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Finance Curriculum

 

Sample Degree Plan

Flexible BBA

The Flexible BBA is a unique option for College of Business students to double major in economics, finance, marketing or management with few to no additional courses. Cases vary by student, be sure to meet with your advisor for details. 

Business Core Courses

To assure a minimum level of competence in all functional areas of business, the College of Business requires each Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) student to complete the 48 credit hours of business core courses as outlined in the course catalog.

Accounting

Financial accounting processes
Analyzing and recording transactions
Preparing financial statements

Introduction to Business & Professional Development

Business concepts and careers
Introduction to the major functiona areas of business
Resume, cover letter, and networking skills

Economics

Analysis of supply and demand
Examining roles of governmental spending and taxation
Consumer behavior and the behavior of firms
Government's role in a market economy

Informatics

Techniques and tools used in spreadsheets

Finance

Time value of money, security valuation, capital investment analysis
Cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policy

Management

Business statistics
Legal environment of organizations
Organizational behavior
Operations management

Marketing

Introduction to marketing's function in business
Analysis of product, pricing, promotion, and distribution

Major Requirements

Students will then round-out their finance degree with a variety of finance-specific courses in addition to a number of upper-division finance and business elective courses.