Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance
Total Semester Credit Hours = 120
Professional opportunities in the field of finance include careers in financial services such as investment portfolio managers, energy risk managers, banking officers, 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:
- Understand the organizational environment and related agency issues within which financial managers operate.
- Analyze financial statement data for an enterprise to assess liquidity, asset utilization, debt management, profitability, and rewards of ownership.
- Estimate fund requirements for an enterprise.
- Recognize the structure and functioning of financial markets.
- Differentiate between the risks, costs, and availability of various methods used to acquire short-term and long-term funds.
- Understand the critical variables determining the cost of capital.
- Measure the risk and return associated with various asset alternatives, and choose between competing investment options.
- Incorporate quantitative decision skills and the use of the computer in solving financial problems.
- Recognize major evolving issues in finance.
Track/Concentration
The BBA with a major in Finance has two tracks/concentrations: Investment Management and Energy Risk Management. Student must select their track/concentration before their junior year.
Core Curriculum (9 hours)
Area of Concentration (9 hours)
Investment Management
Energy Risk Management
Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for Finance
Freshman Year
First Semester (15 hrs.)
| ENGL 1301 | College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301] | |
| HIST 1301 | United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301] | |
| MATH 1332 | Math for Liberal Arts Majors I [TCCN: MATH 1332] | |
| COSC 1307 | Introduction to Information Systems Software [TCCN: BCIS 1305] | |
| | Life and Physical Sciences (3 hrs.) | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
| HIST 1302 | United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302] | |
| SPCM 1315 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication [TCCN: SPCH 1315] | |
| MATH 1342 | Statistics [TCCN: MATH 1342] | |
| MANA 1300 | Introduction to Business [TCCN: BUSI 1301] | |
| | Life and Physical Sciences (3 hrs.) | |
Sophomore Year
First Semester (15 hrs.)
| POLS 2305 | Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305] | |
| ECON 2301 | Principles of Macroeconomics [TCCN: ECON 2301] | |
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Financial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2301] | |
| MANA 3300 | Critical and Analytical Thinking in Business | |
| | Language, Philosophy and Culture (3 hrs.) | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
| POLS 2306 | Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306] | |
| ECON 2302 | Principles of Microeconomics [TCCN: ECON 2302] | |
| MANA 3311 | Fundamentals of Management | |
| ACCT 2302 | Principles of Managerial Accounting [TCCN: ACCT 2302] | |
| ENGL 1302 | College Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302] | |
Junior Year
First Semester (15 hrs.)
| FINA 3311 | Principles of Finance | |
| MANA 3370 | Business Writing and Oral Presentations | |
| FINA 3330 | Investments | |
| FINA Concentration | |
| Upper-level CBT Elective (3 hrs.) | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
Senior Year
First Semester (15 hrs.)
| FINA Concentration | |
| BLAW 3301 | Business Law and Social Responsibility | |
| COSC 3333 | Management Information Systems | |
| Upper-level CBT Elective (3 hrs.) | |
| Upper-level elective (3 hrs.) | |
Second Semester (15 hrs.)
| MANA 4395 | Strategic Management | |
| FINA 4330 | Security Analysis and Portfolio Management | |
| FINA Concentration | |
| Upper-level elective (3 hrs.) | |
| Elective (3 hrs.) | |