Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business prepares resilient finance leaders to weather a changing business world. The Full-Time MS in Finance/MBA combined degree program integrates business knowledge with a deep understanding of finance, preparing students to be the leaders that today’s business world demands.
Integrating Classroom and Professional Experiences
Learning by doing is a hallmark of a Northeastern MBA. Students apply their knowledge to actual business challenges through experience-fueled electives and class projects. Students will gain invaluable experience at the intersection of business and finance through a corporate residency, translating ideas into action for three, six, or up to 12 months. Far removed from the typical internship, students work full-time at a leading firm or startup in their field and have significant responsibilities as they work to deliver on organizational goals.
Develop Deep Finance Expertise
Students pursue a major in finance laser-focused on financial theory and practice. Students gain advanced financial skills and high-level knowledge to drive financial strategy, increase shareholder value, support flexible operating models, minimize risk, and maximize revenue through their finance courses.
Students can gain valuable experience performing equity research and portfolio management in a student-managed mutual fund, the 360 Huntington Fund. By participating in the Fund, students may complete 1 semester hour of coursework, with the option to fulfill a 3-semester-hour elective course requirement by participating for three terms.
Select a Concentration
Students specialize their degree by selecting a concentration. Our faculty recommend the analytics concentration. Or, students may choose another in-demand business concentration or add expertise in another professional area by choosing an interdisciplinary MBA x concentration offered through partnerships with other Northeastern colleges.
- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Business Administration Core Requirements
Finance Major Requirements
Concentration Options
Complete one of the following concentrations:
Concentration in Analytics
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| BUSN 6365 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| 9 |
| Foundations of Artificial Intelligence | |
| Database Management Systems | |
| Applied Econometrics | |
| Computation and Visualization for Analytics | |
| Information Design and Visual Analytics | |
| Data Wrangling for Business | |
| Information Visuals and Dashboards for Business | |
| Data Mining and Machine Learning for Business | |
| Business Information Design, Quality, and Strategy | |
| Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit | |
| Marketing Analytics | |
| Supply Chain Analytics | |
| Workforce Metrics and Analytics | |
Concentration in Brand Management
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| MKTG 6223 | Brand and Advertising Management | 3 |
| MKTG 6320 | Advanced Marketing Management | 3 |
| 6 |
| Graduate Research Practicum in Marketing | |
| Marketing Research | |
| New Product Development | |
| Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World | |
| Consumer Behavior | |
| Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit | |
Concentration in Business Management for Healthcare
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| FINA 6220 | Healthcare Finance | 3 |
| or SCHM 6223 | Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations |
| HINF 5105 | The American Healthcare System | 3 |
| HRMG 6220 | Health Organization Management | 3 |
| STRT 6220 | Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| 3-9 |
| Social Enterprise | |
| Healthcare Finance | |
| Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems | |
| Business of Healthcare Informatics | |
| Creation and Application of Medical Knowledge | |
| Negotiations | |
| Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World | |
| Consumer Behavior | |
| Evaluating Healthcare Quality | |
| Economic Perspectives on Health Policy | |
| Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations | |
Concentration in Corporate Innovation
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 12 |
| Design Systems | |
| Product Development for Engineers | |
| Creating an Innovative Organization | |
| The Human Side of Innovation | |
| Lean Innovation | |
| Competing in Dynamic, Innovation-Driven Markets | |
| Acquisitions, Alliances, and Growth | |
| Platform Innovation | |
| Innovation for Next-Generation Products and Systems | |
| Service Innovation and Management | |
Concentration in Entrepreneurship
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 12 |
| Managing Operations in Early Stage Ventures | |
| Business Planning for New Ventures | |
| Social Enterprise | |
