A concentration in finance prepares a student for further study in financial theories and financial analysis and career options in financial analysis, reporting, and markets. Students interested in banking or financial analyst careers should consider a finance concentration. In addition to the common core, a student declaring a concentration in finance must take three additional courses and one departmental elective.
Requirements for a Major in Business (Finance Concentration)
Bachelor of Arts
Core Requirements for a Major in Business
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| MATH 111 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| or MATH 113 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| CSCI 106 | Exploring Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| ECON 201 & ECON 202 | Principles of Economics-Micro and Principles of Economics-Macro | 6 |
| ACCT 221 & ACCT 222 | Accounting I and Accounting II | 6 |
| BUSN 111 | Foundations in Business 1 | 3 |
| BUSN 313 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUSN 336 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUSN 343 | Operations Management | 3 |
| BUSN 350 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
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This course is a prerequisite for BUSN 313 Organizational Behavior, BUSN 343 Operations Management and BUSN 350 Principles of Marketing.
Requirements for a Concentration in Finance
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUSN 337 | Intermediate Financial Management | 3 |
| Select two of the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Intermediate Accounting II | ||
| Financial Investigations /Forensic Accounting | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Select one additional ACCT, BUSN, or ECON course at the 200 level or higher | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
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Appropriate Special Topics or other courses may be substituted with departmental approval.
Students considering graduate studies in business are strongly encouraged to complete MATH 131.