Requirements for the Major in Finance

The major requires successful completion of the following¹:

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Course Requirements
ECON 201	Microeconomic Theory	4
ECON 202	Macroeconomic Theory	4
ECON 233	Applied Econometrics	4
FINC 201	Corporate Finance	4
FINC 301	Investments	4
FINC 410	Advanced Security Analysis	4
PHIL 232	Business Ethics	4
Select one of the following:		4
MATH 101	Calculus I
MATH 102	Calculus II
MATH 207	Multidimensional Calculus
PHIL 232	Business Ethics	4
Select three courses from the following two groups with at least one course from Group A:		12
Group A
FINC 302	Derivatives and Fixed Income Securities
FINC 305	Financial Modeling
Group B
ECON 301	Money and Banking
ECON 315	Industrial Organization and Public Policy
ECON 320	Behavioral Economics
ECON 326	Growth Theory
ECON 336	Energy Economics
ECON 341	Game Theory
ECON 344	International Finance
FINC 304	Entrepreneurial Finance
FINC 310	Real Estate Finance
Total Semester Hours		48

Course List

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.

Student Learning Outcomes

A student majoring in Finance will

1.  Demonstrate knowledge of foundational concepts and theories used in economics and finance
2. Apply principles of quantitative analysis to financial investments
3. Integrate knowledge from various courses across the finance curriculum
4. Communicate effectively in written form
5. Communicate effectively in oral form