Graduate students enrolled in the M.S. program select an emphasis in Consumer Economics, Financial Planning, or Housing as a focus of their course work and research. Students on the MS, non-thesis track is a non-thesis option and is designed for students who wish to pursue professional careers in Financial Planning. Students can choose between a Traditional Financial Planning track or a Behavioral Financial Planning/Financial Therapy track
The Traditional Financial Planning program will develop your technical knowledge and your relationship skills when working with clients. You'll have a broad range of career options upon graduation. The traditional track covers all of the personal financial planning topics needed to sit for many top certifications in the field, including the CFP® and AFC® examinations. This experience is encapsulated with a unique opportunity to have experiential learning opportunities with our VITA and ASPIRE programs as well as a direct connection with our top-ranked research faculty. You can complete the on-campus master’s degree in as little as one year.
The Behavioral Financial Planning/Financial Therapy program prepares you to hone in on client behavior change. It prepares you to have the right combination of skills that allow you to improve clients' financial and overall well-being by attending to their thinking, feeling, behavior, and relationships. Upon completion of this on-campus program, you can sit for the AFC® and the Certified Financial Therapist Level I (CFT-I™) examinations. The BFP/FT track is an excellent complement to undergraduate students who have completed a degree in financial planning and who are looking to continue their education and skill development with a distinguishing master’s degree. It can also be taken as a standalone graduate degree or it can be combined with the on-campus traditional financial planning master’s program.
This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Biology BS/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Consumer Economics BSFCS/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Economics BBA/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Finance BBA/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Financial Planning BSFCS/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Housing Management and Policy BSFCS/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Management BBA(Operations/Supply Chain Management)/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Management BBA/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis)
Marketing BBA/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Psychology BS/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Real Estate BBA/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Risk Management and Insurance BBA/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Social Entrepreneurship for Consumer Well-Being BSFCS/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) Sociology AB/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu
Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Kimberly Skobba kskobba@uga.edu