Finance Concentration

The finance concentration requires four units minimum chosen from finance courses beyond FIN 360. A maximum of six units can be taken in any area of concentration. The finance concentration offers optional curriculum tracks. Tracks are suggested courses of study. A specific track is not required to concentrate in finance.

Finance Concentration Program Tracks (suggested courses and sequences):

CFA Track (Emphasis on Investments and Securities)

  • FIN 366 Investments
  • FIN 462 International Financial Management
  • FIN 466 Fixed Income and Derivative Securities
  • FIN 467 Portfolio Management and Analysis
  • FIN 468 Student Managed Investment Fund (Senior Year)

Suggested Supporting Courses:

  • ACCT 301-302 Intermediate Financial Accounting or ACCT 320 Financial Statement Analysis
  • ECON 200 The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets
  • FIN 461 Cases and Financial Modeling

Corporate Finance Track (Emphasis on Corporate Finance/Cash Management)

  • FIN 366 Investments
  • FIN 361 Corporate Finance
  • FIN 461 Cases and Financial Modeling
  • FIN 462 International Financial Management
  • FIN 464 Essentials of Cash Management

Suggested Supporting Courses:

  • ACCT 301-302 Intermediate Financial Accounting or ACCT 320 Financial Statement Analysis
  • ECON 200 The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets
  • FIN 363 Risk Management and Insurance

NOTES:

  1. Finance 360 is a prerequisite for all courses listed above.
  2. Program tracks do not affect the finance concentration requirements of the B.S.B.A. degree.
  3. IB students taking Finance 462 and concentrating in finance need only three additional units in finance courses.
  4. FIN 366, FIN 361, and FIN 363 are available to Juniors (after taking FIN 360), but all other courses are Senior Level courses.

Special Opportunities and Graduate Work Preparation
Students are encouraged to speak to their academic advisors about special opportunities in programs such as the Student Managed Investment Fund, Chartered Financial Analyst Student Program, Federal Reserve Challenge, and Finance Society.

Students interested in graduate work should consider taking ECON 340 Econometrics. In addition, a Math minor or a combination of MATH 212 Calculus II; MATH 235 Multivariate Calculus; MATH 245 Linear Algebra; MATH 329 Probability; and MATH 330 Mathematical Statistics would be especially helpful for students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in finance.