UT Permian Basin - MS Finance or MS Energy Business

[bradm31]

My Bachelors is a BAAS, so definitely need a Masters. Generally, I would like to get into the O&G in Finance. As far as the finance classes go, basically everything except Management of Financial Institutions is in the Energy Business degree, but would Energy Business make me too niche? I'd like to get into O&G but in the event it isn't working out for a while, I'll want to just get a job in any Finance role.  Edit: I live in San Antonio, TX so close to all major Oil industries. 

Here are the Degree reqs and underlined what I'd focus on. 

Energy Business                                            Finance

Preparation Courses
3 credit hours required.
BUSI 2342 - Principles of Statistics                                                        BUSI 2342 - Principles of Statistics
Core Courses
6 credit hours required. 

ACCT 6301 - Accounting Analysis                                                          ACCT 6301 - Accounting Analysis

                                                                                                                FINA 6320 - Financial Management
FINA 6320 - Financial Management

MNGT 6320 - Production & Operations Management

BLAW 6301 - Legal Environment of Business

FINA 6325 - Financial Derivatives

Courses Beyond Core
6 credit hours required.
BUSI 6302 - Business Analytics

FINA 6321 - Corporate Finance & Strategy                                                BUSI 6302 - Business Analytics


                                                                                                                   FINA 6321 - Corporate Finance & Strategy

Specialty Courses
18 credit hours required.                                                                             12 Credits Reqd

ACCT 6310 - Energy Accounting                                                                FINA 5322 Management of Financial Institutions                                         

BUSI 6309 - Global Energy Business                                                         FINA 6325 Financial Derivitatives 
 
FINA 6331 - Energy Finance                                                                       FINA 6327 Investments 

FINA 6335 - Energy Investments                                                                FINA 6330 International Finance

MNGT 6305 - Energy Technology & Risk Management                                      Finance Electives

BLAW 6324 - Energy Law                                                                                    FINA 6335 - Energy Investments  
                                                                                                                                          FINA 6331 - Energy Finance   

[bjcheung77]

My suggestion is to apply to both programs, there are just 4 classes that are different between the two. Ask them if you can get a double degree by taking those extra 4 classes, it really doesn't matter which one you choose, either will work for you... An example of something similar, WGU MBA/MSML combo, these share 5 classes and many complete both programs, I like the fact that both are ACBSP business accredited programs...