Online Master of Business Administration: Compliance, Risk, and Anti-Money Laundering Concentration

Online Master of Business Administration at USF

Advance your career and build your network with a nationally ranked MBA program - now in a convenient online format. We create intellectual capital and produce graduates who are ready for today's industry challenges and trained to be forerunners in tomorrow's workplace.

How is the online MBA unique? Our program helps students develop analytical skills and creative abilities – so you'll learn to not only understand data but also how to use it to make sound predictions and explain what it means to the bottom line.

Graduate in just four semesters

The online MBA is a 48-hour (1.5 - 2.5 years) program, which full-time students can complete in just four semesters if waived from the foundation courses. Part-time students can complete all work within a reasonable time, too – approximately three years.

Choose a customized area of study

This is not a "one-size-fits-all" program. You choose your electives according to your career aspirations, or you can select one of three concentrations in cybersecurity, data analysis or compliance, risk and anti-money laundering.

Study online - from anywhere

Our newest MBA offering combines the quality of our face-to-face program with the convenience of online courses. Learn anytime and anywhere, without the hassle and expense associated with driving to campus.

Compliance, Risk, and Anti-Money Laundering Concentration

The MBA with a concentration in Compliance, Risk Management & Anti‐Money Laundering is an online concentration that prepares graduates for a career in compliance, risk management, and anti‐money laundering. This concentration is especially attractive to those who want to work in the financial services sector. The capstone course focuses on integrating concepts through project work and applied cases.

Concentration requirements – 15 credit hours

In addition to 17 required hours of MBA coursework, students complete:

• Risk Management and Legal Compliance (3 Credit Hours)
• Forensic Accounting and Legal Compliance (3 Credit Hours)
• Accounting Systems Audit, Control, and Security (3 Credit Hours)

Plus at least one elective from the following list:

• Database Management (3 Credit Hours)
• Decision Process for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (3 Credit Hours)

The last elective can be taken with the approval of the MBA academic advisor. Compliance, Risk Management & Anti‐Money Laundering concentration requires the completion of the capstone course.

Certificate option

Students also have the option to earn a Graduate Certificate in Compliance, Risk and Anti-Money Laundering. In order to earn this certificate, students should apply to the certificate by going to www.gradcerts.usf.edu.

Overview

The University of South Florida is a large, public 4-year university offering undergraduate, graduate, specialist and doctoral level degrees. The USF System includes three, separately accredited institutions: USF; USF St. Petersburg; and USF Sarasota-Manatee. Serving more than 50,000 students, the USF System has an annual budget of $1.7 billion and is ranked 45th in the nation for research expenditures among all universities, public or private.

USF is comprised of 14 colleges offering more than 180 undergraduate majors and concentrations—with some of the most populated colleges being USF Health, Arts & Sciences, Business, and Engineering. We also have numerous degree programs at the graduate, specialist and doctoral levels, including the doctor of medicine. USF prides itself on being a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success.

USF St. Petersburg offers an intimate, waterfront campus environment with smaller classes and an emphasis on community engagement. It offers more than 40 graduate and undergraduate programs in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business and Education.

USF Sarasota-Manatee similarly offers a smaller, personalized learning setting while its scenic campus is an important piece of Sarasota’s Cultural Corridor. It offers over 40 academic programs with four main dynamic colleges in Business, Hospitality & Tourism Leadership, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Science & Mathematics.

USF at a Glance

• Founded: 1956
• Undergraduates: 37,333
• Graduate Students: 10,677
• Total number of students who received financial aid in 2016-17: 38,638
• Average financial aid awarded: $10,774
• Accreditation: Regionally Accredited, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Student-faculty ratio: 21:1
• Average class size: 33 students
• Faculty & Staff: 16,028
• Diversity: 41% of students are African American, Black, Asian American, Hispanic, Native American or multiracial.
• Countries Represented: 128 and 10% of the total student population