Full-time MBA

Finance Major

The finance curriculum at Kellogg provides you with a knowledge base and set of practical tools essential to a variety of careers as well as personal investing. Many students who major in finance intend to pursue careers in finance. These range from the investment side of finance (asset management for large institutions or for family offices, real estate investing, private wealth management) to the corporate finance side of finance (CFO, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, restructuring). Students pursuing careers in consulting, entrepreneurship, and product management also often pursue a major in finance.

The curriculum begins with Finance I and II (or Accelerated Corporate Finance), introducing the basic tools of finance and intuition you will need for your career and the advanced courses. The advanced courses allow you to focus and provide practice applying the mechanics and intuition to increasingly complex real-world situations. The department also offers a set of experiential courses that provide experience outside the classroom. The major requirements and links to course descriptions are listed below. Students interested in accelerating their finance studies can find information on class waivers here. If you have additional questions, please reach out to the finance faculty.

Major requirements are determined by the quarter you began your Kellogg MBA program. Any new courses and adjustments to the major displayed in the most recent academic year can be applied to previously matriculated students.

  • In addition to completing or waiving the core course requirements for the MBA, students must earn at least four Finance course credits that include one course credit from the following list of Corporate Finance courses:

    and one course credit from the following list of Capital Markets courses:

    The remaining two required credits can be completed with any combination of half and full-credit courses listed with the prefix FINC, but no more than one credit of lab courses FINC-615, -616, -639, and FINC-910 may count toward the Finance major.  Field Study and Independent Study courses FINC-498, and FINC-499 may not count toward the Finance major.

    Last edited May 16, 2024. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

     

  • In addition to completing or waiving the core course requirements for the MBA, students must earn at least four Finance course credits that include one course credit from the following list of Corporate Finance courses:

    and one course credit from the following list of Capital Markets courses:

    The remaining two required credits can be completed with any combination of half and full-credit courses listed with the prefix FINC, but no more than one of the lab courses FINC-615, FINC-639, or FINC-910 may count towards the Finance major. Field Study and Independent Study courses FINC-498, and FINC-499 may not count toward the Finance major.

    Last edited July 21, 2023. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

     

  • In addition to completing or waiving the core course requirements for the MBA, students must earn at least four Finance course credits that include one course credit from the following list of Corporate Finance courses:

    and one course credit from the following list of Capital Markets courses:

    The remaining two required credits can be completed with any combination of half and full-credit courses listed with the prefix FINC, but no more than one of the lab courses FINC-615, FINC-639, or FINC-910 may count towards the Finance major. Field Study and Independent Study courses FINC-498, and FINC-499 may not count toward the Finance major.

    Last edited June 2, 2022. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

  • In addition to completing or waiving the core course requirements for the MBA, students must earn at least four Finance course credits that include one course credit from the following list of Corporate Finance courses:

    and one course credit from the following list of Capital Markets courses:

    The remaining two required credits can be completed with any combination of half and full-credit courses listed with the prefix FINC, but no more than one of the lab courses FINC-615, FINC-639, or FINC-910 may count towards the Finance major. Field Study and Independent Study courses FINC-498, and FINC-499 may not count toward the Finance major.

    Last edited March 3, 2022. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

  • In addition to completing or waiving the core course requirements for the MBA, students must earn at least four Finance course credits that include one course credit from the following list of Corporate Finance courses:

    and at least one course credit from the following list of Capital Market courses:

    In addition to the above requirements, all remaining credits can be fulfilled with any combination of half and full-credit courses listed with the prefix FINC.

    No more than one of the lab courses FINC-615, FINC-639, or FINC 910 may count towards the Finance major.

    Last edited May 14, 2021. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

  • A student must earn at least FOUR credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one lab credit can count toward the major.

