The role of people trained in finance is expanding rapidly within the business world. Changes on the financial scene—rising securities prices, fluctuating inflation, currency values and interest rates, and globalization of markets—have created an awareness that financial knowledge is essential to the effective management of business firms and many other types of organizations.
Finance is the management of real and monetary assets for businesses, financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, governments, and individuals. Finance courses draw on accounting principles, economic theory, and quantitative methods. These courses develop methods to direct the way capital is acquired and managed. Students are exposed to economic and financial systems and how they operate. They also are given an opportunity to analyze economic trends and indicators and to apply this analysis to financial decision making.
Students may specialize in one or more of the following areas: corporate finance, investment management and analysis, risk management, and real estate. The program is designed to prepare students for careers in corporate financial management, security analysis, investment management, security or insurance brokerage, credit management, and risk management with corporations, banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions.
Concentration in Finance
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| FINA 3301 | Corporate Finance | 4 |
| or FINA 3303 | Investments | |
| Electives | ||
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| Impact Investing and Social Finance | ||
or FINA 2720 | Sustainability in the Business Environment | |
| Fintech and Financial Innovation | ||
| Corporate Finance (if not selected as a required course) | ||
| Investments (if not selected as a required course) | ||
| Portfolio Management | ||
| Behavioral Finance | ||
| Working Capital Management | ||
| Issues in Corporate Governance | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Emerging Financial Markets | ||
| Blockchain Applications in Finance | ||
| Applied Financial Econometrics | ||
| Financial Modeling | ||
| Financial Data Analytics | ||
| Machine Learning in Finance | ||
| Valuation and Value Creation | ||
| Personal Financial Planning | ||
| Mergers and Acquisitions | ||
| Financial Risk Management | ||
| Investment Banking | ||
| Real Estate Finance | ||
| Credit Analysis | ||
| Core Topics in Alternative Investments | ||
| Turnaround Management | ||
| Fixed-Income Securities | ||
| Advanced Financial Strategy | ||
| Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity | ||
| Special Topics in Finance | ||