Finance (MBA/MS)

Lerner MBA Core Requirements (for Dual Degree Programs within Lerner)

Dual-Degrees with Lerner Programs:

A dual degree within Lerner College typically requires 29 credits in the Business Administration MBA curriculum. Students must also complete all the requirements for their other Lerner program.

The specific dual degree programs with Departments within Lerner College of Business & Economics include:

Accounting (MS) (MBA/MS)
Business Analytics and Information Management (MS) (MBA/MS)*
Finance (MS) (MBA/MS)
International Business (MS) (MBA/MS)*
Hospitality Business Management (MS) (MBA/MS) - (see separate requirements section below)

*These dual degrees may require fewer credits in the MBA curriculum (Business Analytics and information Management minimum 23 credits and International Business minimum 26 credits) as there is overlap with the MBA core courses. See notes.

Dual-Degrees with Lerner - MBA Requirements:

The following applies only to the Accounting (MBA/MS), Business Analytics and Information Management (MBA/MS), Finance (MBA,/MS), and International Business (MBA/MS) dual degrees.

Business Core:

Complete all courses below.

ACCT 600 - Financial Reporting and Analysis Credit(s): 3
BUAD 620 - Fundamentals of Analytics Credit(s): 3
BUAD 631 - Operations Management and Management Science Credit(s): 3
BUAD 640 - Ethical Issues in Domestic and Global Business Environments Credit(s): 3
BUAD 670 - Managing People, Teams, and Organizations Credit(s): 3
BUAD 680 - Marketing Management Credit(s): 3
BUAD 690 - Corporate Strategy Credit(s): 3
ECON 603 - Economic Analysis for Business Policy Credit(s): 3
FINC 650 - Financial Management Credit(s): 3

Notes:

Business Analytics and Information Management (MBA/MS) - If students take BUAD 620 and/or BUAD 670 as part of the MS-BAIM program, these courses will be eliminated from the MBA core resulting in a total dual degree requirement of either 56 credits (if only one of these is completed) or 53 credits (If both courses are completed). If neither MBA course is taken as part of the MS-BAIM program, the credit count will be 59 credits for the dual degree.
International Business (MBA/MS) - If students complete BUAD 640 as part of their MS in International Business, it will be eliminated from the MBA core reducing the credit count to 56 credits for the dual degree. If course is not completed as part of the MS degree, the dual degree will be 59 credits.

Professional Development Seminars:

Complete all courses below.

BUEC 601 - Building Emotional Intelligence and Critical Thinking Credit(s): 1
BUEC 603 - Communicating, Branding and Career Networking Credit(s): 1

Dual-Degree with Hospitality Business Management:

The following applies only to the Hospitality Business Management (MBA/MS) dual degree. This dual degree program will be 50 credits.

MBA Requirements:

23 credits total.

Business Core:

Complete all courses below.

ACCT 600 - Financial Reporting and Analysis Credit(s): 3
BUAD 620 - Fundamentals of Analytics Credit(s): 3
BUAD 631 - Operations Management and Management Science Credit(s): 3
BUAD 640 - Ethical Issues in Domestic and Global Business Environments Credit(s): 3
BUAD 680 - Marketing Management Credit(s): 3
ECON 603 - Economic Analysis for Business Policy Credit(s): 3
FINC 650 - Financial Management Credit(s): 3

Professional Development Seminars:

Complete all courses below.

BUEC 601 - Building Emotional Intelligence and Critical Thinking Credit(s): 1
BUEC 603 - Communicating, Branding and Career Networking Credit(s): 1

Finance (MBA/MS)

Lerner MBA Core Requirements (for Dual Degree Programs within Lerner)

Dual-Degrees with Lerner Programs:

Dual-Degrees with Lerner - MBA Requirements:

Business Core:

Notes:

Professional Development Seminars:

Dual-Degree with Hospitality Business Management:

MBA Requirements:

Business Core:

Professional Development Seminars:

Last Revised for 2024-2025 Academic Year