MBA concentrations utilize elective coursework allowing students to focus and direct their academic program toward their professional interests. Areas of concentration include:
The Investment Management concentration is designed to provide students with rigorous preparation in the areas of portfolio management and investment analysis. Hands-on experiences are central to this focus and come through two unique courses one in which students manage a real-dollar equity fund and a second in which they manage a fixed-income (bond) portfolio.
| FIN 5322 |
Derivative securities and Markets (prerequisite FIN 5302) |
| FIN 5713 |
Fixed Income Fund Management (prerequisite FIN 5302 & FIN 5312) |
or
| FIN 5362 |
Fixed Income Fund Management (prerequisite FIN 5302 & FIN 5312) |
| ACCT 5353 |
Financial Statement Analysis (prerequisite ACCT 5202) |
And any one of the following:
| FIN 5613 |
Student Investment Fund (with permission) |
| FIN 5332 |
Risk Management and Financial Engineering (prerequisite FIN 5322) |
| FIN 5352 |
International Financial Management (prerequisite FIN 5302 & FIN 5312) |