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Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

Total Semester Credit Hours = 120

Professional opportunities in the field of finance can lead to careers in financial services such as banking officers, investment portfolio managers, corporate treasurers, and financial planners. Finance professionals are in high demand by corporations, nonprofit organizations and government agencies at all levels. The corporate finance career path can lead to very responsible positions, including vice president for finance or president of the firm. A finance major is excellent preparation for graduate school in business (e.g. MBA) and law school.

Objectives

Students completing the finance major should be able to:

  1. Understand the organizational environment and related agency issues within which financial managers operate.
  2. Analyze financial statement data for an enterprise to assess liquidity, asset utilization, debt management, profitability, and rewards of ownership.
  3. Estimate fund requirements for an enterprise.
  4. Recognize the structure and functioning of financial markets.
  5. Differentiate between the risks, costs, and availability of various methods used to acquire short-term and long-term funds.
  6. Understand the critical variables determining the cost of capital.
  7. Measure the risk and return associated with various asset alternatives, and choose between competing investment options.
  8. Incorporate quantitative decision skills and the use of the computer in solving financial problems.
  9. Recognize major evolving issues in finance.

Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for Finance

Freshman Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

ENGL 1301College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301]
HIST 1301United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301]
MATH 1332Math for Liberal Arts Majors I
COSC 1307Introduction to Information Systems Software [TCCN: BCIS 1305]

Life and Physical Science (3 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

HIST 1302United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302]
SPCM 1315Fundamentals of Speech Communication [TCCN: SPCH 1315]
MATH 1342Statistics [TCCN: MATH 1342]
MANA 1300Introduction to Business [TCCN: BUSI 1301]

Life and Physical Science (3 hrs.)

Sophomore Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

POLS 2305Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305]
ECON 2301Principles of Macroeconomics [TCCN: ECON 2301]
ACCT 2301Principles of Financial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2301]
MANA 3300Critical and Analytical Thinking in Business

Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

POLS 2306Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306]
ECON 2302Principles of Microeconomics [TCCN: ECON 2302]
MANA 3311Fundamentals of Management
ACCT 2302Principles of Managerial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2302]
ENGL 1302College Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302]

 

Junior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

FINA 3311Principles of Finance
MANA 3370Business Writing and Oral Presentations
FINA 3330Investments
COSC 3333Management Information Systems

Upper-level CBT Elective (3 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

FINA 4340Managerial Finance
MANA 3305Operations Management
MARK 3311Principles of Marketing
MANA 3170How to Get a Job
MANA 3312International Business

Elective (2 hrs.)

Senior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

FINA 4310Management of Financial Institutions
BLAW 3301Business Law and Social Responsibility
FINA 4390Case Studies in Finance

Upper-level CBT Elective (3 hrs.)

Upper-level Elective (3 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

MANA 4395Strategic Management
FINA 4330Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
FINA 4350International Finance

Upper-level Elective (3 hrs.)

Creative Arts (3 hrs.)

Note: Total hours must equal at least 120