approved FIN elective and one approved ISOM elective.

Students should consult with their advisor if interested. Students who declare a concentration must submit an SBS Graduate Program Concentration Request Form.

The schedule of when courses within a concentration are offered vary by semester.

The concentration appears on the transcript, not the diploma.

MSA ConcentrationsBusiness Intelligence ConcentrationRequired Courses (6 credits)

• ACCT-824 Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics
• ISOM-821 Data Management and Modeling

Elective course (1 course, 3 credits)

Choose 1 course from the following list:

• ISOM-801 Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel
• ISOM-825 Enterprise Data Management
• ISOM-827 Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
• ISOM-845 Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

Corporate Accounting and Finance ConcentrationRequired Course (3 credits)

• ACCT-824 Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics

Elective Courses (6 credits)

Choose two electives from the following list.

• TAX-862 Taxation of Corporations
• FIN-825 International Finance
• FIN-880 Investment Banking

Forensic Accounting ConcentrationRequired Course (3 credits)

• ACCT-806 Fraud Examination
• ISOM-801 Solving Business Problems Using Advanced Excel
• ISOM-840 Security and Privacy

Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting ConcentrationRequired Course (3 credits)

• ACCT-871 Not-For-Profit and Governmental Accounting

Elective Courses (2 courses, 6 credits)

Choose 2 course from the following list:

• P.AD-827 Financing State & Local Government
• P.AD-847 Nonprofit Financial Management
• P.AD-849 Revenue Strategies for Nonprofits

Approved MSA Electives

• ACCT-806 Fraud Examination
• ACCT-807 Forensic & Investigative Accounting
• ACCT-824 Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics
• ACCT-825 Management Decisions and Control
• ACCT-827 Special Topics in Accounting: Business & Regulation
• ACCT-828 Special Topics in Accounting: Financial Accounting & Auditing
• ACCT-871 Not-For-Profit and Governmental Accounting
• ACCT-910 Directed Individual Study in Accounting
• TAX-802 Federal Taxation II
• TAX-861 Tax Research
• TAX-862 Taxation of Corporations
• TAX-863 Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
• TAX-864 Tax Practice and Procedures
• TAX-865 International Taxation Outbound
• TAX-866 State & Local Taxation
• TAX-867 Advanced Topics in Corporate Tax
• TAX-868 Estate Planning
• TAX-871 Taxation of Estates, Trusts and Gifts
• TAX-874 International Taxation Inbound
• TAX-876 Tax Policy
• TAX-879 Personal Financial Planning
• MBA-730 Innovate: Entrepreneurial Thinking, IT, And Business Law
• MBA-740 Immerse- Travel Seminar
• BLLS-830 Managing in the International Legal Environment
• BLLS-871 Corporate Crime and Financial Fraud
• ISOM-730 Python for Business Analytics
• 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-837 Data Mining and Business Insights
• ISOM-840 Security and Privacy
• ISOM-845 Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
• ISOM-851 Supply Chain Management: Design and Analysis
• ISOM-861 Project Management
• MGES-800 Business Startups
• MGES-802 Corporate Entrepreneurship
• MGES-803 Think Like a Leader
• MGOB-810 Emotional Intelligence
• MGOB-820 Career Strategy
• MGOB-835 Managing Difficult People at Work
• MGOB-855 Conflict & Negotiation
• MGOB-860 Leadership and Team Building
• MGOB-866 Managing Failure for Success
• P.AD-815 Nonprofit Management
• P.AD-822 Public Management Information Systems
• P.AD-827 Financing State & Local Government
• P.AD-840 Comparative Public Policy
• P.AD-847 Nonprofit Financial Management
• P.AD-849 Revenue Strategies for Nonprofits
• MGSM-833 Corporate Innovation
• MGSM-834 Mergers and Acquisitions
• MGIB-835 International Strategy

Approved Electives for the CPA ExamFinancial Accounting & Reporting (FAR) CPA Exam Section

• ACCT-871 Not-For-Profit and Governmental Accounting
• ACCT-828 Special Topics in Accounting: Financial Accounting & Auditing

Auditing and Attestation (AUD) CPA Exam Section

• ACCT-828 Special Topics in Accounting: Financial Accounting & Auditing

Regulation (REG) CPA Exam Section

• TAX-802 Federal Taxation II
• TAX-862 Taxation of Corporations
• TAX-863 Taxation of Pass-Through Entities
• TAX-867 Advanced Topics in Corporate Tax
• ACCT-827 Special Topics in Accounting: Business & Regulation

Business Environment and Concepts (BEC) CPA Exam Section

• ACCT-827 Special Topics in Accounting: Business & Regulation
• ISOM-840 Security and Privacy
• MBA-730 Innovate: Entrepreneurial Thinking, IT, And Business Law

Approved Electives for CMA Exam Preparation

• ACCT-824 Big Data and Financial Statement Analytics
• ACCT-825 Management Decisions and Control
• FIN-812 Capital Budgeting

MSF ConcentrationsCorporate Finance Concentration

Choose 3 courses from the following list:

• FIN-801 Money & Capital Markets
• FIN-812 Capital Budgeting
• FIN-825 International Finance
• FIN-830 Introduction to FinTech
• 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

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 3 courses from the following list:

• FIN-801 Money & Capital Markets
• 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

Risk Management Concentration

Choose 3 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-831 Portfolio Management
• 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-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-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
• SBS-920 Graduate Internship
• MBA-740 Immerse- Travel Seminar