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Finance

About the Finance Concentration

The Bachelor of Science in Management degree, with a concentration in Finance, is designed to focus on finance theory and practice. Throughout the program, students will gain the necessary skills to identify, measure, analyze, communicate, and interpret financial information. The field of finance offers a variety of career choices that include, but are not limited to: positions in investment accounting, financial analysis, corporate finance, portfolio management, and risk management

Core Courses

AC121 Financial Accounting

AC122 Managerial Accounting

FI201 Principles of Business Finance

FI230 Corporate Finance

FI301 Investments

FI315 International Finance

FI420 Risk Management

LA204 Business Law

MG201 Principles of Management

MG202 Human Resource Management

MG303 Managerial Communications

MG304 Leadership and Ethics

MG315 International Management

MG321 Organizational Behavior

MG335 Operations Management

MG390 Management Internship

MG441 Business Policy and Strategic Management

MK201 Principles of Marketing

Program Elective (2)

Total Credits: 60

General Education Requirements

CM105 Public Speaking

CS101 Computer Concepts and Applications

CS245 Management Application and Information Systems

EC101 Macroeconomics

EC102 Microeconomics

EN101 English I

EN102 English II

IS105 Common Experience

IS220 Preparation for Careers and Life after College

MA107/ MA118 College Algebra/ Mathematical Foundations for Business

MA121 Basic Statistics

PS101 Introduction to Psychology

English Elective

Free Elective (4)

Humanities Elective

Science Elective

Social Sciences Elective (2)

Total Credits: 60

Learning Outcomes

In addition to the learning outcomes in the Bachelor of Science in Management, students within the Finance concentration will also achieve the following concentration-specific learning objectives:

Demonstrate knowledge of financial theories within the primary areas of finance
Demonstrate the ability to organize, analyze and interpret quantitative and financial data
Display the ability to apply financial information to recommend and justify solutions to financial problems
Understand the effect of global influences on the financial decision making process

Finance Career Track

Graduates with a finance concentration can obtain positions in financial services and banking. The Finance concentration also prepares graduates for jobs in other settings, including: corporate positions such as support analyst, cash analyst, financial analyst, credit analyst, risk analyst or treasury manager; government positions including budget analyst and collateral analyst; non-profit positions such as financial analyst, director of finance and program manager. In addition, graduates may pursue post-graduate financial securities licenses for securities sales and certification as a financial analyst as well as advanced degrees in finance which offer opportunities in academia such as vice president of finance and administration and finance professor.

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Program Snapshot

Credits: 120

Learning Format: On Campus

Semester Length: 15 weeks
Typical Time to Completion:

4 years

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