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Combine legal expertise and high-level financial aptitude in this expedited program that can be completed in four years. Suffolk’s MSF/JD dual degree prepares you to be successful in a world where legal and business responsibilities are intertwined.

Having a combined expertise in law and finance will prepare you for a career in finance and securities law, corporate law, intellectual property protection, or regulatory compliance. Suffolk’s program will seamlessly incorporate the legal and business courses into a balanced curriculum for your studies.

Curriculum

12-14 Courses (MSF Portion Only)

32-38 Credits

Concentration Descriptions and Applicable Elective Courses (12 credits)

Choose between two (2) and four (4) elective courses (depending on waiver status). If four (4) electives are required for your program, and a concentration is declared, three (3) must be in one particular concentration area. You may not declare an elective concentration if fewer than four (4) electives are required. Must be taken on campus, within Sawyer Business School, 800-level or above, unless permission to take online is granted by Academic Program Director.

Depending on waiver status, you may declare a concentration. Concentrations include: Corporate Finance, Financial Services and Banking, FinTech, Investments or Risk Management. If a concentration in Corporate Finance, Investments or Risk Management is declared, three electives must be in one concentration area.

If a concentration in Financial Services and Banking is declared students must complete FIN 816 and three approved Financial Services and Banking electives. If a concentration in FinTech is declared students must complete ISOM 730, FIN 830, one approved FIN elective and one approved ISOM elective. The schedule of when courses within a concentration are offered vary by semester.

Capstone Course (3 credits)

Should be taken as late in the program as possible. Must be taken on campus unless permission to take online granted by Academic Program Director.

STEM Classification

The MSF is a graduate degree program with a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) designation. Due to the demand of graduates with expertise in STEM fields, the Department of Homeland Security permits international students graduating from STEM programs to apply for a 24-month extension of their initial year of Optional Practical Training (OPT).