Financial Management – Energy Specialty
Brief Overview
The objective of the Financial Management – Energy Specialty Curriculum is to prepare officers for business, financial, and analysis positions within the DoN and DoD and also to provide an advanced education in energy-related problem solving. Financial Managers assist the DoN's decision-making processes at all levels by providing accurate, timely and relevant information and analysis. They are concerned with the optimal allocation of human, physical, financial, and energy resources to achieve the DoN's goals and objectives while assuring efficient and effective expenditure of public funds. Graduates of the Financial Management – Energy Specialty curriculum will be prepared for assignment to positions in strategic planning, business analysis, financial analysis, budgeting, accounting, business and financial management, and internal control systems and auditing.
Graduate courses cover topics such as energy economics, energy strategy and policy, financial reporting standards, cost standards, cost analysis, budgeting and financial management, internal control, auditing, management planning and control systems, strategic resource management, quantitative techniques used in planning and control, system acquisition and program management, and the Planning Programming, Budgeting Execution System (PPBES) used within the Department of Defense.
Requirements for Entry
A baccalaureate degree with above-average grades is required. Completion of at least two semesters of college algebra or trigonometry is considered to be the minimum mathematical preparation. An APC of 345 is required for entry. International students should refer to the Admissions section for current TOEFL and entrance requirements.
Entry Dates
January and July
Program Length
Six Quarters
Degree
Requirements for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree are met en route to satisfying the Educational Skills Requirements.
Financial Management (Energy) Subspecialty
Completion of this curriculum qualifies a U.S. Navy officer as a Financial Management Subspecialist, subspecialty code 3113P. Completion qualifies a U.S. Marine Corps officer for MOS 9644.
Curriculum Sponsors
N-82, Director, Office of Budget and Fiscal Management Division and Navy Energy Coordination Office.
Typical Course of Study: Financial Management – Energy Specialty:
Quarter 1
| GB3013 | (0-2) | Probability Analysis and Ethical Dilemmas |
| GB3010 | (4-0) | Managing for Organizational Effectiveness |
| GB3020 | (4-0) | Fundamentals of Information Technology |
| GB3050 | (4-0) | Financial Reporting and Analysis |
| PH3998 | (4-0) | Fundamentals of Energy Technology |
| EN29XX | (1-0) | Energy Seminar |
Quarter 2
| GB3040 | (4-0) | Business Statistics & Data Analysis |
| GB3051 | (3-0) | Cost Management |
| GB4052 | (3-0) | Managerial Finance |
| NW3230 | (4-2) | Strategy & Policy** |
| GB4070 | (4-0) | Energy Economics |
| EN29XX | (1-0) | Energy Seminar |
Quarter 3
| GB3012 | (3-0) | Communication for Managers |
| OS3007 | (4-0) | Operations research for Energy Systems Analysis |
| GB4053 | (4-0) | Defense Budget and Financial Management Policy |
| GB4550 | (4-0) | Advanced Financial Reporting |
| EN29XX | (1-0) | Energy Seminar |
Quarter 4
| GB4014 | (4-0) | Strategic Management |
| GB4071 | (4-0) | Economic Analysis & Defense Resource Allocation |
| GB3510 | (3-0) | Defense Financial Management Practice |
| EN4XXX | (4-0) | Energy Security: History, Politics, & Policy |
| EN29XX | (1-0) | Energy Seminar |
Quarter 5
| GB4510 | (4-0) | Strategic Resource Management |
| GB4520 | (2-0) | Internal Control and Auditing |
| OA470X | (4-0) | Energy Cost Estimation |
| GB4440 | (4-0) | Energy Technology Simulation |
| GB4090 | (0-6) | Application Project *** |
| EN29XX | (1-0) | Energy Seminar |
Quarter 6
| GB4480 | (4-0) | Energy Supply Chain Management |
| MN3301 | (4-0) | Systems Acquisition * |
| GB4530 | (4-0) | Management Control Systems |
| GB4090 | (0-6) | Application Project *** |
| EN29XX | (1-0) | Energy Seminar |
* Equivalent to DAU courses ACQ101 & ACQ102. May be replaced by MN3331. May be replaced by GB3031 for international students.
** Not required for International students, US Army or USAF. International students take American Life and Institutions (IT1500) and Communication Skills for International Officers (IT1600) in quarters 1 and 2
*** Students may elect to complete a thesis.