Finance
 

Finance

Finance
BS
Hours64 Credit Hours
LEPLimited Enrollment Program of 175 Students.
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MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

requirement 1 Complete 3 courses
Prerequisite Courses
ACC 200 - Principles of Accounting 3.0
FIN 201 - Principles of Finance 3.0
MKTG 201 - Marketing Management 3.0
Apply and be formally accepted into the program.
requirement 2 Complete 4 courses
Required courses. May be completed before admission to the major.
ECON 110 - Economic Principles and Problems 3.0
IS 110 - Spreadsheet Skills and Business Analysis 1.0
MATH 118 - Finite Mathematics 3.0
STAT 121 - Principles of Statistics 3.0
requirement 3 Complete 1 course
MATH 112 - Calculus 1 4.0
MATH 116 - Essentials of Calculus 1.0
requirement 4 Complete 6 courses
Complete the following Finance core courses during the first year in the major:
ACC 305 - Principles of Accounting 2 3.0
FIN 320 - Finance Career Orientation and Planning 0.5
FIN 321 - Finance Mentor Program 0.5
FIN 401 - Advanced Financial Management 3.0
FIN 410 - Investments 3.0
FIN 453 - Money, Banking, and Business 3.0
Note: Acc 310 is an acceptable substitute for Acc 305.
requirement 5 Complete 3 courses
May be completed before or after acceptance into major.
ACC 241 - Business Law in the Environment 3.0
IS 201 - Introduction to Management Information Systems 3.0
M COM 320 - Communication in Organizational Settings 3.0
requirement 6 Complete 1 course
FIN 411 - Financial Derivatives 3.0
requirement 7 Complete 5 courses
Complete the following Business Core courses:
GSCM 200 - Introduction to Global Supply Chain Management 1.5
GSCM 300 - Introduction to Operations Management 1.5
HRM 391 - Organizational Effectiveness 3.0
MSB 390 - Ethics for Management 3.0
STRAT 392 - Strategy and Economics 3.0
requirement 8 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
Note: If FIN 415R is chosen, it must be taken for 1.5 credit hours in Fall and 1.5 credit hours in Winter. FIN 409 must be taken prior to FIN 415R.
ACC 440 - Corporate Financial Reporting 3.0
FIN 413 - Real Estate Finance and Investment 3.0
FIN 414 - Real Estate Development 3.0
FIN 415R - Portfolio Management 1.5
You may take up to 3 credit hours.
FIN 417 - Advanced Financial and Strategic Analysis 3.0
FIN 420 - Fixed Income Analysis 3.0
FIN 425 - Private Equity and Venture Capital 3.0
FIN 432 - International Corporate Finance 3.0
IS 515 - Spreadsheets for Business Analysis 3.0
IS 520 - Business Programming and Spreadsheet Automation 3.0
MBA 521 - Global Treasury Management 3.0
STRAT 391 - Strategy and Organization 3.0
requirement 9 Complete 1 course
ENT 381 - Entrepreneurship Lecture Series 1.0
ENT 382 - Technology Entrepreneurship Lecture Series 1.0
MSB 380 - Executive Lectures 1.0
requirement 10
Complete Marriott School exit survey online.
Program Outcomes: 

Analyze Financial Data

Acquire, interpret, and analyze accounting, economic, and financial data to facilitate decision making in corporate and investment environments in both personal and professional settings.

Calculate/Interpret Metrics

Make and effectively communicate sound and ethical financial decisions by calculating and interpreting standard financial-decision metrics such as NPV, IRR, duration, Sharpe Ratio, YTM, and OAS.

Perform Estimation/Optimization Procedures

Use standard data resources and software (such as Excel) to model asset valuation, construct optimal portfolios, and perform other useful estimation or optimization procedures.

Understand and Manage Risk

Understand and quantify risk, make sound and ethical financial decisions in a risky environment, and design financial strategies for managing business risks.