Finance

Technological changes in the workplace have dramatically changed what employers expect of new college graduates. Students wishing to pursue a career in finance must be able to answer job interview questions about capital structure, the CAPM, regression analysis, forecasting, and stock market efficiency. Finance professionals are assumed to know how to work with financial models using Excel and VBA. The BBA degree in finance will help you master the skills investment banks, commercial banks, consulting firms, and other businesses desiring financial expertise demand of their employees. Students who choose the finance major will gain an understanding of the basic concepts involved in financial decision-making. The curriculum provides students with opportunities to practice what is taught through real-world applications based on spreadsheet modeling, forecasting, regression analysis, and firm valuation. The major prepares students for future graduate study in business, as well as equipping them to gain the business experience necessary to pursue a graduate degree.

Students choosing the Corporate Finance Concentration take three core courses in finance, which provide them with the essential skills needed to pursue careers in finance, and then choose among a wide set of electives that range from studying options and futures markets to international finance to multinational corporations. This concentration prepares students for such positions as financial service representative or financial manager.