Finance

The Business Department offers majors in accounting (BC), finance, healthcare administration (HS), marketing (BK), management (BN) human resource management, and business (Adult Accelerated) and minors in accounting, finance, economics (EC), human resources, and business administration (for non-business majors). While offering students the opportunity for specializing in a particular major, the program maintains a broad base that includes exposure to various phases of business and the use of information technology in a business setting.

Upon graduating, Business majors will have the ability to succeed, for example, in: preparing a comprehensive strategic plan; developing a global business perspective; and identifying and interpreting laws affecting labor in the workplace.

The finance major prepares students to work in any of the major areas of the field of finance. These areas include commercial banking, financial planning, investment analysis, corporate financial analysis, investment banking, etc. Many of these areas are expected to grow in demand for the foreseeable future. The coursework required for this major gives students a well rounded background in business and finance. Students will learn core financial skills and how to apply them. They will also learn to think analytically and solve problems in an uncertain environment.

Upon graduating, Finance majors should be able, for example, to: compute the cost of capital for a company and make capital budget decisions; make financial forecasts and analyze financial statements; and use metrics to value companies and their stocks.

 

 

Core Requirements for all Business Majors

BA 203	Principles Of Law	3
BA 250	Technology & Communication In Business	3
BA 270	Business Statistics	3
BA 379	Financial Management	3
BA 435	Senior Sem - Business	3
or BA 436	Applied Business Strategy
BC 265	Principles Of Accounting I	3
BC 266	Principles Of Accounting II	3
BN 204	Principles Of Management	3
BK 208	Principles Of Marketing	3
EC 251	Macroeconomics Principles	3
EC 252	Microeconomic Principles	3
Select one of the following:		3
MA 130	Finite Mathematics
MA 132	Basic Mathematical Modeling
MA 139	Pre-Calculus
MA 142	Mathematics Modeling
MA 160	Business Calculus
MA 164	Calculus I
Total Hours		36

Finance Major (Core business requirements plus 18 additional semester hours)

BA 344	Investments 1	3
BA 420	Cases In Finance	3
EC 366	Money and Banking 2	3
One BC course numbered 300 or above		3
Select two of the following:		6
BA 320	Applied Financial Reporting
BA 350	Risk Management
BA 360	Securities Analysis
BA 425	Finance Internship
EC 376	International Economics 1
Total Hours		18

1	Can NOT double count for the management or business majors or econ minor.
2	Cannot double count for managemnt or business majors but does double count for economics minors.