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MBA Concentration in Financial Planning

The Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Financial Planning requires 42 credit hours of:

  • Gupta Core
  • Professional development courses
  • MBA courses
  • Financial Planning courses

Students who complete all requirements below will receive a Concentration in Financial Planning designation on their MBA transcript.

The Gupta Core

The Gupta Core courses are considered essential to develop the hard skills to succeed, refine the soft skills to make potent connections, and build the core qualities that define the most in-demand resumes in the business world. All Gupta Core courses must be completed in the first 2 semesters. 

There are no program prerequisites except for international students admitted under conditional status and domestic and international students admitted under qualifying status. Those students will be required to complete the BUAD 5F70 Cornerstone course. 

Required for All Graduate Business Programs (6 credits)

MANA 6V50Virtuous Leadership

1.5
MANA 6V51Business & The Common Good

1.5
BUAD 6320Logic & Advanced Communication

3
Total Credit Hours:6

MBA Core Courses

The core curriculum courses build critical management and leadership skills and competencies. Classes may be taken in any order as long as course and program prerequisites are satisfied. All courses are three credit hours unless otherwise specified.

BUAD 6101Leading Yourself

1
BUAD 6102Enhancing Interpersonal Effectiveness

1
BUAD 6103Career Advancement

1
ACCT 6310Financial Intelligence

3
BUAD 6310Quantitative Reasoning for Decision Making

3
MANA 7310High Performance Work Teams

3
LDRS 6310Leading Innovation and Organizational Change

3
MANA 7330Integrated Business Operations

3
MANA 7340Integrated Business Strategy

3
Total Credit Hours:21

Technology Elective

All MBA students are required to complete one business analytics or cybersecurity course in order to foster essential hard skills like data analytics, strategic thinking, and digital technologies.

Select one (1) course from the following:

BANA 7320Data Visualization and Storytelling

3
BANA 7355AI for Business

3
BANA 7380Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling and Dashboards

3
CYBS 6345Securing the Digital World

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Financial Planning Concentration Courses

MBA students pursuing a concentration in Financial Planning gain a deep understanding of tax strategy, estate planning, retirement planning, risk management, and investment principles, all while cultivating the soft skills and ethical foundation needed to serve clients with integrity.

Financial Planning Prerequisites

Students who wish to pursue a concentration in Financial Planning must meet the following prerequisite requirements before enrolling in financial planning courses.
ACCT 6310Financial Intelligence

3
Or
FINA 6305Managerial Finance

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Complete the following Financial Planning courses:

ACCT 5380Income Tax I

3
FINA 6360Risk Management, Insurance and State Planning

3
FINA 7322Investments

3
FINA 7355Retirement Planning

3
Total Credit Hours:12