2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived]

Financial Services Major

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(72 credits)

Financial Services program educates students about the economic services provided by the Finance industry and prepares them to plan and manage the financial interests of individuals and institutions. Including investment management, estate planning, insurance and tax planning,

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

Business:

BUS 100 - Introduction to Contemporary Business 3 credits
or
MGT 140 - Introduction to Business 2 credits
BUS 180 - Business Information Tools 3 credits
BUS 201 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credits
BUS 202 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credits
BUS 205 - Business Statistics I 3 credits
BUS 221 - Introduction to Management Information Systems 3 credits
BUS 263 - Legal Environment and Business 3 credits
BUS 305 - Business Statistics II 3 credits
BUS 311 - Business Finance 3 credits
BUS 351 - Introduction to Operations Management 3 credits
BUS 361 - Principles of Marketing 3 credits
BUS 371 - Management and Organizational Behavior 3 credits
BUS 401 - Senior Business Experience 3 credits

Economics:

ECON 200 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits

Required Courses that may fulfill Foundational Studies:

BEIT 336 - Business Report Writing 3 credits
MATH 115 - College Algebra 3 credits
or
MATH 129 - Fundamentals and Applications of Calculus 3 credits
or
MATH 131 - Calculus I 4 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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