Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Lubar College of Business offers an accelerated program that combines a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance with a Master of Science in Management - Finance Analysis. This program can be completed in approximately five years and provides students with the necessary theoretical and applied knowledge in areas such as derivatives, advanced corporate finance, investment banking, behavioral finance, venture finance, and portfolio management.

Program Type

Accelerated Graduate Degree

Program Format

On Campus

Program Details

The program outline is as follows:

First Year

• First Year - Fall:
  • BUS ADM 100 Introduction to Business
  • ECON 103 Principles of Microeconomics
  • ENGLISH 101 Introduction to College Writing
  • HUMANITIES General Education Requirement
  • MATH 208 Quantitative Models for Business
• First Year - Spring:
  • BUS ADM 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • COMM 103 or 105 Communication Requirement
  • ECON 104 Principles of Macro Economics
  • ENGLISH 102 College Writing and Research
  • NATURAL SCIENCE General Education Requirement

Second Year

• Second Year - Fall:
  • BUS ADM 202 Managerial Accounting
  • BUS ADM 210 Statistical Modeling in Business Analytics
  • ENGLISH 205 Business Writing
  • HUMANITIES General Education Requirement
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE General Education Requirement
• Second Year - Spring:
  • BUS ADM 230 Intro. to IT Management
  • BUS ADM 350 Principles of Finance
  • BUS ADM 370 Intro. to Supply Chain Management
  • ARTS General Education Requirement
  • NATURAL SCIENCE LAB General Education Requirement

Third Year

• Third Year - Fall:
  • BUS ADM 300 Career & Professional Development
  • BUS ADM 330 Organizations
  • BUS ADM 360 Principles of Marketing
  • BUS ADM 450 Intermediate Finance
  • BUS ADM 451 Investment Finance
• Third Year - Spring:
  • BUS ADM 391 Business Law
  • BUS ADM 455 Financial Institutions
  • FINANCE ELECTIVE Finance Major Elective
  • FINANCE ELECTIVE Finance Major Elective
  • GENERAL ELECTIVE General Elective
  • IBC International Business Component

Fourth Year

• Fourth Year - Fall:
  • BUS ADM 600 Management Analysis
  • BUS ADM 709 Predictive Analytics for Managers
  • BUS ADM 778 Financial Institutions and Markets
  • FINANCE ELECTIVE Finance Major Elective
• Fourth Year - Spring:
  • BUS ADM 771 Investments
  • BUS ADM 775 Financial Strategy
  • FINANCE ELECTIVE MS in Management - Finance Analysis Elective
  • FINANCE ELECTIVE MS in Management - Finance Analysis Elective

Summer Between Fourth and Fifth Years

• Summer:
  • BUS ADM 751 Analysis of U.S. Business Environment

Fifth Year

• Fifth Year - Fall:
  • BUS ADM 721 Financial Accounting Theory
  • FINANCE ELECTIVE MS in Management - Finance Analysis Elective
• Fifth Year - Spring:
  • FINANCE ELECTIVE MS in Management - Finance Analysis Elective
  • FINANCE ELECTIVE MS in Management - Finance Analysis Elective

Additional Information

Degree requirements, finance electives, and course descriptions for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog. Degree requirements, finance analysis electives, and course descriptions for the Master of Science in Management - Finance Analysis can be found on the Graduate School website.