Overview
Chartered Financial Analyst and Supply Chain Management: Specialized M.B.A. Tracks Offered by QU's School of Business
Quinnipiac University's School of Business offers highly acclaimed Master of Business Administration graduate degrees with specialized M.B.A. tracks in supply chain management (SCM) and chartered financial analyst (CFA). All School of Business programs are accredited by AACSB International.
Quinnipiac University (QU) is a nationally ranked, independent university in Hamden, Connecticut, situated amidst picturesque, forested hills eight miles north of New Haven, 90 minutes from New York City, and two hours from Boston. Founded in 1929, the New England university has earned a national reputation for its high-caliber undergraduate and graduate programs in business, law, journalism, teaching, nursing, and the health professions.
M.B.A. Programs at Quinnipiac University Are Nationally Recognized
Quinnipiac is a top New England university offering Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) programs that deliver a broad master's-level professional education on-campus or via distance learning. Students learn the major business theories, principles, and strategies needed for successful careers in domestic and international business venues.
Faculty members at the Connecticut university have many years of practical experience in national and international business venues. Professors at Quinnipiac University's renowned School of Business share a deep commitment to helping M.B.A. students develop innovative decision-making and problem-solving skills along with an ethical core of principles and values. The important skills of negotiation, cooperation, and interpersonal relations are also emphasized.
M.B.A.'s Chartered Financial Analyst Track Offers Extensive Resources and Online Availability
The 46-credit M.B.A./CFA Program builds on the first 28 credits of the traditional M.B.A. curriculum and then adds specialized concentration courses in quantitative methods; advanced corporate finance; analysis of equity; fixed income; alternative investments; portfolio management; financial markets, including derivative, credit, and currency markets; and the ethical and professional standards of money management. Courses cover the latest in theory and application with lecture, class discussions, case analysis, simulations, and creative problem solving. Classes are kept small to ensure that student-faculty interaction is optimal. Known as one of the "Top 20 Wired Colleges" in the country, Quinnipiac's campus-wide wireless network provides easy access to e-mail, course materials, the library, and the Internet.
The extensive, state-of-the-art financial resources of the Terry W. Goodwin '67 Financial Technology Center are available to students. The center's thirty-one computers access real-time financial data from virtually every market in the world. Dedicated Reuters and Bloomberg terminals deliver company-level financial data, sector and industry information, and U.S. and international economic data.
A leader in distance learning, QU is attuned to the special needs and goals of working adults who want to expand their career options and marketability by earning an M.B.A. online. The School of Business' chartered financial analyst M.B.A. track is available in flexible online and on-campus formats for full-time and part-time students. Evening online classes make it convenient for working students to fit graduate studies into their busy lives.
Graduates of the M.B.A./CFA Program are qualified to take three levels of exams offered by the esteemed Chartered Financial Analyst Institute. Upon passing the exams and becoming certified, they are recognized as a certified CFA Charter Holder, a distinction that represents the international gold standard of professional excellence for financial analysts.
M.B.A.'s Supply Chain Management Track Prepares Graduates with High-Level Skills in Systems Management
The M.B.A./SCM Program teaches students how to coordinate the many functions, processes, and enterprises associated with the order-fulfillment cycle. Supply chain management focuses on the planning and management of sourcing and procurement activities, conversion, and logistics management activities.
A key element in supply chain management is the systems management skills of coordinating and collaborating with suppliers, manufacturing, intermediaries, transportation carriers, warehouses and inventory management, third-party service providers, retailers, and customers. Supply chain management focuses on the integration across functions within a firm as well as across enterprise lines.
The 46-credit M.B.A./SCM Program builds on the first 34 core credits of the traditional M.B.A. curriculum with the addition of specialized concentration courses such as Strategic Sourcing and Supply Management; Operations and Supply Chain Management; Transportation Management; and Managing Marketing Channels.
Graduates of the program have the breadth and depth of key skills to function successfully in highly competitive national and international marketplaces and, at the same time, be effective as supply systems management professionals in their companies and successfully manage all stages of the order-fulfillment cycle, from sourcing, manufacturing, and suppliers to warehousing, inventory management, retailers, and delivery to customers.
