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Finance
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The finance major prepares students for professional positions in financial institutions, including commercial, investment, and savings banks; brokerage firms; insurance companies; investment advisory services; and finance companies. Students will also be well prepared to enter the finance departments of nonfinancial corporations, nonprofit institutions, and governmental agencies.
Students who are planning on future graduate study in finance or business are strongly recommended to include advanced courses in mathematics, statistics, and econometrics in their undergraduate programs.
Program Learning Goals
Corporate Finance | Students will develop an understanding of the key concepts of time value of money, corporate finance models for project valuation, and basic capital structure and dividend theory. |
Investments | Students will be able to define and calculate standard risk and return measures, value simple equity and bonds securities, and explain the modern portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model. |
Derivatives | Students will understand the basic applications of derivatives in investments and corporate finance and will be able to discuss the characteristics of derivative products. |
Data Analysis | Students will be able to analyze data and estimate models for project valuation to support business decisions |