Plan Your Education
How to Apply
In addition to the criteria below, applicants must meet general graduate admission requirements.
- Official GMAT or GRE scores.
- Essay (Students may write their essay using either the standard essay prompt in the online application or the one below.)
- Part 1 (up to 300 words): Why are you interested in attending graduate school at UMass Boston?
- Part 2 (approx. 1,200 words): State a current issue, problem or topic from your intended field of study (This can be specific to your country, state or local community) and discuss your strategic plan as to how you would address the issue and how attending graduate school at UMass Boston will aid you in your pursuits.
Tuition & Financial Aid
Please refer to Cost & Aid - Graduate Students for more information.
For additional information regarding tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar’s Office or send an email to Bursar@umb.edu.
Graduation Criteria
Complete 30 credits from ten courses including five required courses, four electives, and one capstone course.
Pre-/corequisite courses:
- MBA AF 601 - Economics for Managers
- MBA AF 610 - Accounting for Managers
- MBA AF 620 - Financial Management
- MBAMS 600 - Mathematical Analysis for Managers
Capstone: Completion of a written paper as part of MBA AF 632.
MBA AF 632 may be completed up to two times, in separate semesters, both as an elective and as the required capstone course.
Statute of limitations: Seven years.
Curriculum
Required Courses (15 Credits)
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Curriculum
MBA AF 623 - Financial Modeling 3 Credit(s) - MBA AF 625 - Derivative Securities 3 Credit(s)
- MBA AF 628 - Portfolio Analysis and Investment Management 3 Credit(s)
- MBA AF 634 - Risk Management 3 Credit(s)
- MBA AF 636 - Quantitative Analysis of Business Data 3 Credit(s)
Electives (12 Credits)
Complete four from below.
- MBA AF 611 - Intermediate Accounting 3 Credit(s)
- MBA AF 616 - Financial Statement Analysis/Advanced Accounting 3 Credit(s)
- MBA AF 621 - Adv Corporate Financ 3 Credit(s)
- MBA AF 622 - Global Portfolio Investment Management 3 Credit(s)
- MBA AF 624 - Managing Mutual Funds 3 Credit(s)
- MBA AF 626 - International Financial Management 3 Credit(s)
- MBA AF 631 - Environmental Accounting and Finance 3 Credit(s)
- MBA AF 632 - Asset Management Practicum 3 Credit(s)
- MBA AF 690 - Master’s Thesis Option Research Colloquium 3 Credit(s)
- MBAMGT 698 - Practicum 1-3 Credit(s) - must have an employment offer letter
- MBAMS 640 - Computer & Info Syst 3 Credit(s)
Contact
Graduate Program Director: Kun Yu
617.287.7720

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