Finance Major (A)
Students will use analytical reasoning to effectively problem solve and guide long-term planning. Graduates will be prepared to help businesses, organizations, and individuals plan and wisely allocate money, as well as other assets.
Program Learning Outcomes
By fulfilling all of the course requirements for the Bachelor's of Science in Finance, students will be able to:
1. Conduct financial analysis to assess the drivers of an organization's profitability and make recommendations to improve overall profitability or reduce risk.
2. Collect, organize, and analyze data to make allocation and investment decisions.
3. Make capital allocation recommendations to help institutions and individuals manage their resources and plan their operations using the various methods, instruments, and markets available.
4. Build an operating and financial plan for an institution or individual that includes financial projections.
5. Apply time value of money techniques to make capital allocation and project decisions.
6. Measure and properly analyze risk when comparing projects or other investment opportunities.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements 1 | 45 | |
| Major Requirements | 57 | |
| Electives | 18 | |
Minor: Optional | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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For transfer students, please see the Advanced Transfer Core.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| Business Statistics (counted in University Core ) | ||
| Macroeconomics (counted in University Core ) | ||
| Public Speaking (or COMM 2100) | ||
or COMM 2100 | Interpersonal Communication | |
| Core Business Requirements | ||
| ACCT 2100 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 2200 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 1400 | Quantitative Business Essentials | 3 |
| BUS 2200 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUS 3420 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS 3999 | Business Internship | 3 |
| BUS 4420 | Business Policy and Ethics (Business School Capstone) | 3 |
| ECON 2100 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| FIN 3000 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 1200 | Management & Leadership | 3 |
| or BUS 5110 | People-Focused Management | |
| MKTG 1300 | Sales and Marketing | 3 |
| Required Major Courses | ||
| FIN 3100 | Basic Investing | 3 |
| FIN 3400 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| ECON 3350 | An Econometric Survey | 3 |
| FIN 4250 | Securities Analysis | 3 |
| FIN 4200 | Advanced Excel for Financial Analysis | 3 |
| FIN 4300 | International Finance | 3 |
| FIN 3200 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| DSAA 2000 | Introduction to Data Science and Analysis | 3 |
| Total Hours | 57 | |