Corporate Finance & Investments

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.

Interested in studying the inter-relationships between the economy and the financial sector? Merrimack recently launched an economics/finance major - a multidisciplinary field offering you a unique opportunity to develop a strong foundation in economics and finance while examining financial markets and the economic system from business and liberal arts perspectives.

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*:

BUS 1100	Introduction to Business
BUS 2203	Accounting for Business
BUS 2205	Principles of Marketing
BUS 2210	Management Information Systems
BUS 2213	Business Statistics
BUS 2215	Managerial Finance
BUS 2220	Operations Management
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)

FIN 3315	Corporate Finance
FIN 3325	Investments
FIN 4431	Applied Corporate Finance
FIN 4433	Portfolio Analysis

 

Concentration Electives (choose two)

FIN 3500 or FIN 3550	Fieldwork in Financial Coaching or Financial and Health Coaching
FIN 4315	Financial Markets and Institutions
FIN 4406	International Financial Management
FIN 4435	Financial Planning
FIN 4900	Special Topics in Finance