Economics
Requirements for the Major in Finance
The major requires successful completion of the following1:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 201 | Microeconomic Theory | 4 |
| ECON 202 | Macroeconomic Theory | 4 |
| FINC 201 | Corporate Finance | 4 |
| FINC 301 | Investments | 4 |
| FINC 410 | Advanced Security Analysis | 4 |
| MATH 101 | Calculus I | 4 |
| or MATH 102 | Calculus II | |
| PHIL 232 | Business Ethics | 4 |
| STAT 214 | Statistical Modeling | 4 |
| or ECON 333 | Econometrics | |
| Electives: Choose three courses from the lists below including at least two from Group A | 12 | |
Group A | ||
| Public Finance and Fiscal Policy | ||
| International Finance | ||
| Derivatives and Fixed Income Securities | ||
| Financial Modeling | ||
| Real Estate Finance | ||
Group B | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Industrial Organization and Public Policy | ||
| Analysis of Economic Decisions | ||
| Behavioral Economics | ||
| Growth Theory | ||
| Energy Economics | ||
| Game Theory | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 44 | |
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Requirements | ||
| A comprehensive examination 2 | ||
| 1 | Students may not declare a double major in Economics and Finance. |
| 2 | All Finance majors are required to pass a written comprehensive exam. Each student will have to answer theoretical and applied questions. |