    One course credit from the following list:

    At least one course credit from the following list of Capital Market courses:

    Two additional course credits from the Capital Markets courses listed above or from the following list, except that only one of the lab courses FINC-615, FINC-639, or FINC 910 may count towards the major:

    • Financial Decisions
      FINC-442-0
    • Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
      FINC-445-0
    • Financial Strategy and Tax
      FINC-447-0
    • M&As, LBOs and Corporate Restructuring
      FINC-448-0
    • Real Estate Finance and Investments
      FINC-454-0
    • Applied Real Estate Finance and Investments
      FINC-455-0
    • Asset Management Practicum I
      FINC-456-0
    • Asset Management Practicum II
      FINC-457-0
    • Asset Management Practicum III
      FINC-458-0
    • Asset Management Practicum IV
      FINC-459-0
    • Investment Banking
      FINC-461-0
    • Wall Street, Hedge Funds and Private Equity
      FINC-472-0
    • Global Entrepreneurial Finance
      FINC-477-0
    • Financial Modeling for Leveraged Buyout Transactions
      FINC-478-5
    • Managing Firms for Shareholders and Society: Thought Leadership Seminar
      FINC-484-5
    • Venture Lab (V-Lab)
      FINC-615-0
    • Private Equity Lab (PE Lab)
      FINC-639-0
    • Asset Management Lab
      FINC-910-0
    • Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance
      FINC-946-0
    • Blockchain Technology, Digital Assets, and the Future of Finance
      FINC-965-5
    • Venture Investing (San Francisco Immersion Program only)
      FINC-980-5
    • Advanced Topics in Venture Investing (San Francisco Immersion Program only)
      FINC-982-5

    Last edited July 25, 2019. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

  • A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Lab credit can count toward the major.

    One course credit from the following list:

    At least one course credit from the following list of Capital Market courses:

    Two additional course credits from the Capital Markets courses listed above or from the following list, except that only one of the lab courses FINC-615 and FINC-639 may count towards the major:

    Last edited July 20, 2018. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

  • A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one lab credit can count toward the major.

    One course credit from the following list:

    At least one course credit from the following list of Capital Market courses:

    Two additional course credits from the Capital Markets courses listed above or from the following list, except that only one of the lab courses FINC-915 or FINC-939 may count towards the major:

    • Financial Decisions
      FINC-442-0
    • Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
      FINC-445-0
    • Financial Strategy and Tax
      FINC-447-0
    • M&As, LBOs and Corporate Restructuring
      FINC-448-0
    • Real Estate Finance and Investments
      FINC-454-0
    • Applied Real Estate Finance and Investments
      FINC-455-0
    • Investment Banking
      FINC-461-0
    • Securities Analysis
      FINC-463-0
    • Thought Leadership Seminar (formerly designated FINC-484-A)
      FINC-484-5
    • Venture Lab
      FINC-915-0
    • Wall Street, Hedge Funds and Private Equity
      FINC-931-0
    • Asset Management Practicum I (formerly designated FINC-933)
      FINC-456-0
    • Asset Management Practicum II (formerly designated FINC-934)
      FINC-457-0
    • Asset Management Practicum III (formerly designated FINC-935)
      FINC-458-0
    • Asset Management Practicum IV (formerly designated FINC-936)
      FINC-459-0
    • Private Equity Lab
      FINC-939-0
    • Financial Modeling for Leveraged Buyout Transactions
      FINC-940-5
    • Global Entrepreneurial Finance (formerly designated FINC-945)
      FINC-477-0
    • Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance
      FINC-946-0

    Last edited July 15, 2017. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

  • A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Lab credit can count toward the major.

    One course credit from the following list:

    At least one course credit from the following list of Capital Market courses:

    Two additional course credits from the Capital Market courses listed above or from the following list:

    Last edited December 2016. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

  • A student must earn at least four credits (in any combination of half-and full-credit courses) from the courses listed below to complete the major. Only one Lab credit can count toward the major.

    One course credit from the following list:

    At least one course credit from the following list of Capital Market courses:

    Two additional course credits from the Capital Market courses listed above or from the following list:

    Last edited December 2016. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

Contact us about the Full-Time MBA Program at Kellogg

Full-Time MBA Application Deadlines

Round 1: Sept. 11, 2024
Round 2: Jan. 8, 2025
Round 3: April 2, 2025