Combination Degree Finance Majors
The university created combination degree programs to provide academically talented students with an opportunity to complete a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in a shorter period of time. The program allows you to “double-count” graduate courses toward both degrees, reducing the time it would normally take to graduate by one semester. The combination degree program reduces the cost of both degrees and enhances your marketability for career advancement.
Students should apply during their second year on campus. Once accepted, they will begin MSF courses during their third year, simultaneously working to complete the undergraduate and graduate degrees within four years. Participating in the MSF Combination Degree courses is contingent upon satisfactory completion of the undergraduate prerequisites for FIN 4453, 4414, 4504.
Courses and Curriculum
16 graduate credits may be taken prior to receiving the undergraduate degree: 12 undergraduate substitution credits plus 4 additional not used for undergraduate degree requirements.
Required Courses
Module courses are 2 credits each totaling 12 credits.
Complete remaining undergraduate degree requirements during Junior Fall, Junior Spring, and Senior Fall.
Junior Fall and Spring
| Course | Credits | Module |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 6545-4319 Fixed Income Security Valuation* | 2 | 1 |
| FIN 6785-1920 Investment Banking & Corp Fin Modeling I** | 2 | 1 |
| FIN 6930 Financial Modeling*** | 2 | 3 |
| FIN 6547-5543 Interest Rate Risk Management* | 2 | 2 |
| FIN 6786-1921 Investment Banking & Corp Fin Modeling II** | 2 | 2 |
| FIN 6528 Asset Allocation & Investment Strategy*** | 2 | 4 |
*Degree substitutions for FIN 4504
**Degree substitutions for FIN 4414
***Degree substitutions for FIN 4453
Senior Fall and Senior Spring
| Course | Credits | Module |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 6525 Asset Allocation Project Course* | 2 | 3-4 |
*Semester-long course
Electives
These electives are 2 credits each and are taken in addition to the substitutions in the required courses.
A maximum of 4 additional graduate credits may be taken during Junior Spring and Senior Fall.
Take remainder of 32 MSF credits from the electives during Senior Spring.
Option: extra MSF courses may be taken to count towards the undergraduate degree electives, however the courses taken to satisfy undergraduate degree electives will not be applied towards the MSF degree.
Junior Spring and Senior Spring
| Course | Module |
|---|---|
| FIN 6930 Equity Portfolio Strategies | 3 |
| FIN 6496 Mergers & Acquisitions | 3 |
| FIN 6930 Structuring & Solving Business Problems | 3 |
| FIN 6429 Financial Decision Making | 3 |
| REE 6045 Intro to Real Estate** | 3 |
| REE 6208 Secondary Mortgage Markets and Securitization | 3 |
| REE 6395 Investment Property Analysis | 3 |
| FIN 6549 Special Topics in Fixed Income Securities | 3 |
| FIN 6575 Emerging Markets | 3 |
| FIN 6936 Special Topics in Investment Finance* | 3 & 4 |
| FIN 6296 Capitalism | 4 |
| FIN 6438 Study in Valuation | 4 |
| ENT 6416 Venture Finance | 4 |
| FIN 6930 Machine Learning and AI | 4 |
| FIN 6930 Behavioral Finance | 4 |
| FIN 6930 Entrepreneurship Finance | 4 |
*Highly recommended during Junior year.
**Not required for other REE courses.
Senior Fall
| Course | Module |
|---|---|
| FIN 6465 Financial Statement Analysis | 1 |
| FIN 6638 International Finance | 2 |
| REE 6045 Introduction to Real Estate | 1 |
| REE 6395 Investment Property Analysis | 2 |
| FIN 6930 Value Investing | 1 |
| FIN 6728 Capitalism & Regulation | 1 |
