<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I know on the SFS site there were some 5-year masters/bachelors combo programs listed. I looked through MSB's and did not find anything similar. Anyway, I was wondering does a 5-year program for MSB exist to do undergrad business and graduate SFS studies? Or is there no such thing as a 5-year program for MSB students anyway?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>MSB has the 5 year, BS Business and MS in Foreign Service program... though quite competitive...</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>How is it competitive? Is there a tough GPA cut-off or is there a cap on the number of undergrads they let into the program (or both)? And how competitive is this program itself...or does that depend on the year?</p>
<p>Further, if one was attempting to go into international business/finance after graduation which would offer better preparation--the five-year program mentioned above or undergrad SFS and masters in international econ (one of the SFS 5-year options)? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I don't pretend to be the expert, I'm just repeating what I read and adding a bit of common sense...</p>
<p>"FIVE-YEAR BSBA/MSFS PROGRAM</p>
<p>The McDonough School of Business and the Graduate School of Georgetown University offer a five-year BSBA/MSFS (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Master of Science in Foreign Service) Program. Juniors (third-year students) in The McDonough School of Business who have maintained an honors academic average are eligible to apply to the Master of Science in Foreign Service. Successful applicants matriculate fully into the graduate program in the senior (fourth) year and receive the BSBA and MSFS degrees simultaneously upon completion of the fifth year of course work (selected courses must satisfy the divisional and elective requirements of both programs).</p>
<p>Admission to the BSBA/MSFS Program is extremely competitive and students must satisfy all published application procedures for the Graduate School and MSFS except the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Applicants must meet with an MSB Undergraduate Deans' Office staff member and an MSFS Admissions staff member prior to submitting an application to determine suitability for the program. These meetings should occur no later than the first semester of the junior year.</p>
<p>To be competitive, BSBA students should have a 3.7 cumulative GPA, substantial experience living abroad (in addition to any study-abroad experience), significant work and/or internship experience connected to international affairs, and advanced proficiency in a foreign language."</p>
<p>Further, if one was attempting to go into international business/finance after graduation which would offer better preparation--the five-year program mentioned above or undergrad SFS and masters in international econ (one of the SFS 5-year options)? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>If you're looking to do international business/finance, then it would make sense to pursue coursework that is focused on business and finance, which would be in the MSB (specifically the International Business major). Economics majors coursework, including IEcon in the SFS, is centered around - what else - economics. This is pursued as an academic discipline, so it is more theoretical and approached as a science. Business and finance are professional studies and what is taught is meant to be more immediately practical.</p>
<p>If you're set on international business/finance, I think it would make the most sense to pursue the IBusiness major in the MSB. I don't know that a master's degree in foreign service or IEcon would really help you that much in this field - it might be better to wait until you're ready to apply to MBA programs.</p>
<p>Mmm good points. I guess the reason for my question was based in that Georgetown's business program--at least according to the rankings--is not of similar quality to the SFS. So, I was wondering, maybe it would be better to get undergrad business, masters SFS, then MBA or maybe it would be better to play to Georgetown's strengths and do undergrad SFS-->masters Iecon-->MBA. </p>
<p>I've recently heard a school of thought that one studies a broader disipline undergrad and then further focuses later on. For example, if business is the end goal undergrad econ--> grad business. Undergrad math--> grad econ. Undergrad physics--> grad electrical engineering. </p>
<p>Perhaps I'm reading too much into it though. Your answer makes a lot of sense.</p>