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Meet Your Concentration
Finance, the study of money management, is the engine that powers all meaningful investments — how businesses raise and invest capital, how individuals invest their assets, and how markets function.
In the concentration in corporate finance and investments, you’ll utilize analytic skills to project earnings and conduct valuations, construct and manage portfolios, and assess an organization’s assets and liabilities to identify opportunities for global business growth.
What You’ll Learn
By concentrating in corporate finance and investments, you will:
- Examine the key principles that underlie the investment and valuation process.
- Strengthen your analytical, problem-solving, and spreadsheet programming and projection skills.
- Deepen your understanding of the dynamic global marketplace.
- Access trading simulations and real-time market information through the Girard School of Business’ Mucci Capital Markets Lab, which houses 20 Bloomberg terminals.
Hands-on Learning
You’ll have the opportunity to take part in semester-long internships. It’s your chance to gain firsthand insights into the financial marketplace and get a leg up on the job market at places like Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, and State Street Corporation. Bonus? Become a member of the Merrimack Financial Group to increase your investment industry insight and professional-networking circle through specialized events.
Career Options
With a background in corporate finance, investments, and portfolio analysis, and by training in the Girard School of Business’ Mucci Capital Markets Lab, you can become Bloomberg certified and be prepared for a solid career in finance. Positions may include:
- Credit analyst
- Financial analyst
- Financial planner
- Investment banker
- Mortgage analyst
- Portfolio manager
- Research analyst
- Securities analyst
- Securities broker
- FX, equity and fixed-income trader
What You’ll Take
Business Requirements
All business administration majors must satisfy the college’s general education requirements and the following business requirements*:
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BUS 1100 |
Introduction to Business |
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BUS 2203 |
Accounting for Business |
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BUS 2205 |
Principles of Marketing |
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BUS 2210 |
Management Information Systems |
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BUS 2213 |
Business Statistics |
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BUS 2215 |
Managerial Finance |
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BUS 2220 |
Operations Management |
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BUS 4402W |
Strategic Analysis and Decision-Making |
* ECO 1203 and MTH 1003 or MTH 1115 are prerequisite courses that must be completed by all business administration majors.
Concentration Core (complete all four)
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FIN 3315 |
Corporate Finance |
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FIN 3325 |
Investments |
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FIN 4431 |
Applied Corporate Finance |
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FIN 4433 |
Portfolio Analysis |
Concentration Electives (choose two)
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FIN 3500 or FIN 3550 |
Fieldwork in Financial Coaching or Financial and Health Coaching |
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FIN 4315 |
Financial Markets and Institutions |
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FIN 4406 |
International Financial Management |
| FIN 4435 |
Financial Planning |
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FIN 4900 |
Special Topics in Finance |