| Business Model Design and Innovation | |
| Financing Ventures from Early Stage to Exit | |
| Emerging and Disruptive Technologies | |
| Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling | |
| Lean Design and Development | |
| Managing a Technology-Based Business | |
| The Technical Entrepreneur as Leader | |
| Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital | |
| Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers | |
| Platform Innovation | |
| New Product Development | |
Concentration in International Business
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| INTB 6200 | Managing the Global Enterprise | 3 |
| 9 |
| International Financial Management | |
| Cultural Aspects of International Business | |
| Competing to Win in Emerging Markets | |
| Becoming a Global Leader | |
| Global Field Study | |
| Global Project | |
| International Marketing | |
Concentration in Leading People and Organizations
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 12 |
| Creating an Innovative Organization | |
| Great Companies | |
| Power and Influence | |
| Global Talent Management | |
| Leading a Diverse and Inclusive Organization | |
| The Human Side of Innovation | |
| Becoming a Global Leader | |
| Negotiations | |
| Workforce Metrics and Analytics | |
| |
Concentration in Marketing
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| MKTG 6320 | Advanced Marketing Management (Advanced Marketing Management) | 3 |
| 9 |
| Graduate Research Practicum in Marketing | |
| Marketing Research | |
| International Marketing | |
| New Product Development | |
| Market Focused Strategy | |
| Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World | |
| Digital Marketing | |
| Brand and Advertising Management | |
| B2B and Strategic Sales | |
| Consumer Behavior | |
| Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit | |
| Marketing Analytics | |
Concentration in Marketing Analytics
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| MKTG 6234 | Marketing Analytics | 3 |
| MKTG 6320 | Advanced Marketing Management (Advanced Marketing Management) | 3 |
| 6 |
| Graduate Research Practicum in Marketing | |
| Marketing Research | |
| Market Focused Strategy | |
| Digital Marketing | |
| Driving Marketing Performance: Measure, Analyze, Profit | |
Concentration in Operations and Supply Chain Management
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| SCHM 6213 | Global Supply Chain Strategy | 3 |
| 9 |
| Logistics and Transportation Management | |
| Sourcing and Procurement | |
| Supply Chain Analytics | |
| Sustainability and Supply Chain Management | |
| Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations | |
| Demand Planning and Forecasting | |
Concentration in Sustainability and Business
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 12 |
| Social Enterprise | |
| Global Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation | |
INTB 6217 | | |
| Global Competition and Market Dominance | |
| Sustainability and the Economics of Markets | |
| Sustainability and Leadership | |
| Sustainability and the Business Environment | |
| Sustainability and Supply Chain Management | |
Concentration in MBA x Artificial Intelligence
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CS 5100 | Foundations of Artificial Intelligence | 4 |
| CS 5170 | Artificial Intelligence for Human-Computer Interaction | 4 |
| CS 6140 | Machine Learning | 4 |
Concentration in MBA x Bioinformatics
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| BINF 6200 | Bioinformatics Programming | 4 |
| BINF 6308 | Bioinformatics Computational Methods 1 | 4 |
| BINF 6309 | Bioinformatics Computational Methods 2 | 4 |
Concentration in MBA x Biotechnology Industry
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| BIOT 5120 | Foundations in Biotechnology | 3 |
| BIOT 5400 | Scientific Information Management for Biotechnology Managers | 3 |
| BIOT 5631 | Cell Culture Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production | 3 |
| BIOT 6214 | Experimental Design and Biostatistics | 2 |
| 1 |
Concentration in MBA x Cybersecurity
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CY 5001 | Cybersecurity: Technologies, Threats, and Defenses | 4 |
| CY 5250 | Decision Making for Critical Infrastructure | 4 |
| CY 6760 | Wireless and Mobile Systems Security | 4 |
Concentration in MBA x Data Science
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| DS 5110 | Introduction to Data Management and Processing | 4 |
| DS 5220 | Supervised Machine Learning and Learning Theory | 4 |
| DS 5230 | Unsupervised Machine Learning and Data Mining | 4 |
Concentration in MBA x Data Visualization
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ARTG 5150 | Information Visualization Principles and Practices | 3 |
| ARTG 5151 | Information Design Critique Seminar | 1 |
