MSF/JD 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

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)

Note: 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 granted by Academic Program Director.

• FIN-820 Financial Policy

Concentration Descriptions and Applicable Elective Courses (12 credits)

Choose between two (2) and four (4) elective courses (depending on waiver status) from the approved MSF electives list. 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 Academic Program Director.

Depending on waiver status, you may declare a concentration. 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.
Note: Students wishing to take SBS 920 for as an elective in the MSF program must consult with the MSF advisor on how to be considered for this option.Note: London Financial Services Travel Seminar is the only travel seminar approved as an MSF elective. Any other travel seminar requires MSF Academic Program Director approval.

Corporate Finance Concentration

Choose three 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)

• ISOM-730 Python for Business Analytics
• FIN-830 Introduction to FinTech

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-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

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-841 Financial Forecasting
• 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