Business Administration - Finance Concentration, B.S.
The Finance Concentration is designed to prepare students with the required foundational knowledge for diverse career paths in the financial services industry. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the overall employment in business and financial occupations is projected to grow 7% from 2021 until 2031, resulting in an increase in about 715,000 new jobs. Additionally, 980,200 jobs are expected to be created through attrition (2021). Possible career opportunities include corporate and public finance, investment banking, commercial banking, mutual funds, portfolio management, venture capital, trading, personal finance banking, and regulatory agencies.
Upon completion of the concentration in finance, students will be able to:
- Identify and apply the basic relationship between risk and return and its application in financial asset valuation and investment decisions.
- Conduct financial statement analysis.
- Create financial models to solve real-world business calculations.
- Understand the ethical and legal challenges of business and investment industry.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Department Courses | ||
| ACCT 224 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 225 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BADM 110 | Information Technology for Business | 3 |
| BADM 160 | Management | 3 |
| BADM 170 | Marketing | 3 |
| BADM 201 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BADM 206 | Math Methods in Business and Economics | 3 |
| BADM 342 | Legal and Social Environment of Business | 3 |
| BADM 510 | Seminar in Business Policy | 3 |
| ECON 241 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 242 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 316 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 3 |
| FINC 200 | Introduction to Finance | 3 |
| Finance Concentration Courses | ||
| FINC 300 | Personal Investing | 3 |
| FINC 320 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FINC 341 | Money, Banking and Global Financial Markets | 3 |
| FINC 420 | Business Regulation and Risk | 3 |
| FINC 400 | Introduction to Financial Modeling | 3 |
| Required Writing Course | ||
| COMM 306 | Business Writing and Presentation | 3 |
| Upper-Level Electives | 9 | |
| Financial Reporting I | ||
| Federal Taxation - Individuals | ||
| Federal Taxation - Entities | ||
| Accounting Internship | ||
| International Business | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Independent Study in Business | ||
| Internship in Business | ||
| Business Information Systems | ||
| International Economics | ||
| Managerial Economics | ||
| Sport Finance and Economics | ||
| Managerial Finance | ||
| Total Hours | 66 | |