| ARTG 5330 | Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals | 4 |
| 4 |
| Visual Cognition | |
| Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking | |
| Information Design Mapping Strategies | |
Concentration in MBA x Experience Design
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ARTG 5610 | Design Systems | 4 |
| ARTG 6310 | Design for Behavior and Experience | 4 |
| 4 |
| Experience Design Studio 1: Principles | |
| Notational Systems for Experience | |
| Prototyping for Experience Design | |
Concentration in MBA x Game Design and Analytics
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| GSND 5110 | Game Design and Analysis | 4 |
| GSND 6350 | Data-Driven Player Modeling | 4 |
| 4 |
| Psychology of Play | |
| Player Experience | |
| Biometrics for Design | |
| Data-Driven Player Modeling | |
Concentration in MBA x Information Ethics
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 8 |
| Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | |
| Information Ethics | |
| AI Ethics | |
| 4 |
| Global Justice | |
| Information Ethics | |
| AI Ethics | |
Concentration in MBA x Media Innovation and Advocacy
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| JRNL 5400 | Media and Advocacy in Theory and Practice | 4 |
| JRNL 6340 | Fundamentals of Digital Journalism | 4 |
| 4 |
| Information Visualization Principles and Practices
and Information Design Critique Seminar | |
| Design for Storytelling | |
| Topics | |
| Telling Your Story with Data | |
Concentration in MBA x Public Health
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| PHTH 5120 | Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States | 3 |
| PHTH 5212 | Public Health Administration and Policy | 3 |
| PHTH 5214 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| PHTH 6208 | Urban Community Health Assessment | 3 |
Concentration in MBA x Software Development
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| CS 5500 | Foundations of Software Engineering | 4 |
| CS 5520 | Mobile Application Development | 4 |
| CS 5610 | Web Development | 4 |
Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 3 |
| Experiential Education | |
| Washington Campus Seminar | |
| New Venture Development | |
| Fund Management for Analysts | |
| Fund Management for Managers | |
| Global Field Study | |
| Global Project | |
| Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Advanced Research Practicum | |
| 6 |
| |
| 6 |
| Arts and Culture Organizational Leadership | |
| Information Visualization Principles and Practices | |
| Information Design Critique Seminar | |
| Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals | |
| Experience Design Studio 1: Principles | |
| Design Systems | |
| Notational Systems for Experience | |
| Prototyping for Experience Design | |
| Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking | |
| Design for Behavior and Experience | |
| Information Design Mapping Strategies | |
| Bioinformatics Programming | |
| Bioinformatics Computational Methods 1 | |
| Bioinformatics Computational Methods 2 | |
| Foundations in Biotechnology | |
| The Biotechnology Enterprise | |
| Scientific Information Management for Biotechnology Managers | |
| Cell Culture Processes for Biopharmaceutical Production | |
| Experimental Design and Biostatistics | |
| Foundations of Artificial Intelligence | |
| Database Management Systems | |
| Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | |
| Introduction to Data Management and Processing | |
| Applied Econometrics | |
| Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers | |
| Product Development for Engineers | |
| Game Design and Analysis | |
| Psychology of Play | |
| Biometrics for Design | |
| Data-Driven Player Modeling | |
| Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems | |
| The American Healthcare System | |
| Business of Healthcare Informatics | |
| Creation and Application of Medical Knowledge | |
| Lean Concepts and Applications | |
| Data Mining for Engineering Applications | |
| Engineering Probability and Statistics | |
| Computation and Visualization for Analytics | |
| Statistical Methods in Engineering | |
| Statistical Quality Control | |
| Special Topics in Industrial Engineering | |
| Introduction to Computational Statistics | |
| Information Design and Visual Analytics | |
| Design for Storytelling | |
| Media and Advocacy in Theory and Practice | |
| Topics | |
| Fundamentals of Digital Journalism | |
| Telling Your Story with Data | |
| Environmental Issues in Manufacturing and Product Use | |
| Global Justice | |
| Information Ethics | |
| AI Ethics | |
| Evaluating Healthcare Quality | |
| Economic Perspectives on Health Policy | |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
67 semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
