Kainan Wang, Chair
Kainan.Wang@utoledo.edu

Alexey Petkevich, Vice Chair
Alexey.Petkevich@utoledo.edu

Academic Advising provided by Rachel Schaeffer
Rachel.Schaeffer@Utoledo.edu

Mission

The John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation provides innovative and relevant learning experiences and engages in high-quality research and teaching to prepare students to become life-long, ethical business and academic leaders who are prepared for global challenges.

The Finance Department accomplishes this by:

• Preparing our students to create innovative solutions to relevant business problems
• Helping our students to understand and make ethical choices
• Connecting our students with organizations to help begin and advance their careers
• Engaging in a faculty-driven process to identify and support publishing in high-impact research outlets
• Mentoring faculty, collaboration with colleagues inside and outside of COBI, and providing a formal peer feedback process to improve teaching and research
• Engaging and involving the regional and international business community in opportunities for student experiential learning, career exploration and development, consulting, and research projects
• Engaging business and alumni advisory boards and focus groups to develop and improve curricula and programs 

The Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program with the major in Finance at the University of Toledo (UToledo) is designed to take students with the B.B.A. degree to the next level in order to meet the increasing requirements of the business environment. The program provides background and prepares students to careers in investment, banking, and corporate finance. The program is designed to be flexible, sharpen your skills, and boost your career to the next level. 

Accreditations

The Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AASCB).

Degrees Offered

The minimum number of credit hours required to graduate with an M.B.A. in finance is 33 credit hours. The M.B.A. in Finance includes 11 courses: Eight courses are from the M.B.A. business core and three courses in finance electives. Students without the Common Body of Knowledge courses from undergraduate preparation will be required to take up to six additional courses at the graduate level. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
FINA 5210	Economics For Business Decisions (Common Body of Knowledge)	3
FINA 5310	Managerial Finance (Common Body of Knowledge) Prerequisite ACCT 5000	3
BUAD 6200	Corporate Finance ((Prerequisite to FINA 6000-level electives))	3
FINA 6130	Advanced Corporate Finance	3
FINA 6140	Investments And Security Analysis	3
FINA 6150	Financial Institutions And Markets	3
FINA 6340	Derivative Securities	3
FINA 6370	MBA International Financial Management	3
FINA 6480	Student Managed Portfolio (Interview required)	3
FINA 6750	Research In Finance (Instructor approval)	1-3