BBA Degree with Emphasis in Finance
The finance curriculum is designed to prepare students for (1) careers in government services, corporate financial management, commercial banking, security analysis, insurance, real estate, and other finance fields, and (2) graduate study. Students are encouraged to meet with faculty advisors as early as possible in order to plan a program which will satisfactorily fulfill their goals.
Learning objectives for the finance concentration:
- demonstrate an understanding of interest rate determination and monetary policy;
- demonstrate an understanding of agency issues in finance;
- calculate and apply present value concepts to financial decisions;
- demonstrate an understanding of the risk-return tradeoff and of insurable risk; and
- analyze accounting information to support financial decisions.
The following courses are required for a major in finance:
Business 374 Principles of Risk and Insurance
Business 483 Investments
Business 488 Financial Management
Economics 485 Money and Banking
Twelve additional upper division elective hours in accounting, business, or economics
Finance Worksheet (valid for catalogs 2004-2009)
Model Program Guide (valid for catalogs 2004-2009)
