MBA Finance

A leader in finance education, the Finance Department has assembled a group of talented faculty members who are well recognized as industry experts. The finance curriculum at the Rawls College of Business is designed to meet the educational needs of students ranging from entering freshman through doctoral students. Both demanding and comprehensive, the finance concentration provides a broad understanding of corporate finance, financial restructuring, securities analysis, portfolio management, and financial institutions and markets. The Area of Finance continues to supplement its classroom instruction with outside activities for its students.

MBA Tool Courses (14 Hours)
4
ACCT 5401
 Financial and Managerial Accounting
3
ISQS 5345
 Statistical Concepts for Business and Management
3
ECO 5310
 Price and Income Theory
4
MGT 5476
 Executive Skills
     
Core Courses (19 Hours)
3
FIN 5421
 Financial Management Concepts
3
MKT 5360
 Marketing Concepts and Strategies
3
MGT 5371
 Managing Organizational Behavior and Design
3
BLAW 5290
 Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Environments of Business
3
ISQS 5343
 Operations Management and Management Science
2
ISQS 5230
 Managerial Decision Theory
2
ISQS 5231
 Information Technology for Managers
   
Required Courses (6 Hours)
3
FIN 5325
 Seminar in Security Analysis and Investments
3
FIN 5382
 Internship in Finance
 
Select Two of the Following Electives (6 Hours)
3
FIN 5321
 Financial Management Case Analysis
3
FIN 5326
 Seminar in Portfolio Theory and Management
3
FIN 5327
 Student Managed Investment Fund
3
FIN 5328
 Options and Futures
3
FIN 5329
 The Money and Capital Markets
3
FIN 5331
 Seminar in Management of Financial Institutions
3
FIN 5333
 United States Financial Systems
3
FIN 5334
 Real Estate Finance
3
FIN 5336
 Individual Research in Finance
3
FIN 5338
 Multinational Financial Management
3
FIN 5345
 Real Estate Analysis
     
Capstone Course (3 Hours)
3
MGT 5391
 Strategic and Global Management

**Course requirements subject to change. Degree Plans must be filed after completing 9 credit hours of Graduate Coursework. To graduate, you must have at least one 3-hour "A"  above a 3.00 graduate GPA.  Individual degree plans vary based on concentration and student background. 

PNB Financial Junior Board of Directors

The Area continues its association with PNB Financial Junior Board of Directors, beginning its 19th year. This program provides students with a unique exposure to the operations of a major financial institution.

Internships

In addition, the Area coordinates internships for full-time students desiring “real world” experience with local and regional firms. With one of the most marketable job markets in years for finance majors, job placements as well as salaries for our graduates are at an all time high.

Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF)

The Area continues to offer select students the opportunity to trade “real money” as part of the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF). The 2006-2007 academic year marked the 11th year that the SMIF was in operation. In the SMIF class, students manage actual dollars and get real-world experience of the risks and rewards of money management.

Finance Association

The Finance Association continues to be one of the most active student associations at the Rawls College of Business. The Finance Association provides interested students with the opportunity to meet finance professionals, both on and off campus, as well as to meet other students with similar interests.