Degree Requirements

The MSFSB Program consists of up to fifteen courses:  five prerequisite courses, seven financial services & banking core courses, and three elective courses that allow students to concentrate in specialization areas like bank management and financial services management. 

Required Prerequisite Courses (12 Credits)

May be waived based upon prior academic work

MBA 622 Operations and Data Analysis 
MBA 630 Economic Analysis for Managers 
MBA 640 Corporate Financial Reporting and Control 
MBA 650 Value-Based Financial Management

Elective Prerequisite Course (3 Credits)

Select 1 course from this group if none are waived. This course can be taken at any point during program of study.

MBA 610 Organizational Behavior 
MBA 660 Marketing: The Challenge of Managing Value 
MBA 670 Information Management for Competitive Advantage 
MBA 680 Managing in the Ethical and Legal Environment

Financial Services & Banking Core Courses (21 Credits)

FIN 800 Financial Statement Analysis 
FIN 808 General Theory in Corporate Finance 
FIN 810 Investment Analysis 
FIN 814 Options & Futures 
FIN 816 Financial Institutions Management 
FIN 818 Econometrics 
FIN 820 Financial Policy

Elective Courses (9 Credits)

Select three (3)

FIN 812 Capitol Budgeting
FIN 831 Portfolio Management  
FIN 845 Private Capital Markets     
FIN 880 Investment Banking 
FIN 881 Real Estate Finance 
FIN 882 Financial Engineering 
FIN 884 Fixed Income Securities  
FIN 887 Fundamental Equity Analysis
FIN 900 Special Topics in Finance   
FIN 910 Directed Individual Study 
FNIB 825 Multinational Financial Management  
BLLS 871 Corporate Crime & Financial Fraud 
MGIB 850 London Financial Markets (Global Travel Seminar)

Course Waiver Policy

Students with appropriate academic business backgrounds may be eligible to waive some or all of the prerequisite requirements. Upon receipt of an application, all transcripts will be reviewed for waiver status. Applicants will be automatically notified of their waiver standing upon acceptance into the program.

Prerequisite courses that are not waived may be satisfied by taking specified MBA course offerings. These courses may be taken upon enrollment in the Graduate Programs in Finance at Suffolk.