Finance Concentration
Business professionals adept at applying complex economic and accounting concepts in decision-making are in great demand. Managerial decisions in organizations, as well as timely analyses of investment alternatives, require input from financially educated professionals. The finance concentration prepares managers for successful interaction in either the managerial or investment function. Topics in many of the finance courses assist students in preparation for the CFA exam. Students also may elect to earn Bloomberg™ certification and receive on-campus Bloomberg training.
Concentration Requirements
Decision Analysis Elective (4 credit hours):
| FIN 617 | Analytics in Finance | 4 |
| or | |
| FIN 645 | Advanced Portfolio Management | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Two of the following:
Note: If
FIN 617 is chosen as the Decision Analysis Elective from above, it does not also count towards the required two courses below.
| FIN 616 | Corporate Finance and Valuation | 4 |
| FIN 617 | Analytics in Finance | 4 |
| FIN 630 | International Finance | 4 |
| FIN 640 | Investment Portfolio Management | 4 |
| FIN 645 | Advanced Portfolio Management | 4 |
| FIN 650 | Venture Capital and Alternative Investments | 4 |
| FIN 670 | Financial Markets and Derivatives | 4 |
| FIN 677 | Disruptive Innovations in FinTech | 4 |
| FIN 688 | Machine Learning for Finance | 4 |
| FIN 695 | Special Topics in Finance | 4 |
| FIN 699 | Independent Study in Finance | 1-4 |
FIN 630, 640, 645, 670: These courses have integrated the CFA® curriculum as provided by the CFA Institute and are based on the CFA Candidate Body of Knowledge.
Total Credit Hours: 12