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Finance MBA major or minor

Finance majors help corporations sort out the complexities of their investment options and align them with their long-term goals. Kelley finance graduates often pursue the following career paths: 

  • Corporate finance (CF)
  • Financial institutions (FI)
  • Investment banking (IB)
  • Investment management (IM)
  • Real estate (RE)

Because Kelley is a Chartered Financial Analyst Program Partner, you can work toward becoming a CFA Charterholder while pursuing your MBA.

Program Partner

Work toward becoming a CFA Charterholder while pursuing your degree at Kelley—a Chartered Financial Analyst Program Partner.

Recommended Academies: Capital Markets, Consulting, or Strategic Finance

  • Major requirements: Select 12 credit hours total, including both required courses and 9.0 credit hours of major elective courses.
  • Outside courses: Outside general electives are not required for the Finance major.
  • Minor requirements: A total of at least six credit hours are required, including at least one of the two required courses and 4.5 credit hours of additional finance major electives.

STEM-designated major

This major is STEM-designated by the US government, reflecting the curriculum’s focus on analytics, technology, and data-driven decision making. Learn more about this certification and what it means for US and international students.

Explore Kelley's STEM MBA

Finance major requirements (12 credit hours)

For Classes 2025 and forward.

Required courses (3 credit hours)

  • BUS-F 520 Asset Valuation and Strategy
  • BUS-F 540 The Firm in the Capital Markets

Major electives (9 credit hours)

Select at least 6 courses from the list below.

  • BUS-F 507 Short-Term Financial Management
  • BUS-F 508 Real Options in Capital Budgeting
  • BUS-F 514 Topics In Finance: Finance and Society
  • BUS-F 515 Topics in Finance: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition
  • BUS-F 517 Venture Capital & Entrepreneurial Finance
  • BUS-F 519 Behavioral Finance
  • BUS-F 525 Corporate Financial Risk Management
  • BUS-F 526 Derivative Securities
  • BUS-F 528 Fixed Income Investments
  • BUS-F 529 Equity Markets
  • BUS-F 536 Financial Data Analytics
  • BUS-F 541 Spreadsheet Models in Finance
  • BUS-F 546 Corporate Financial Strategy
  • BUS-F 548 Corporate Governance and Restructuring
  • BUS-F 550 Applied Portfolio Selection
  • BUS-R 510 Real Estate Investment
  • BUS-S 536 Business Analytics Programming

Courses that do not count toward the finance major/minor include: 

  • BUS-F 509 Financial Analysis for Corporate Decisions
  • BUS-F 549 Strategic Finance Academy - Project Course
  • BUS-F 560 Value Fund
  • BUS-F 565 Personal Finance
  • BUS-F 590 Independent Study in Finance
  • BUS-R 590 Independent Study in Real Estate

Note: F579 Topic: Asset Valuation & Strategy may count as F520 requirement (1.5 credit hours) as long as F520 is not taken. If F520 is also completed, F579 Topic: Asset Valuation & Strategy will not count as a finance elective.

Finance minor requirements (6 credit hours)

A total of at least 6 credit hours are required.

Minor required courses (1.5 credit hours)

Select at least one course from the list below. Both courses may be selected to count for the minor.

  • BUS-F 520 Asset Valuation and Strategy
  • BUS-F 540 The Firm in the Capital Markets

Minor electives (3 to 4.5 credit hours)

Select 2 to 3 courses from the list below. If both of the above courses are selected, only 2 more minor elective courses are necessary.

  • BUS-F 507 Short-Term Financial Management
  • BUS-F 508 Real Options in Capital Budgeting
  • BUS-F 514 Topics In Finance: Finance and Society
  • BUS-F 515 Topics in Finance: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition
  • BUS-F 517 Venture Capital & Entrepreneurial Finance
  • BUS-F 519 Behavioral Finance
  • BUS-F 525 Corporate Financial Risk Management
  • BUS-F 526 Derivative Securities
  • BUS-F 528 Fixed Income Investments
  • BUS-F 529 Equity Markets
  • BUS-F 536 Financial Data Analytics
  • BUS-F 541 Spreadsheet Models in Finance
  • BUS-F 546 Corporate Financial Strategy
  • BUS-F 548 Corporate Governance and Restructuring
  • BUS-F 550 Applied Portfolio Selection
  • BUS-F 570 International Financial Markets
  • BUS-F 571 International Corporate Finance
  • BUS-R 510 Real Estate Investment
  • BUS-S 536 Business Analytics Programming

Courses that do not count toward the finance major/minor:

  • BUS-F 509 Financial Analysis for Corporate Decisions
  • BUS-F 549 Strategic Finance Academy - Project Course
  • BUS-F 560 Value Fund
  • BUS-F 565 Personal Finance
  • BUS-F 590 Independent Study in Finance
  • BUS-R 590 Independent Study in Real Estate

Note: F579 Topic: Asset Valuation & Strategy may count as F520 requirement (1.5 credit hours) as long as F520 is not taken. If F520 is also completed, F579 Topic: Asset Valuation & Strategy will not count as a finance elective.

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