The finance curriculum is designed to provide you with a core body of knowledge consisting of principles, tools and techniques that you will need as you start your finance career, and a set of electives designed to prepare you for the career of your choice.
This core body of financial knowledge is covered in six required courses (17 credit hours):
- FINAN 450: Principles of Finance
- FINAN 453: Careers in Finance
- FINAN 510: Debt Securities & Markets
- FINAN 520: Equity Securities & Markets
- FINAN 575: Intermediate Finance
- FINAN 675: Cases in Finance
We also offer a broad range of electives to choose from. These electives are designed to prepare you for the career of your choice and are grouped by option. Finance majors choose one (or more) of the following three options, and within each option, chose two elective courses (6 credit hours):
1. Financial Management: option provides skills for the analysis, evaluation, and reporting of financial information. These activities are ultimately used in managerial decision making by a variety of businesses and regulatory agencies. This option is for graduates who wish to pursue a career as a financial manager or analyst. Electives available under this option include international financial management, security and portfolio analysis, and derivative securities and markets.
2. Financial Controllership: This option is designed for students interested in financial management with an additional emphasis in accounting. This option is especially suited for students targeting employment within a firm’s treasury or controllership division. Finance majors in this option choose accounting elective courses in the areas of taxation, financial reporting, and managerial reporting.
3. Financial Services: This option provides a broad knowledge of financial markets, institutions, and services. It prepares you for providing financial products and services to the consumer. Graduates with this option generally seek careers in commercial banking, consumer lending, brokerage services, portfolio management, financial planning, insurance, or real estate. We offer electives in commercial banking, insurance, real estate, financial planning, and security and portfolio analysis to students electing this option.
