The financial management curriculum places emphasis on creating well-rounded, literate entrepreneurs, business professionals, and economists.
The study of business is a vehicle used in obtaining a broad-based, liberal arts education. A strategic viewpoint is adopted where functional areas are interrelated and considered in a larger economic and social context.
An entrepreneurial focus, emphasizing new ventures and family-owned businesses, permeates much of the required coursework.
A moral philosophy of business and economics is routinely presented in the required courses.
Requirements
Note: This represents a general overview of the major and minor. For more information, please consult the current college catalog, or contact the department.
Financial Management Major
In addition to the 31 hours comprising the business core, students majoring in financial management must complete 15 hours in advanced finance coursework and two (2) hours of approved business special topics courses for a total of 48 credit hours.
Financial Management Majors complete all of the following:
- Business 401: Advanced Financial Management
- Business 410: Investments I
- Business 411: Futures and Options Markets
- Business 493: Special Topics
Financial Management Majors complete two (2) of the following courses:
- Business 431: Case Studies in Finance
- Business 432: International Finance
- Business 433: Investments II
- Business 434: Risk Management
- Business 435: New Venture Finance
- Economics 203: Principles of Macroeconomics
- Economics 362: Econometrics
Business Administration Core
The marketing major requires the completion of a common core of business courses in addition to the general College requirements. This core consists of the following courses totaling 31 semester hours:
Sophomore Year
- Business 201: Enterprise In a Commercial Republic
- Economics 202: Principles of Microeconomics
- Economics 206: Business and Economic Statistics
- Accounting 209: Principles of Accounting I
- Accounting 210: Principles of Accounting II
Junior Year
- Business 315: Principles of Marketing
- Business 320: Quantitative Analysis
- Business 326: Leading People and Teams
- Business 330: Financial Management
- Law 320: Business Law I
Senior Year
Business 499: Business Capstone
Financial Management Minor
The financial management minor consists of 18 credit hours and includes:
- Business 201: Enterprise in a Commercial Republic
- Business 330: Financial Management
- Business 493: Special Topics
- Any four (4) courses from the following:
- Accounting 209: Principles of Accounting I
- Business 401: Advanced Financial Management
- Business 410: Investments I
- Business 411: Futures and Options Markets
- Business 431: Case Studies in Finance
- Business 432: International Finance
- Business 433: Investments II
- Business 434: Risk Management
- Business 435: New Venture Finance
- Economics 105: Introduction to Political Economy or
- Economics 202: Principles of Microeconomics