Dual Master of Business Administration /Master of Science in Management with a Concentration in Finance

Students in the full-time MBA program at The University of Arizona campus are eligible to complete dual degree programs with the Master's in Finance. This program allows students to count certain coursework toward both degree programs, reducing the total number of credit hours and courses required to obtain both degrees.
Requirements

• For the MBA degree:

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• 38 units of course work taken from the MBA core and elective curriculum

• 18 units of Finance electives (not including FIN 510, FIN 525, or FIN 909)

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• 56 units meets requirement for the MBA degree

• For the MBA/MMF degree: In addition to the above,

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• 12 units in Finance (not including FIN 510)

• 6 units of MMF Project course work (FIN 909)

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• 18 units

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• 74 total units

Courses

1. FIN510A and FIN510B, Finance, do not count toward the MMF degree.

1. FIN525, Empirical Financial Methods does not count toward the MBA degree.

1. FIN909, Finance Master's Project does not count toward the MBA degree.

Plan of Study

• Apply to the MMF program.

• Draft a Plan of Study outlining your coursework in three categories:

• MBA (38 units), dual MBA/MMF (18 units) and MMF (12 course units plus 6 project units).

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• The Plan of Study should outline your plans for completing 74 credit hours meeting the requirements above and should be submitted to Kay Ross, Finance Department Program Coordinator no later than early Spring semester prior to completing your MBA degree program.

• Complete a Change of Degree form by March of your final MBA semester showing completion of the MBA degree in May and transfer to the MMF program in Summer I semester, with the expected graduation semester for the MMF degree.

Students typically complete the MBA core requirements in the first year, taking 15-18 units per semester, followed in the second year by the MMF track and MBA elective requirements, and the MMF project in the summer following the second year.

Students may elect to complete their Master's in Finance coursework in a fifth semester following the master's project, graduating with the MBA degree in May, completing the MMF project over the summer and graduating with the MMF degree in December.

The student must apply to and be admitted to both the MBA program and the MMF program.

University policy on dual degrees stipulates that a maximum of 50% of the credit hours for the shorter program may be counted toward both degrees. Therefore, the MBA/MMF degree requires a total of 74 units: the 56 units of MBA course work, to include 18 units of Finance electives, plus an additional 12 units of required Finance courses and 6 units of required Finance master's project.

Summary

MBA Degree requirements: 56 units of course work

MMF Degree requirements: 36 (30 units of course work plus a 6-unit summer project).

However: 50% (18 units) of Finance course work can be counted toward the MBA

Therefore, to receive the dual degree, the following are required:

A summary page of the Dual MBA/MMF rerequirements is available.

Specific courses required for the MMF degree depend on the chosen track of study (see Master's in Finance > Curriculum > Tracks). You must meet the requirements of your chosen MMF track.

Exceptions:

To be considered for a Dual MBA/MMF, you must: