Finance Major, B.A./B.S.

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55 hours (31 hours of Business Core + 24 hours of finance and business coursework)

Finance is the study of wealth creation and money management. Topics include fund raising, resource allocation, liquidity concerns, and risk assessment. Finance majors are furnished with a curriculum that provides a solid understanding of financial markets and institutions. They also are schooled in quantitative techniques and decision-making skills. Graduates with a major in finance will be equipped to solve a wide range of financial problems and possess the ability to understand and evaluate financial matters.

The finance major is designed to prepare graduates for careers in a variety of financial fields including banking, consumer finance, insurance, investments, and real estate.

Romain College of Business Degree Requirements

Students seeking a bachelor’s degree with a major from the Romain College of Business must satisfy all business degree requirements and Core 39 requirements listed in the Romain College of Business section of the bulletin.

Business Core for All Business Majors (31 hours)

The following required core courses provide breadth in a college education for business and a foundation for specialization in a major:

CIS 151 - Computer Applications in Business Credits: 3 (1) or
CIS 201 - Business Processes and Information Systems Credits: 3 (2)
ACCT 201 - Accounting Principles I Credits: 3
ACCT 202 - Accounting Principles II Credits: 3
BCOM 231 - Business Communication Credits: 3
BLAW 263 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
ECON 265 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3
FIN 305 - Business Finance Credits: 3
MNGT 305 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
MKTG 305 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
BCOM 401 - Business Career Planning and Professional Development Credits: 1
MNGT 452 - Policy Formulation and Implementation Credits: 3

Note(s):

(1) Required of marketing majors

(2) Required of accounting and professional services, business administration, business education, computer information systems, finance, and management majors

Business Major Requirements (21-33 hours)

Specific upper-division course requirements for the various business majors are listed under each program. These upper-level major course requirements should be completed during the junior and senior years.

Finance Major

Required Courses (12 hours)

FIN 343 - International Finance Credits: 3 or
ECON 343 - International Finance Credits: 3
FIN 361 - Financial Institutions Credits: 3 or
ECON 361 - Money and Banking Credits: 3
FIN 433 - Principles of Investments Credits: 3
FIN 461 - Financial Management Credits: 3

Directed Electives (12 hours)

Six (6) hours of must be FIN courses, to be selected in consultation with an advisor:

FIN 335 - Entrepreneurial Finance Credits: 3
FIN 341 - Risk and Insurance Credits: 3
FIN 345 - Real Estate Principles Credits: 3
FIN 481 - Seminar in Finance Credits: 3
MKTG 313 - Services Marketing Credits: 3
MKTG 344 - Personal Selling Credits: 3
ACCT 303 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 311 - Introduction to Federal Income Taxation Credits: 3
ACCT 461 - Investment Accounting Operations, Regulations, and Compliance Credits: 3
ECON 308 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Credits: 3
ECON 309 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Credits: 3
ECON 331 - Public Economics Credits: 3
ECON 365 - Intermediate Statistics for Business Decisions Credits: 3
CIS 305 - Management Information Systems Credits: 3
DSCI 351 - Introduction to Operations Research Credits: 3