2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Dec 04, 2024

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived]

Financial Services Major

(72 credits)

The financial services major requires all students to complete an overview of financial services with specific course work in the areas of financial institutions (banking), investments, and insurance with a focus on ethical decision making. Sources of return and risk in domestic and international financial markets and institutions are also studied. Students in the major then declare a track in one of the four areas associated with financial services: accounting, financial institutions, investments, or insurance and risk management and take additional course work.

Business Core - All Four Year Majors (50-51 credits):

Required Courses for Finance Service Major (27 credits):

Finance:

FIN 320 - Introduction to Financial Services 3 credits
FIN 333 - Principles of Investments 3 credits
FIN 440 - Financial Institutions 3 credits

Insurance and Risk Management:

INS 340 - Introduction to Risk and Insurance 3 credits

Management:

MGT 370 - Business and Society 3 credits

Elective Tracks:

(12 semester hours taken from a single track; select one track)

Accounting Track:

Required Courses:

ACCT 301 - Financial Accounting I 3 credits
ACCT 302 - Financial Accounting II 3 credits
ACCT 404 - Introduction to Federal Income Taxation 3 credits

Electives:

Choose one from:

An internship in financial services 3-hrs

ACCT 313 - Accounting Systems 3 credits
ACCT 405 - Advanced Federal Income Taxation 3 credits
ACCT 415 - Auditing Theory and Practice 3 credits
ACCT 499 - Accounting Research and Analysis 1-3 credits

Banking Track:

Required Courses:

ECON 321 - Money and Banking 3 credits
FIN 400 - International Financial Management 3 credits
FIN 441 - Commercial Bank Management 3 credits

Electives:

ECON 441 - International Economics 3 credits

Insurance Track:

Required Courses:

INS 341 - Life Insurance 3 credits
INS 343 - Commercial Property Risk Management and Insurance 3 credits
INS 432 - Employee Benefits 3 credits

Elective:

Choose one from:

Internship in financial services 3 hrs.

ACCT 404 - Introduction to Federal Income Taxation 3 credits
INS 435 - Planning for Business Owners and Professionals 3 credits
INS 436 - Financial Planning 3 credits

Investment Track:

Required Courses:

FIN 400 - International Financial Management 3 credits
FIN 434 - Security Analysis and Portfolio Management 3 credits
FIN 435 - Speculative Markets 3 credits

Elective:

Choose one from:

Internship in financial services 3 hrs.

FIN 436 - Applied Financial Modeling 3 credits
FIN 438 - Market Microstructure 3 credits

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Financial Services Major

Business Core - All Four Year Majors (50-51 credits):

Business:

Economics:

Required Courses that may fulfill Foundational Studies:

Required Courses for Finance Service Major (27 credits):

Finance:

Insurance and Risk Management:

Management:

Elective Tracks:

Accounting Track:

Required Courses:

Electives:

Banking Track:

Required Courses:

Electives:

Insurance Track:

Required Courses:

Elective:

Investment Track:

Required Courses:

Elective: