M.B.A./M.S.F. Dual Degree

Degree Outcomes

Please see “Degree Outcomes” and “Learning Goals and Objectives” in the M.B.A. and M.S.F. sections.

Degree & Admission Requirements

The Pamplin School of Business offers a dual degree program of master of business administration and master of science in finance, or M.B.A./M.S.F. Taken separately, the M.B.A. and M.S.F. degrees require a total of 69 credits. The dual degree requires a minimum of 60 credit hours. The degrees will be awarded when the requirements for both programs are fulfilled. The student earning the dual degree will receive two degrees: an M.B.A. degree with a specialization in finance, and an M.S.F. degree. Students take 33 M.B.A. hours and 27 M.S.F. hours.

Applicants to the program are encouraged to submit a single application for the dual degree. The admission requirements for the M.B.A. or the Master Science in Finance MS are listed in the Graduate School section for each of these programs.

M.B.A. Courses to be taken for the dual degree — 33 hours

Prerequisite — 3 hours

BUS 500Statistical and Quantitative Analysis

3

may be waived via exam

Values Perspective — 6 hours

Students select 2 courses from the list below.

BUS 508/ENV 501Innovation for Sustainability

3

BUS 510Economics and Metrics for Sustainability

3

BUS 511Cross-Cultural Management and Ethics

3

BUS 512Leadership and Higher Level Management

3

BUS 513Social Responsibility in Organizations

3

BUS 515Social Venture Management

3

Required Core Courses — 15 hours

BUS 501Economic Analysis

3

BUS 505Introduction to Operations & Technology Management

3

BUS 506Principles of Accounting

3

BUS 520Applied Marketing Strategies

3

BUS 530Corporate Finance

3

BUS 501: if waived based on completion of microeconomics and macroeconomics, students can substitute any business elective.

BUS 505: if waived based on completion of three OTM courses including operations management, students may substitute any OTM elective.

BUS 506: if waived based on completion of managerial and financial accounting, students may substitute BUS 560 or 568; students who are CPAs may substitute any business elective.

BUS 520: if waived based on completion of three marketing courses, students may substitute any marketing elective.

BUS 530: if waived based on completion of three finance courses, students may substitute any finance elective.

Capstone Course — 3 hours

BUS 580Strategic Issues and Applications in Management

3

Electives — 6 hours

M.S.F. Courses to be taken for the dual degree — 27 hours

Required M.S.F. Courses — 12 hours

BUS 532Security and Portfolio Analysis

3

BUS 533Financial Markets and Institutions

3

BUS 534Derivatives and Risk Management

3

BUS 563Financial Statement Analysis

3

Electives — 15 hours

Choose five courses from the following:
BUS 519Business Analytics

3

BUS 531International Finance

3

BUS 536Personal Financial Planning

3

BUS 537Applied Financial and Economic Forecasting

3

BUS 538Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure

3

BUS 539Research Methods in Finance

3

BUS 543Decision Modeling

3

BUS 545Project Management

3

BUS 552Optimization

3

BUS 555Database Management

3

BUS 562Real Estate Finance

3

BUS 564Macro Economics in the Global Economy

3

BUS 567Applied Portfolio Management

3

BUS 568Income Tax Planning

3

BUS 574New Venture Finance and Accounting

3