Curriculum

Students entering the University of San Diego and/or declaring a major during 2025-26, should follow information contained in the printed course catalog (also known as the "catalog of record") published on April 1, 2025. Access the catalog of record at https://catalog.sandiego.edu.

MFIN 500	Intro to Python for Finance	1
MFIN 501	Quantitative Methods	2
MFIN 502	Economics for Finance	2
MFIN 503	Fixed Income	2
MFIN 504	Derivatives	2
MFIN 505	Ethics	1
MFIN 506	Portfolio Management	1
MFIN 507	Financial Reporting and Analysis	3
MFIN 508	Corporate Finance	1
MFIN 509	Alternative Investments	1
MFIN 510	International Finance	1
MFIN 511	Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis	3
MFIN 512	Equity Valuation and Modeling	3
MFIN 513	Advanced Portfolio Management	2
MFIN 514	Financial Econometrics	1
MFIN 515	Advanced Corporate Finance	2
MFIN 516	Advanced Seminar and Research Methods in Corporate Finance	1
MFIN 517	Advanced Fixed Income and Structured Finance	2
MFIN 518	Advanced Seminar in Asset Pricing	1
MFIN 519	Financial Markets and Institutions	1
Career and Professional Development Course
Total Units		33

Dual Degree Programs

MSF/MBA Dual Degree Program

The School of Business offers students the opportunity to obtain both an MSF and an MBA currently in two years. Students benefit from both business and finance courses and will receive two diplomas upon completion of all coursework. Students must apply to and be accepted into both programs. Dual degree students must start with the MBA program. For more information about this dual degree program, see the MBA Dual Degree section of the graduate catalog.

MSF/MSBA Dual Degree Program

The Master of Science in Finance (MSF)/Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) dual degree program allows students to obtain an MSF and MSBA degree in two years by completing specific prescribed courses for a total of 62 units. Students benefit from both finance and business analytics courses and will receive two diplomas upon completion of all coursework.

In order to pursue the dual degree program, students must apply to and be accepted by both the MSF and the MSBA programs. Students who wish to complete the MSF-MSBA dual degree program will participate in both programs concurrently. Students are recommended to focus on MSF coursework in the first year and add MSBA courses in the second year of study in order to have more time to prepare for the CFA exam and pass the first two levels of exam before they graduate from the dual-degree program.

Students will complete the full curriculum of the first program of study and the second program will accept units from the first to satisfy degree requirements.

For students who start with the MSF program, the MSBA program will accept the following courses in transfer from the MSF program to fulfill MSBA requirements:

MFIN 500 & MFIN 516	Intro to Python for Finance and Advanced Seminar and Research Methods in Corporate Finance (For MSBA 502 Analytics Programming I (2))	2
MFIN 501	Quantitative Methods (For MSBA 501 Applied Statistics (2))	2
MFIN 512	Equity Valuation and Modeling (For MSBA 532 Financial Analytics (3))	3

In addition, the MSBA program will waive the Career and Professional Development course requirement for students who have completed the Career and Professional Development course in the MSF program.

For students who start with the MSBA program, the MSF program will accept the following courses in transfer from the MSBA program to fulfill MSF requirements:

MSBA 502	Analytics Programming I (For MFIN 500 Intro to Python for Finance (1) and MFIN 516 Advanced Seminar in Research Methods in Corporate Finance (1))	2
MSBA 501	Applied Statistics (For MFIN 501 Quantitative Methods (2))	2
MSBA 532	Financial Analytics (For MFIN 512 Equity Valuation and Modeling (3))	3

In addition, the MSF program will waive the MSF Career and Professional Development course for students who have completed Career and Professional Development course with the MSBA.

Students must fulfill all other degree requirements for each degree.

In addition to the coursework indicated above, all students are required to successfully complete the career and professional development passport program.