Introduction

The Financial Management specialization provides the student with advanced skills in corporate finance and investments. Students study how to select different instruments for investments, financing business activities, and managing financial risk. (Available to all MBA students)

Sample Degree Plan

1st Fall Semester (9 hours)
ECON 5380 Environment of Business and Ethics (3)
FINC 5310 Financial Management (3)
FINC 5330 International Finance (3)

Spring Semester (12 hours)
BUAL 5380 Managerial Decision Making (3)
ECON 5370 Managerial Economics (3)
MGMT 5350 Strategic Cases in Services Marketing and Management (3)
FINC 5340 Investments (3)

Summer I (3 hours)
ACCT 5370 Managerial Accounting (3)

Summer II (3 hours)
FINC 5350 Cases in Corporate Finance (3)

2nd Fall Semester (9 hours)
MGMT 5340 International Business (3)
MGMT 5380 Strategic Management (3)
MKTG 5310 Marketing Management (3)

Course Descriptions

FINC 5330 International Finance (3)
Theory, practice and problems involving international commerce between nations.

FINC 5340 Investments (3)
A study of investment alternatives, financial markets, securities, and methods of analysis.

FINC 5350 Cases in Financial Management (3)
A study of business cases which focus on a variety of financial issues and solutions.

MGMT 5350 Strategic Cases in Services Marketing and Management (3)
The course focuses on the unique challenges of managing services and delivering quality service to customers. The attraction, retention, and building of strong customer relationships through quality service (and services) are at the heart of the course content. The course is equally applicable to organizations whose core product is service (e.g., banks, transportation companies, hotels, hospitals, educational institutions, professional services, telecommunication, etc.) and to organizations that depend on service excellence for competitive advantage (e.g., high technology manufacturers, automotive, industrial products, etc.). Classroom sessions may consist of a mixture of short lectures, student discussions of material and assignments, case discussions, media presentations, active learning exercises, and guest speakers.

Downloadable Degree Plan

MBA - Financial Management (Microsoft Excel Format)