McDaniel, Johns Hopkins unveil joint degree program

McDaniel College and Johns Hopkins Carey Business School have announced a collaboration to offer a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree program, starting in fall 2021.

The new 4+1 program will include a bachelor’s degree from Westminster, Maryland-based McDaniel College and a master of science degree in either finance or marketing from Carey Business School, which has campuses in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

McDaniel undergraduate students who wish to enter the program would apply in their junior year and complete two graduate courses (for four credits) during their senior year. After completing a bachelor’s degree in any undergraduate major from McDaniel, students would begin to earn the remaining 32 credits of the required 36 credits of graduate-level coursework at Johns Hopkins. They would do the work online or at a Carey Business School campus.

Students in the new program will have the opportunity to enhance their graduate degrees with STEM concentrations in financial econometrics and marketing analytics.

Completing the two graduate courses during their senior year at McDaniel enables students to finish the MS degree program at Carey in two semesters (fall and spring), rather than in the more typical three semesters (fall, spring, and summer).

Julia Jasken, executive vice president and provost at McDaniel, said, “This new partnership with the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School offers our undergraduate students, particularly in our Economics and Business Administration department, the opportunity to earn two degrees in an accelerated timeframe. Combining both a McDaniel bachelor’s degree grounded in the liberal arts with a master’s degree in a specialized field from a premier business school truly provides our students the best of both worlds. We are especially excited to be able to partner with an institution here in Maryland since many of our students are either from, or are looking to remain, in the area after graduation.”

Alexander Triantis, dean of the Carey Business School, said, “We’re pleased to take part in this exciting initiative offering McDaniel students the chance to earn a business degree from Johns Hopkins University. We at Carey look forward to working with the McDaniel community and welcoming their outstanding students in this new undertaking.”

Visit www.mcdaniel.edu/academics/programs-degrees to view a full list of majors and minors at McDaniel.

More information about the programs available at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School can be found at https://carey.jhu.edu/programs/admissions/undergraduate-students.

Carey Business School Course Requirements

• MS in Finance with STEM-designated Area of Concentration in Financial Econometrics

Provides strong theoretical and practical foundations in the analysis of complex financial instruments, portfolio allocation, risk management, corporate finance, company valuation, and corporate governance.

Learn more: https://carey.jhu.edu/programs/master-science-programs/ms-finance

BU.210.620 Accounting and Financial Reporting

BU.120.601 Business Communication

BU.131.601 Business Leadership and Human Values

BU.231.620 Corporate Finance

BU.220.620 Economics for Decision Making

BU.232.701 Investments

BU.510.601 Statistical Analysis

BU.232.610 Computational Finance

BU.232.650 Continuous Time Finance

BU.232.710 Derivatives

BU.232.640 Empirical Finance

BU.232.720 Fixed Income

BU.232.620 Linear Econometrics for Finance

BU.232.630 Non-linear Econometrics for Finance

4 Elective Courses

• MS in Marketing with STEM-designated Area of Concentration in Marketing Analytics

Develops skills and data use for a deeper understanding of the market, the profile of the market on a granular level, and targeted customer experience strategies based on real-time customer feedback.

Learn more: https://carey.jhu.edu/programs/master-science-programs/ms-marketing

BU.520.601 Business Analytics

BU.131.601 Business Leadership and Human Values

BU.410.620 Marketing Management

BU.510.601 Statistical Analysis

BU.420.710 Consumer Behavior

BU.450.760 Customer Analytics

BU.510.650 Data Analytics

BU.410.601 Marketing Research

BU.450.710 Marketing Strategy

BU.430.720 Pricing Analysis

BU.450.765 Social Media Analytics

BU.450.750 Strategic Market Intelligence

5 Elective Courses

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McDaniel College

McDaniel College, founded in 1867, is a four-year, independent college of the liberal arts and sciences offering more than 70 undergraduate programs of study, including pre-professional specializations and student-designed majors, and over 20 graduate programs. One of 40 “Colleges That Change Lives,” McDaniel emphasizes experiential learning and student-faculty collaboration to develop the unique potential in every student. Represented by the Green Terror, its 24 athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference. A student-centered community of 1,800 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students offers access to both Baltimore and Washington, D.C., plus a European campus in Budapest, Hungary. www.mcdaniel.edu

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

As the business school of Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School shapes business leaders who seize opportunity, inspire change, and create lasting value for society. Johns Hopkins Carey Business School shapes leaders who “build for what’s next” through its full-time, part-time, and online MBA programs, specialized MS degrees, and non-credit executive education courses. For more information, visit carey.jhu.edu.