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< College of Commerce and Business Administration
Curriculum in Finance
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Finance
The field of finance is primarily concerned with the acquisition and management of funds by business firms, governments, and individuals. A business seeks financial advice when considering the purchase of new equipment, the expansion of present facilities, or the raising of additional funds. Determining the value of financial and real assets and derivatives is a key activity in finance.
As the study of finance is designed to provide the student with both the theoretical background and the analytical tools required to make effective judgments in finance, many students select careers in business financial management, commercial and investment banking, investments, government finance, insurance, and real estate.
HOURS REQUIRED COURSEs 3 FIN 300-Financial Markets (Prerequisite: FIN 254; C S 105 or electronic spreadsheet competency) 9 Three additional finance courses must be taken. Any finance course except FIN 199 is eligible to satisfy this requirement. See Career Tracks below, or talk to an adviser for other options. 3 Major elective. Choose one of the following: ACCY 301-Accounting Measurement & Disclosure (Prerequisite: ACCY 202) ACCY 302-Decision Making for Accountancy (Prerequisite: ACCY 202) ACCY 303-Accounting Institutions and Regulation (Prerequisite: ACCY 301 or consent of instructor) ACCY 304-Accounting Control Systems (Prerequisite: ACCY 301 and 302 or consent of instructor) ACCY 310-Financial Accounting Reporting Standards (Prerequisite: ACCY 303 or consent of instructor) ACCY 312-Taxation Rules and Regulations (Prerequisite: ACCY 202) B ADM 274-Operations Research (Prerequisite: ECON 173 or consent of instructor) CEE 216-Construction Engineering (Prerequisite: CEE 292; credit or concurrent registration in C S 101 and CEE 293) Economics: any 200- or 300-level course excluding ECON 300 G E 288 or G E 292 GEOG 383-Urban Geography Mathematics or statistics: any course above the minimum mathematics or statistics requirement of the college. Other courses as recommended by the Department of Finance faculty and approved by the Department of Finance chairperson.* Discovery courses
ADVISING NOTES:
-Courses taken to fulfill major requirements may not be taken on a credit-no credit basis.
-It is recommended that finance majors take twelve to fifteen hours of accounting. ACCY 201 and 202 are required. However, many employers look favorably upon additional accounting courses. It is possible to earn enough hours to take the CPA exam. For those interested in financial reporting, we suggest ACCY 301 as the next course of choice; should you wish to take additional courses beyond ACCY 301, we would recommend ACCY 303, followed by ACCY 310. For those interested in managerial control and decision making, we would recommend ACCY 301 and 302,
followed by ACCY 304, followed by ACCY 312.
-Career tracks: No specific courses are required. It is possible, though, to select courses to match areas of interest. Possible combinations include:
Corporate finance: FIN 301, 321, 322, 324 and 364; ACCY 301/303 or 301/302/304, 312; B ADM 274
Investments: FIN 361, 362, 372, 384, 321 or 322, 301 or 364; ACCY 301, 303, 310, 312; ECON 301
Financial institutions and markets: FIN 301, 321, 343, 361, 364, 388; ACCY 301, 303, 310, 312; ECON 214, 301, 328, 329, 357
Insurance and risk management: FIN 260, 262, 341, 343, 345, 360, 321; B ADM 303, 274; ECON 214, 301, 371
Real estate and urban economics: FIN 264, 382, 384, 386, 388, 390; ACCY312, ARCH 301, CE 216, ECON 360, GEOG 383
-Typical seasonal offerings:
Fall: FIN 260, 382, 386, 390
Spring: FIN 341, 343, 384, 388
Once a year (semester depends on faculty availability): FIN, 345, 360, 372
Teacher Education Minor in Economics
Hours Required Courses 4-6 ECON 102 and 103 (or ECON 101) 6 ECON 300 and 301 3 ECON 172 or equivalent work in statistics (ECON 173 is recommended but not required) 12 Twelve additional hours in economics. Choose at least one course in each of the following areas: History, History of Thought, Comparative Systems 3 ECON 236-American Economic History 3 ECON 238-European Economic History 3 ECON 255-Comparative Economic Systems 3 ECON 306-History of Economic Thought 3 ECON 357-The Russian Economy 3 ECON 358-The Economy of China 3 ECON 359-The Israeli Economy Public Sector, Labor 3 ECON 214-Introduction to Public Finance 3 ECON 240-Labor Problems 3 ECON 245-Women in the Labor Market 3 ECON 303-Macroeconomic Policy 3 ECON 313-Economics of Consumption 3 ECON 314-Public Sector Economics 3 ECON 315-The Economics of Poverty and Income Maintenance 3 ECON 341-Economics of Labor Markets 3 ECON 343-Unions, Bargaining, and Public Policy 3 ECON 345-Economics of Human Resources 3 ECON 346-Family Economics 3 ECON 360-Regional Economics 3 ECON 361-Urban Economics 3 ECON 380-Industrial Competition and Monopoly 3 ECON 381-Government Regulation of Economic Activity 3 ECON 383-Health Economics 3 ECON 388-Law and Economics International, Development 3 ECON 328-International Economics 3 ECON 329-Contemporary Issues in the International Economy 3 ECON 350-The Developing Economies 3 ECON 351-The Development of the Japanese Economy 3 ECON 352-Economic Development in Latin America 3 ECON 353-Economic Development in India and Southeast Asia 3 ECON 354-Economic Development of Tropical Africa 27 Minimum total11. Minimum of 25 hours if ECON 101 is taken.