Finance Major Curriculum

The Finance major requires completion of 32 credit hours of courses in the major.

Required Courses (pre-requisites are noted in parenthesis)

Course

Name

Credit Hrs

22-FIN-401 (22-FIN-380 or 352)

Corporate Finance

4

22-FIN-411 (22-FIN-380 or 352)

Investments

4

22-FIN-421 (22-FIN-380 or 352)

Derivative Markets and Securities

4

22-FIN-431 (22-FIN-380 or 352)

(22-FIN-401 is suggested)

Financial Information and Valuation

4

Finance Elective

4

Finance Elective

4

Finance Elective

4

Finance Elective

4

Finance Electives

Course

Name

Credit Hrs

22-FIN-402 (22-FIN-401)

Raising Capital

2

22-FIN-403 (22-FIN-401, 431)

Mergers and Acquisitions

2

22-FIN-404 (22-FIN-401, 421)

Real Options

4

22-FIN-405 (22-FIN-401, 431)

Cases in Corporate Finance

2

22-FIN-406 (22-FIN-401)

Treasury

2

22-FIN-407 (22-FIN-380 or 352, 22-INTB-380 or 390)

International Finance

4

22-FIN-413 (22-FIN-401, 411, 421)

Portfolio Management

4

22-FIN-414 (22-FIN-401, 411, 421)

Fixed Income

4

22-FIN-452 (22-FIN-401)

Securities Trading

4

22-FIN-453 (22-FIN-401)

Financial Institutions

4

22-FIN-454 (22-FIN-401, 421)

Risk Management

4

If you have already taken:

You will not be allowed to count:

22-FIN-361 Foundations of Finance

22-FIN-401 Corporate Finance

22-FIN-462 Investment Analysis

22-FIN-411 Investments

22-FIN-471 Financial Markets

22-FIN-453 Financial Institutions

22-INTB-464 International Finance

22-FIN-407 International Finance

22-FIN-472 Cases in Finance

22-FIN-405 Cases in Corporate Finance

Course suggestions for specific career paths for Finance Majors;


Finance Career Paths

Corporate Finance

Highly Recommended:

22-FIN-402 Raising Capital (2)

22-FIN-403 Mergers and Acquisitions (2)

22-FIN-404 Real Operations (4)

22-FIN-405 Cases in Corporate Finance (2)

22-FIN-406 Treasury (2)

Suggested:

22-FIN-454 Risk Management (4)

22-FIN-407 International Finance (4)

Investments

Highly Recommended:

22-FIN-413 Portfolio Management (4)

22-FIN-414 Fixed Income (4)

22-FIN-452 Securities Trading (4)

Suggested:

22-FIN-454 Risk Management (4)

Investment Banking

Highly Recommended:

22-FIN-402 Raising Capital (2)

22-FIN-403 Mergers and Acquisitions (2)

22-FIN-404 Real Operations (4)

22-FIN-452 Securities Trading (4)

Suggested:

22-FIN-454 Risk Management (4)

22-FIN-407 International Finance (4)

Commercial Banking and Financial Institutions

Highly Recommended:

22-FIN-453 Financial Institutions (4)

22-FIN-454 Risk Management (4)

22-FIN-414 Fixed Income (4)

Suggested:

22-FIN-406 Treasury (2)

22-FIN-407 International Finance (4)

22-FIN-402 Raising Capital (2)

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