Master's Degree in Banking Administration (MBKA)

The master’s degree in Banking Administration is aimed at developing professionals who wish to expand their technical knowledge in banking administration, but do not wish to expand or encompass their scope to the area of business administration. This master's degree seeks to attract researchers and academics from other disciplines with an interest in developing skills related to the practice and consulting of banking transactions. The various operational areas that affect global business transactions are studied.

Program goals

1. Develop professionals capable of making complex decisions in an ethical, optimal and informed manner using advanced quantitative and computational techniques.

2. Evaluate the results of the alternatives proposed for the resolution of relevant economic, financial, and banking challenges in the global business environment.

Program objectives

1. Strengthen students' quantitative skills for making financial decisions using appropriate information, concepts, and techniques.

2. Evaluate the different types of financial risks and design management strategies for their mitigation.

The Metropolitan Campus is authorized to offer this program.

Graduate's competencies profile

The Program is designed to develop the skills that allow the student to:

Knowledge

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

1. the theoretical models — economic, financial, and banking — and their quantitative and computational components.

2. the functioning of the local and international banking system, the different alternatives for the allocation of economic and financial resources, the valuation of assets, risk management and their articulation in the modern context of the economy.

Abilities

1. Design quantitative models for making banking decisions that allow you to meet organizational objectives.

2. Discuss the findings of the designed models and their limitations.

3. Describe the assumptions introduced by the economic-financial models used for decision making.

4. Examine the different ways of managing, directing and leading banking organizations in global, competitive, and dynamic decision-making environments.

Attitudes

1. Demonstrate an ethical attitude that results in reliability, honesty, responsibility, and discretion in the management of financial matters.

Admission requirements

Students applying for admission to the master's degree in Banking Administration must:

1. Meet the entry requirements for master's programs established in the “Admission Requirements for Master's Programs” section of this Catalog.

2. Present proof of having passed the following courses, at the high school level with a minimum grade of B or its equivalent:

   1. Statistics (descriptive and inferential) - 6 credits (MAEC 2221 and 2222 or STAT 1201 and 1202 or its equivalent)

   2. Economic theory (micro and macro) - 6 credits (MAEC 2211 and 2212 or its equivalent)

   3. Introduction to accounting I and II - 6-8 credits (ACCT 1161 and 1162 or equivalent)

   4. Calculus (differential and integral) – 6 credits (MAEC 2140 and MAEC 3240 or BADM 3820 or their equivalents)

3. Have passed the GMAT with a minimum score of 300 points and obtained a minimum score of 80 on the TOEFL or its equivalent.

Requirements for the Master's Degree in Banking Administration (MBKA)

Specialization requirements	24 credits
Related requirements	6 credits
Total	30 credits

Specialization requirements - 24 credits

BADM 5010	Quantitative Methods for Decision Analysis	3
BADM 5040	Accounting for Managers	3
BADM 5190	Corporate Finance	3
BADM 6060	Banking Administration	3
BADM 6190	Advanced Corporate Finance	3
BADM 6220	Monetary Theory and Policy	3
BADM 6577	Introduction to Econometrics	3
FINA 6310	International Financial Administration	3

Related requirements - 6 credits

BADM 5030	Research Methodology	3
BADM 6990	Investigation project	3