2024-2025 Catalog

Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Finance

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.

MBA/MSF with a Concentration in Business Essentials

25 courses

61 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 (9 credits)

Must be taken in first semester:

MBA-700Leadership Lab

1

MBA-701Values Based Decision Making

1

MBA-710Understanding World Class Clusters

3

MBA-721Collaborate

3

FIN-601Introduction to Statistics, Accounting, and Finance Intensive

1

Business Fundamental Courses (9 credits)

 
MBA-641Financial Information for Business Management

1.5

MBA-651Financial Management for Business Decisions

1.5

MBA-661Marketing in a Changing World

1.5

MBA-671Operations Management in a Competitive Global Environment

1.5

MBA-715Integrate Business Fundamentals

3

Travel Seminar Requirement (3 credits)

Choose one of the following:

MBA-740Immerse- Travel Seminar

3

HLTHIB-870Global Travel Seminar: Comparative Analysis of the Healthcare Systems in England and United States

3

Understand Business Fundamentals (3 credits)

MBA-730Innovative Thinking

3

MSF Required Core Courses (15 credits)

FIN-800Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation

3

FIN-808General Theory in Corporate Finance

3

FIN-810Investment Analysis

3

FIN-814Options and Futures

3

FIN-818Financial Econometrics

3

Construct the Big Picture (7 credits)

MBA-745Contextualizing Values Based Decision Making

1

MBA-750Building Global Connections

3

MBA-760World Class Strategies

3

Capstone Courses (6 credits)

Must be taken as late in the program as possible.

MBA-770Leading and Implementing Change

3

FIN-820Financial Policy

3

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)

FIN-812Capital Budgeting

3

FIN-825International Finance

3

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-841Financial Forecasting

3

FIN-880Investment Banking

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

Investments Concentration

Choose 3 courses from the following list: (9 credits)

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-831Portfolio Management

3

FIN-835Behavioral Finance

3

FIN-841Financial Forecasting

3

FIN-880Investment Banking

3

FIN-881Real Estate Finance

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

FIN-890Data Analytics and Credit Risk

3

Risk Management Concentration

Required Courses: (6 credits)

FIN-816Risk Management in Banking and Finance

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

Elective Course: (1 course, 3 credits)

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-831Portfolio Management

3

FIN-835Behavioral Finance

3

FIN-890Data Analytics and Credit Risk

3

Approved Finance Electives

FIN-812Capital Budgeting

3

FIN-816Risk Management in Banking and Finance

3

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-825International Finance

3

FIN-831Portfolio Management

3

FIN-835Behavioral Finance

3

FIN-841Financial Forecasting

3

FIN-845Alternative Investments

3

FIN-880Investment Banking

3

FIN-881Real Estate Finance

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

FIN-890Data Analytics and Credit Risk

3

FIN-910Directed Individual Study

3

FIN-920Master of Science in Finance Graduate Internship

3

SBS-920Graduate Internship

0

MBA/MSF

20 courses

52 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 (9 credits)

Must be taken in first semester:

MBA-700Leadership Lab

1

MBA-701Values Based Decision Making

1

MBA-710Understanding World Class Clusters

3

MBA-721Collaborate

3

FIN-601Introduction to Statistics, Accounting, and Finance Intensive

1

Understand Business Fundamentals (3 credits)

MBA-730Innovative Thinking

3

Travel Seminar Requirement (3 credits)

Choose one of the following:

MBA-740Immerse- Travel Seminar

3

HLTHIB-870Global Travel Seminar: Comparative Analysis of the Healthcare Systems in England and United States

3

MSF Required Core Courses (15 credits)

FIN-800Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation

3

FIN-808General Theory in Corporate Finance

3

FIN-810Investment Analysis

3

FIN-814Options and Futures

3

FIN-818Financial Econometrics

3

Construct the Big Picture (7 credits)

MBA-745Contextualizing Values Based Decision Making

1

MBA-750Building Global Connections

3

MBA-760World Class Strategies

3

Lead and Implement Change and Capstone Course (6 credits)

Must be taken as late in the program as possible.

MBA-770Leading and Implementing Change

3

FIN-820Financial Policy

3

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)

FIN-812Capital Budgeting

3

FIN-825International Finance

3

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-841Financial Forecasting

3

FIN-880Investment Banking

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

Investments Concentration

Choose 3 courses from the following list: (9 credits)

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-831Portfolio Management

3

FIN-835Behavioral Finance

3

FIN-841Financial Forecasting

3

FIN-880Investment Banking

3

FIN-881Real Estate Finance

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

FIN-890Data Analytics and Credit Risk

3

Risk Management Concentration

Required Courses: (6 credits)

FIN-816Risk Management in Banking and Finance

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

Elective Course: (1 course, 3 credits)

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-831Portfolio Management

3

FIN-835Behavioral Finance

3

FIN-890Data Analytics and Credit Risk

3

Approved Finance Electives

FIN-812Capital Budgeting

3

FIN-816Risk Management in Banking and Finance

3

FIN-830Introduction to FinTech

3

FIN-825International Finance

3

FIN-831Portfolio Management

3

FIN-835Behavioral Finance

3

FIN-841Financial Forecasting

3

FIN-845Alternative Investments

3

FIN-880Investment Banking

3

FIN-881Real Estate Finance

3

FIN-882Applied Risk Management

3

FIN-890Data Analytics and Credit Risk

3

FIN-910Directed Individual Study

3

FIN-920Master of Science in Finance Graduate Internship

3

SBS-920Graduate Internship

0

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 a portion of their MBA/MSF degree on a part-time basis online.