Plan Description
The Lee Business School offers a dual Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Quantitative Finance (MSQF) degree program that allows students to be admitted in both programs and achieve the MBA and MSQF degrees. As a concurrent program, the dual degree requires that students satisfy the degree requirements of both programs. This dual MBA/MSQF program is designed for those who seek to develop a solid understanding of business administration with a focus on advanced analytical skills in finance. The program will provide students with the needed skills, knowledge, and tools to become visionary and creative business leaders with strong competency in quantitative finance. Students will graduate from the program with two degrees, an MBA and an MSQF. The program includes 54 credits – each student completes a total of 30 credits in MBA courses and a total of 24 credits in MSQF courses. The program does not require a thesis.
Both departments have a certain amount of electives based on the strengths of the dual. In technical terms, the MBA has 4 electives and Finance has 2 in comparison to their original programs. This still leaves students with a program with 9 credits per semester. In other words, since the purpose of the electives is to add breadth and depth to a program, with the dual program they can achieve the breadth and depth with electives across the programs. For the MBA, having a dual with Finance gives students the option to further specialize in Finance beyond the MBA content. For Finance, students leave with a broader array of options towards the professional market.
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Plan Admission Requirements
Application deadlines
Applications are available on the UNLV Graduate College website.
The admission requirements for the dual degree program are the same as each of the MBA and MSQF programs. Applicants must be admitted to each of the MBA and MSQF programs. Candidates have to apply to the MBA/MSQF Dual Degree program and meet the respective application requirements of each of the programs respectively.
All domestic and international applicants must review and follow the Graduate College Admission and Registration Requirements. Students are accepted into a degree program as described in the Graduate Catalog. The faculty and corresponding sub-disciplines and sub-plans within the described programs are subject to change at any time.
Plan Graduation Requirements
Successful completion of the capstone course.
Students cannot graduate from one portion of the dual degree until the requirements for both are met. Students must apply to graduate from both programs for the same semester.
Students may apply for graduation up to two semesters prior to completing their degree requirements. All required forms must be submitted to the graduate college via the Grad Rebel Gateway.
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