Master of Business Administration Online (MBA) – Finance
NECB's MBA program has partnered with the NECB Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program to deliver a customized, high-quality extension of the MBA program – the MBA Finance concentration. By adding a concentration in Finance, MBA students have the advantage of gaining the business leadership skills necessary for overall management of financial concerns for private concerns, non-profit and government agencies. Fusing academic principles with a solid business foundation, NECB's MBA concentration in Finance provides the high-level knowledge necessary to obtain and advance a finance career in virtually any industry.
MBA Benefits
Advantages of NECB's MBA with a Finance concentration include:
- Leading-edge curriculum taught by experienced finance managers and academic experts
- Training that prepares graduates for a 21st century career in finance management
- Flexible, 100-percent online Internet program delivery
Program Details
NECB's MBA program serves students by offering small class and 100% online curriculum. NECB's Finance specialty is led by a distinguished staff that's versed in a range of industry topics. Corporate finance requires a comprehensive understanding of valuing assets to raising capital to making business deals happen.
Impacting Your Future
NECB's Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance prepares students to apply business strategies to the finance, management, record keeping, critical response mechanisms and more within the corporate, banking, government and non-profit agencies. Upon completing the MBA with this Finance degree concentration, students will be prepared to manage:
- Capital management
- Evaluation of funding sources
- Valuation
- Cost of capital
- Capital expenditure decisions
- Acquisition analysis
- Joint ventures
- Strategic alliances
Career Options
NECB graduates obtaining a Finance-focused Master of Business Administration are prepared for high-level niche oriented fields including portfolio management and credit risk analysis. Upon completion of their NECB degree, MBA graduates with a Finance concentration are prepared to take the lead in corporate firms, non-profits and government agencies. These include:
- Portfolio Manager
- Financial Research Analyst
- Financial Securities and Investments Analyst
- Personal Financial Adviser
- Credit Risk Management Analysis
Degree Planning
Employers value the real-world finance experience students attain at NECB, as well as their practical leadership skills. By selecting any three of the following courses, students can custom tailor their Finance concentration to focus on the areas that best suit their interests and career needs:
MSF501 Financial Markets
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Purpose: Financial Markets explores the features and functions of the key financial markets along with the institutions that serve the markets. Specifically, this overview compares and contrasts the equities, debt, money, and mutual fund markets. It analyzes the individual markets, as well as the interaction among them. The course also focuses on the Federal Reserve System: its integration with the investment market industry and how it affects economic conditions.
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MSF510 Investment Management
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Purpose: To provide an in-depth analysis of the securities industry. It describes and compares the different types and features of advanced securities such as mortgaged backed, asset backed, and derivatives. The course introduces a securities market model describing the various participants such as banks, brokers, insurance companies, mutual fund companies, and investment advisors. Within this model, business and system requirements for investment management and trading, custody and securities processing, and securities accounting are described in detail. It also presents future industry challenges.
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MSF535 Financial Economics
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Purpose: This course covers the role and functions of money, credit, and financial markets in the modern economy. It develops an understanding of how banks and financial markets operate in conjunction with the supply and demand of money. The role of U.S. central banking and the effects of interest and foreign exchange rates on the real economy are explored in detail.
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MSF540 International Finance
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Purpose: The course introduces the student to global financial markets and operations of multinational firms. Topics to be discussed will include foreign exchange markets, international financial markets, international banking, international trade tariff and quotas, Euromarkets, and investment decisions in the global marketplace.
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MSF545 Financial Modeling
Purpose: In this course, students will develop and build comprehensive financial models relative to various corporate finance and investment scenarios. Excel and VBA macros will be used to build models for financial forecasting, Time Value of Money, Amortization, Financial Planning and investment pricing. A mid-level working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is needed to successfully complete the course. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is also helpful.
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MSF550 Financial Derivatives
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Purpose: The course is designed to foster an understanding of derivatives—primarily forwards, futures options, swaps, collateralized debt obligations and credit default swaps. This is achieved through an introduction of the basic techniques of pricing and trading. The course also focuses on the usage of these instruments for speculation and risk management.
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MSF555 Investment Theory
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Purpose: The purpose of this course is to understand and evaluate financial investment theory and the analysis which takes place leading to financial asset decisions. The focus is on evaluating and defining theories that apply to portfolio analysis, explaining models of equilibrium in capital markets, applying security analysis and evaluating the investment process. The overall objective of the course is to introduce students to the theory and analysis required to explain investment prices determined in financial markets worldwide.
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Concentration courses will be taken at the end of the student's MBA program, once the MBA core courses are complete. For the current schedule of Finance concentration courses, please refer to the schedule posted on the MSF Program Course Schedule page.
