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 credit hours. 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. credit hours and 27 M.S.F. credit 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 credit hours
Prerequisite — 3 credit hours
| BUS 500 | Statistical and Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
Values Perspective — 6 credit hours
Select two courses from the following:
| BUS 508/ENV 501 | Innovation for Sustainability | 3 |
| BUS 510 | Economics and Metrics for Sustainability | 3 |
| BUS 511 | Cross-Cultural Management and Ethics | 3 |
| BUS 512 | Leadership and Higher Level Management | 3 |
| BUS 513 | Social Responsibility in Organizations | 3 |
| BUS 515 | Social Venture Management | 3 |
Required Core Courses — 15 credit hours
| BUS 501 | Economic Analysis | 3 |
| BUS 505 | Introduction to Operations & Technology Management | 3 |
| BUS 506 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 520 | Applied Marketing Strategies | 3 |
| BUS 530 | Corporate 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 an accounting elective; 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 credit hours
| BUS 580 | Strategic Issues and Applications in Management | 3 |
Electives — 6 credit hours
M.S.F. Courses to be taken for the dual degree — 27 credit hours
Required M.S.F. Courses — 12 credit hours
| BUS 532 | Security and Portfolio Analysis | 3 |
| BUS 533 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 |
| BUS 534 | Derivatives and Risk Management | 3 |
| BUS 563 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
Electives — 15 credit hours
Select five courses from the following:
| BUS 519 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 531 | International Finance | 3 |
| BUS 536 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 |
| BUS 537 | Applied Financial and Economic Forecasting | 3 |
| BUS 538 | Corporate Financial Strategy: M&A and Restructure | 3 |
| BUS 539 | Research Methods in Finance | 3 |
| BUS 543 | Decision Modeling and Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 545 | Project Management | 3 |
| BUS 552 | Prescriptive Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 555 | Database Management | 3 |
| BUS 562 | Real Estate Finance | 3 |
| BUS 564 | Macro Economics in the Global Economy | 3 |
| BUS 567 | Applied Portfolio Management | 3 |
| BUS 568 | Income Tax Planning | 3 |
| BUS 574 | New Venture Finance and Accounting | 3 |