MBA with a Finance Concentration

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We give you the flexibility to attend classes at any of our 90+ campus locations, take all of your graduate courses online or even do a combination of both.

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At Keller, we offer online graduate classes taught with the same focus on personal attention and academic rigor as classes taught on campus. And because courses are offered online, you can schedule working on your education around working on your career — not the other way around.

On campus and online

For those students who need the flexibility of studying online to balance work, school and life, but also want a classroom experience, we offer a mix of both on campus and online learning. Take some courses online and some at a location convenient for you, whichever best fits your schedule.

Tuition, fees and expenses^†
MBA with a Finance Concentration¹

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Note: Tuition for Canadian residents enrolled in U.S.-based programs delivered online is charged in Canadian dollars at rates shown.
† Effective beginning July 2012.
1 Availability varies by location.
2 At average estimated per-course expense for textbooks and materials of $175; average estimated per-course expense does not apply to exam-prep courses, the per-credit-hour cost for which includes textbook and materials expense.
3 At current tuition rates and credit hours shown; includes $40 application fee ($30 for applicants at locations in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee), and average estimated textbook and materials expense.

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Not only will you be learning skills that could help you rise to the top of your field, you'll also be gaining a valuable credential that may affect your entire career. A graduate education could change your earning potential, ability to be promoted and more.

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MBA in Finance Graduation Requirements

Total program length varies based on the number of courses taken per 8-week session. That means that if you take 1 class per session, you could complete your degree program in as few as 32 months.

MBA in Finance Coursework

Required program courses (30 credit hours)

We've designed the core program courses in our MBA to provide you with the fundamentals to make an impact in the business world. See MBA Required Program Courses for a list of required coursework.

Finance concentration courses (12 credit hours)

The concentration coursework is designed to further focus your MBA curriculum to better prepare you for success in a specific field or industry. To add a concentration to your MBA degree program, you may choose courses totaling 12 credit hours from the following list:

Click on a course name below for its full description.

Entrepreneurial Finance (FIN512) - 3 credit hours

This course concentrates on the needs of, and financial issues surrounding, entrepreneurial ventures. Topics include internal financial operations of a venture, obtaining seed and growth capital from various sources, and evaluating funding decisions and alternatives as they impact the firm. Other topics include acquisitions, valuing a company, preparing for and executing an initial public securities offering, planning an exit strategy and bankruptcy. Students apply course concepts using real-world cases. Prerequisite: ACCT504

Advanced Managerial Finance (FIN516) - 3 credit hours

This course addresses risk, return and the capital asset pricing model; dividend policy; financing flexibility; valuation of securities; derivatives and risk management; and capital structure with the Modigliani-Miller models. The course provides a comprehensive view of financial management with insight into securities analysis, mergers/acquisitions and financial/futures options. Prerequisite: FIN515

Securities Analysis (FIN560) - 3 credit hours

Securities Analysis develops analytical skills for personal or business investment activities. Security selection based on technical and fundamental analyses is stressed. Techniques for analyzing risk and return are covered for specific investment opportunities. Modern and traditional portfolio management techniques are discussed. Prerequisite: FIN515

Mergers and Acquisitions (FIN561) - 3 credit hours

This course addresses corporate recombinations and resource allocation. Topics include advanced capital budgeting techniques and valuation methods. Strategies, tactics and rationale for mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and restructuring are discussed. Prerequisite: FIN515

Management of Financial Institutions (FIN564) - 3 credit hours

This course focuses on managing commercial banks and other financial institutions, and on the interaction of participants in money and capital markets. Management of lending is a major topic, and funds acquisition, capital management, portfolio management and issues relating to risk are discussed. Prerequisite: FIN515

International Finance (FIN565) - 3 credit hours

International Finance examines, in detail, international financial flows and balance of payment considerations. Corporate exposure to international currency fluctuations (including foreign exchange rates and markets), and methods of hedging risks in international transactions, are addressed. Prerequisite: FIN515

Options and Financial Futures Markets (FIN567) - 3 credit hours

This course develops students' ability to use current concepts, tools and strategies available in financial markets to enhance or protect investments. Topics include put and call buying; covered call writing; put hedging; futures speculation and hedging; and arbitrage. Also discussed are methods of valuation, and the function and purpose of the marketplace. Prerequisite: FIN515

Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (FIN575) - 3 credit hours

This course emphasizes fundamental techniques of financial statement analysis. Building on core accounting and investment concepts, coursework addresses analysis (including ratio analysis) and interpretation of financial accounting information such as that presented in balance sheets, income statements and statements of cash flows. Coursework also examines accounting information in investment and credit decisions. Prerequisite: ACCT504

Personal Financial Planning (FIN580) - 3 credit hours

This course addresses personal cash flow management, goal setting, creating and maintaining annual cash budgets, investments, taxation, insurance, and retirement and estate planning. The course helps students achieve satisfaction and success in their personal financial futures. Topics are presented from a practitioner point of view. Prerequisite: ACCT504

Real Estate Finance (FIN590) - 3 credit hours

This course introduces and develops tools used in forecasting, measuring and analyzing returns from real estate operations. These tools are also used in real estate valuation for funding and sale purposes. With profit maximization the goal, students examine financial leverage and the consequence of income tax, as well as their influences. The inherent risk of real estate and its reduction through modern portfolio theory is discussed. Students apply course concepts using real-world problems. Prerequisite: FIN515

Project Cost and Schedule Control (PROJ592) - 3 credit hours

This course stresses the need for project managers to understand and apply advanced tools and techniques to developing and managing project financial plans. Topics include cost and benefit estimation; project financial analysis; budgeting; resource allocation; sensitivity analysis; project metrics; and project cost and schedule control using earned value management systems. Prerequisites: ACCT505 or ACCT504, and MIS581 or PROJ586

Project Risk Management (PROJ595) - 3 credit hours

This course explores various ways to identify, analyze and mitigate the full range of project risks. Coursework also explores the six risk management processes outlined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide: risk management planning, risk identification, qualitative risk analysis, quantitative risk analysis, risk response planning, and risk monitoring and control. Using a practitioner approach, students learn risk management techniques by applying them to problems in case studies Prerequisites: MATH533 and PROJ586

Elective courses (6 credit hours)

You can take your electives in a variety of career fields. Students may choose any electives for which they meet the prerequisites. Download the Academic Catalog and view "Course Offerings" for a complete list of courses that could satisfy your elective requirements.