With the 4+1 dual degree program, you’ll earn a bachelor’s degree and your Master of Science in finance & investment management in just five years.
Gain the advanced technical training you need to become a leading financial professional in a global, dynamic marketplace. This program includes coursework in the latest investment theory, mathematics, statistics and data-intensive analysis.
Dual degree students are guaranteed admission to the Master of Science in Finance & Investment Management program provided they continue, as undergraduate students, to meet program-specific criteria to progress into graduate program enrollment.
Students complete the bachelor's degree in the traditional four-year time frame and complete one year of graduate study. This option is open to students in the following undergraduate majors: business analytics & applied AI, business economics, finance or financial technology & analytics.
Students apply to the dual degree program as incoming first-year students and are admitted directly into the graduate program at the same time as their admission as undergraduate students.
Combined with advisement from their undergraduate academic adviser, participation in activities and programs offered by the Welch College of Business & Technology and the economics & finance department provides strong support toward successful progression into graduate study. Students will gain first-hand exposure to financial concepts and real-time market information through SHU's state-of-the-art finance lab. It includes more than a dozen Bloomberg Financial Terminals and an LCD ticker tape display, which provides financial information from the NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange.
As undergraduates, students have an academic adviser, as well as other faculty and counseling resources to help them stay on track and progress toward their graduate degree. Industry-specific events and student clubs are also available for undergraduate students to become more deeply involved in their graduate field.
Students who participate in dual degree programs may save on tuition costs as compared to completing a separate graduate program.
When you take advantage of the dual degree program, your spot in graduate school is already reserved. There’s no need for last-minute applications to graduate schools during the final months of senior year.
Graduates of SHU's finance & investment management program have many job options, including pursuing a position as a:
Dual degree students must meet program-specific guidelines to progress through the dual degree program and enroll in the MSFIM program.
Eligible majors for the dual degree program are: business analytics & applied AI, business economics, finance and financial technology & analytics.
For additional information for prospective first-year students, contact:
Undergraduate Admissions
203-371-7880
enroll@sacredheart.edu
For additional information for current dual degree students, contact:
Graduate Admissions
203-365-7619
gradstudies@sacredheart.edu
