School of Finance, Operations Management and International Business

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Finance

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in finance places major emphasis on three areas of finance: financial management, investments and portfolio management, and financial markets and institutions. The student may select a general program or may structure his or her program around one of these specific areas: corporate finance, energy finance, international finance, or investments and portfolio management. Each course of study prepares students to approach financial decisionmaking by analyzing financial data and market information within a framework of economic theory, and to deal with a wide range of financial problems, including those of business, financial institutions, and governments.

Finance Major Learning Objectives

• Instill in students critical and analytical thinking skills. Measurement: Students in FIN 3003 , Business Finance, will satisfactorily complete a project and/or essay questions on select quizzes as a part of their overall grade. The project or essay questions will require ratio analysis for  comparative purposes.
• Provide all students with the analytical skills necessary to make effective business decisions. Measurement: Students enrolled in FIN 4013 , Planning and Control of Capital Expenditures, will complete case assignments in the areas of capital budget, cost of capital, capital structure, and payout policy.

Programs

• Finance, B.S.B.A.

• Finance Minor
• International Business Minor

• Finance Certificate

Courses

• FIN 2063 Personal Financial Planning and Investing
• FIN 3003 Business Finance
• FIN 3023 Financial Institutions and Markets I
• FIN 3083 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management I
• FIN 4003 Working Capital Management
• FIN 4013 Planning and Control of Capital Expenditures
• FIN 4033 Risk Management
• FIN 4043 Financial Institutions and Markets II
• FIN 4063 International Business Finance
• FIN 4083 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management II
• FIN 4113 Student Investment Fund I
• FIN 4123 Student Investment Fund II
• FIN 4973 Seminar in Finance
• FIN 4991-3 Independent Study

• IB 3013 Comparative Culture and International Business
• IB 4013 Topics in International Business
• IB 4023 Global Energy Decisions
• IB 4503 Internship in International Business
• IB 4973 Seminar in International Business
• IB 4991-3 Independent Study

• QM 2013 Statistics I
• QM 2023 Statistics II
• QM 3023 Operations Management

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