STEM Designation
The MBA/MSF is a dual degree program with a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) designation. Due to the demand of graduates with expertise in STEM fields, the Department of Homeland Security permits international students graduating from STEM programs to apply for a 24 month extension of their initial year of Optional Practical Training (OPT). For more detailed information, please visit the ISSO webpage.
Curriculum
20-26 courses
52-67 credits
Program Length:
- Full-time in as few as 16 months
- Part time in as few as 24 months
Contextualize: from Boston to the World (6 credits)
Must be taken in first semester:
| SBS-700 | Unlocking Your Professional Potential | 1 |
| MBA-701 | Values Based Decision Making | 1 |
| FIN-601 | Introduction to Statistics, Accounting, & Finance Intensive | 1 |
| MBA-710 | Understanding World Class Clusters | 3 |
MBA Core Courses (15 credits)
May be waived.
| MBA-615 | Economics | 1.5 |
| MBA-625 | Managerial Statistics | 1.5 |
| MBA-635 | Operations Management: Design and Analysis | 3 |
| MBA-640 | Corporate Financial Reporting and Control | 3 |
| MBA-650 | Value Based Financial Management | 3 |
| MBA-660 | Marketing: the Challenge of Managing Value | 3 |
Understand Business Fundamentals (9 credits)
MSF Required Core Courses (15 credits)
| FIN-800 | Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation | 3 |
| FIN-808 | General Theory in Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FIN-810 | Investment Analysis | 3 |
| FIN-814 | Options and Futures | 3 |
| FIN-818 | Financial Econometrics | 3 |
Construct the Big Picture (7 credits)
| MBA-745 | Contextualizing Values Based Decision Making | 1 |
| MBA-750 | Building Global Connections | 3 |
| MBA-760 | World Class Strategies | 3 |
Lead and Implement Change and Capstone Course (6 credits)
Must be taken as late in the program as possible.
Concentration Descriptions and Applicable Elective Courses (9 credits)
Choose three (3) elective courses from the approved MSF electives list.
If a concentration is declared, at least three (3) electives must be in one concentration area. Concentrations include: Corporate Finance, Investments or Risk Management. The schedule of when courses within a concentration are offered vary by semester.
Students who declare a concentration must submit an SBS Graduate Program Concentration Request Form. Students are encouraged to meet with their advisor before they declare a concentration.
The concentration appears on the transcript, not the diploma.
Corporate Finance Concentration
Choose 3 courses from the following list: (9 credits)
Investments Concentration
Choose three courses from the following list: (9 credits)
Risk Management Concentration
Required Courses: (6 credits)
| FIN-816 | Risk Management in Banking and Finance | 3 |
| FIN-882 | Applied Risk Management | 3 |
Elective Course: (1 course, 3 credits)
Approved Finance Electives
Waiver Policy
MBA core courses may be waived. To waive an MBA core course, a student must successfully complete equivalent academic coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level in the seven (7) years prior to MBA/MSF matriculation, with a grade of “B” or better, and provide official transcripts (with English translations, if applicable).
All waiver requests are evaluated upon a student’s acceptance into the MBA/MSF Program and are waived during the student's first semester. Students may also elect to take a proficiency exam, for a fee, to gain a waiver. Proficiency exams must be taken in the first semester and are administered on the Boston Campus.
All MBA/MSF students must complete a minimum of 52 credits in the Sawyer Business School.
Transfer Policy
Any candidate seeking transfer credits, taken at the graduate level from an AACSB-accredited graduate program in business, will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. These credits may be considered for transfer if the credits do not apply to a previously completed degree.
Transfer credits must have an earned grade of "B" or better and be taken within seven (7) years prior to entering the Suffolk MBA/MSF program. However, at the discretion of the MSF program director, MSF required core courses may not be transferred if the subject material has changed significantly since completion. A maximum of six (6) credits may be considered for transfer.
Students Who Leave Boston Before Their Degree is Complete
Occasionally, Suffolk MBA/MSF students must leave the Boston area having not yet completed their degree. The Business School has several options available to insure completion of the Suffolk MBA/MSF. You may be able to transfer in six (6) credits of elective courses from an AACSB-accredited MBA or MSF Program close to your new place of residence. Courses must be pre-approved by Suffolk’s Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs and have a grade of “B” or better.
Students who leave the area may also be able to complete all or a portion of their MBA degree on a part-time basis online. The MSF portion of the dual degree is not offered online.