Course variations

Course summary

This program is a specialized track within the MBA program and targets MBA students whose career choices require more extensive finance training and preparation than the traditional MBA. Chartered financial analyst (CFA) is the designation of professional excellence within the global investment community. This track requires the same number of credits as the master of business administration degree but offers more finance training. The curriculum emphasizes knowledge necessary to work in asset valuation or portfolio management. Students who complete this track receive a master of business administration degree and graduate prepared to sit for the first (Level I) of three exams offered by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute. Students must pass the institute’s Level I, Level II and Level III exams and meet all eligibility requirements to become a CFA charter holder. Courses for the first 28 credits of the MBA-CFA track are the same as the traditional master of business administration degree. Students then take four specialized concentration courses and two finance electives to complete the 46 credits required for the degree. Students interested in this track must notify their adviser prior to completing all the Foundations for Effective Management courses.

Program modules

This program covers the following modules: Foundations for Effective Management, MBA 600 Financial Reporting and Analysis (3 credits), MBA 605 Business Communications (1 credit), MBA 610 Business Decision Analysis (3 credits), AC 600 Strategic Cost and Profitability Analysis (3 credits), EC 600 Economics for Business Decision Making (3 credits), FIN 600 Financial Analysis and Decision Making (3 credits), IB 600 Managing in a Global Economy (3 credits), MG 600 Business Ethics and Legal Environment (3 credits), MG 610 Managing People and Organizations (3 credits), MK 600 Managing Customers and Markets (3 credits), Concentration Courses, AC 613 Financial Statement Analysis (3 credits), FIN 610 Global Investment Analysis (3 credits), FIN 612 Fixed Income Investments (3 credits)FIN 690 Capstone Seminar in Investment Analysis (3 credits), Electives (6 credits), In addition to the courses listed above, students must complete 6 additional credits in finance.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have completed the following, all applicants from non-English-speaking countries must provide official Test of English as a Foreign Language scores. A minimum TOEFL Internet-based score of 90 is required for admission (or 233 for computer based, or 575 for paper based).

Qualification

MBA

Awarding body

Quinnipiac University

Department name

School of Business, Department of Finance