Finance Major (FINJ)

Advisor: Report to department office, 3290 Schneider Hall, for assignment to an advisor.

Major Requirements

In addition to the completion of the curriculum requirements for all students pursuing the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, for which FIN 3200 is required, all finance majors must complete

FIN 3100 - Introduction to Financial Markets Credits: 3 hours
FIN 3450 - Computer Applications in Finance Credits: 3 hours
FIN 3510 - Investment Analysis Credits: 3 hours

The remaining twelve hours

The remaining twelve hours shall be selected from Finance courses in the curriculum, in consultation with an advisor from the Finance faculty.

Baccalaureate Writing Requirement

The following course meets the baccalaureate writing requirement for the major:

BUS 3700 - Integrated Communication in Business Credits: 3 hours

The advanced ECON requirement

The advanced ECON requirement may be met by taking one of the following:

ECON 3100 - Labor Economics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3190 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3870 - Studies in Asian Economies Credits: 3 hours
ECON 4000 - Managerial Economics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 4030 - Intermediate Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
or
ECON 4060 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 3 hours

Advanced Courses

Proper sequencing of advanced courses allows a student in finance to study:

Financial Management

Two other advisor-approved FIN courses

FIN 4250 - Short Term Financial Management Credits: 3 hours
FIN 4260 - Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice Credits: 3 hours

Investments

Three other advisor-approved FIN courses

FIN 4530 - Securities Analysis Credits: 3 hours

Financial Markets

Two other advisor-approved FIN courses

FIN 4120 - Global Financial Markets Credits: 3 hours
FIN 4140 - Management of Financial Institutions Credits: 3 hours