Finance majors study financial management and emerging trends in the finance field. Students are exposed to the theory and practice in corporate finance, financial institutions, investments, international finance, speculative markets, insurance, real estate and other related innovations. The finance major introduces students to the primary concepts necessary to gain the managerial skills and analytical tools to solve problems in managing portfolios, analyzing security investments, providing funds for a business, and controlling and planning the flow of funds within the enterprise.

Finance Major Requirements

The BSBA in Finance requires completion of a minimum of 21 credit hours in finance. A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the finance major and a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 overall must be maintained to graduate. Students may choose to specialize in one of four concentration areas; Investment, Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions or the Financial Planning Track.

Choosing an area of concentration is not required to be a Finance major.

Finance Major

Required Courses, 4 Courses, 12 Credits

FIN 311 Intermediate Finance
FIN 315 Principles of Investments
FIN 417 Multinational Financial Management (Formerly IBFN 417)
FIN 419 Problems of Managerial Finance

Elective Courses, 3 Courses, 9 Credits

Select three from the following:

FIN 313 General Insurance
FIN 317 Real Estate
FIN 319 Money and Capital Markets
FIN 401 Practical Financial Planning
FIN 410 Analysis of Financial Statements
FIN 411 Futures and Options
FIN 413 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
FIN 415 Capital Budgeting
FIN 422 Estate Planning
FIN 423 Retirement Planning
FIN 432 Financial Institutions
FIN H435 The Global Financial Crisis: Causes, Economics and Solutions
FIN H445 Quantitative Analysis and Trading of Financial Instruments 
FIN 510 Independent Study
FIN 550 Case Studies in Financial Planning

Required Experiential Component, 1 Course, 0 Credit

FIN 560 Experiential Component (Non-Credit)
Finance majors must complete 150 hours of preprofessional finance experience prior to graduating. Experience may be acquired through an internship, part- or full-time employment, or a cooperative position. Students must register for FIN 560, Experiential Component, during or immediately before the semester in which they complete the required 150 hours. The experiential component carries no academic credit, nor requires any tuition, and will be graded pass/fail. Approval of this experience must be obtained from the Finance Department.

Finance Concentrations

Finance majors may choose to specialize in one of four areas. All majors complete the 4 required core courses ( FIN 311, FIN 315, FIN 417 and FIN 419) as well as the Required Experiential, FIN 560.  In addition to these requirements, Finance majors who choose to specialize follow the instructions for their area of interest.

1. Investment
Must Complete

2. Corporate Finance
Must Complete