Major in Finance: Business Finance Concentration

Students who choose the Business Finance concentration must include FIN 3810, FIN 4010, FIN 4110, FIN 4810, FIN 4860, 6 hours of Finance electives, and 3 hours of Economics and Finance electives.

FIN 3810 Investments. Three credits. Prerequisite: FIN 3010. Introductory survey course focusing on investment markets and instruments. Emphasis on security characteristics, analysis, and valuation.

FIN 4010 Intermediate Financial Management. Three credits. Prerequisites: FIN 3010 with a minimum grade of C (2.00); MATH 1810 or 1910; QM 3620. Reviews and extends the basics of risk, valuation, and the creation of wealth. Explores capital budgeting, capital structure, and their interactions.

FIN 4110 Managerial Finance. Three credits. Prerequisite: FIN 3010 with a minimum grade of C (2.00). A case course emphasizing the financial aspects of management. Topics include financial statement analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting, and cost of capital.

FIN 4810 Portfolio Theory and Management. Three credits. Prerequisites: FIN 3810; MATH 1810 or 1910; QM 3620. Rigorous development of investment theory from its origins to current extensions and alternatives. Emphasis on investor rationality, efficient portfolio selection, capital asset pricing and options valuation models, and market efficiency.

FIN 4860 International Financial Management. Three credits. Prerequisite: FIN 3010 with a minimum grade of C (2.00). International capital markets, exchange rate exposure, risk management, and other multinational finance issues. Essential not only for United States exporters, but also for those facing competition from abroad.