MBA in Finance
Available to 12- and 20-Month MBA Students
The faculty at the Graziadio School are committed to delivering cutting-edge courses to prepare students for careers in finance. These courses prepare students for careers in portfolio management, corporate finance, investment banking, financial institutions management, and financial risk management.
Twelve units are to be selected from the course list below to satisfy the Finance concentration. No more than four units of accounting (marked by an asterisk) will count toward the Finance concentration. The required accounting elective must first be satisfied before accounting courses will count toward the Finance concentration.
Concentration Core Courses (8 Units)
| Course No. | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| FINC 623 | Business Valuation Spring of Second Year |
2 |
| FINC 638 | Financial Modeling Spring of Second Year |
2 |
| FINC 669 | Investments and Portfolio Management Fall of Second Year |
4 |
Concentration Elective Courses (4 Units)
| Course No. | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 698 | Special Topics in Accounting | 2-4 |
| FINC 624 | Mergers and Acquisitions | 2 |
| FINC 634 | The Management of Financial Risk | 2 |
| FINC 635 | Real Estate Investing and Finance | 2 |
| FINC 639 | Debt Securities | 2 |
| FINC 661 | Entertainment and Media Finance | 2 |
| FINC 669 | Special Topics in Finance | 2-4 |
| Elective courses taken in the Bryant Stibel Internship Program | 2-4* |
*Available by application-only
Elective course availability will vary per term and year based on instructor availability, enrollment, and program needs. Although elective courses are not guaranteed to be scheduled on a regular cycle, students will be provided a choice of relevant options from the program’s elective list during course registration.
Malibu Campus
The Graziadio School full-time programs are offered at the Pepperdine University Malibu campus – consistently ranked among the most beautiful campuses in the nation by The Princeton Review.