Career Tracks
Financial Management: Deals with financial decision-making, financial strategies, investment in current and fixed assets, financial instruments, capital markets and applications of financial principles to problems in financial management.
In addition to the required courses for Finance Majors, this career track includes the following suggested courses:
ACCTG 338 Cost Accounting
FIN 426 Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 481 International Finance
FIN 456 Risk Management
Investment Analysis: Works with investment objectives, modern portfolio theory, valuation, equilibrium, market efficiency, and principles of security analysis. Hands-on knowledge and resume building experiences may be gained through the Cougar Investment Fund (CIF).
In addition to the required courses for Finance Majors, this career track includes the following suggested courses:
ACCTG 331 Intermediate Accounting II
FIN 428 Portfolio Theory and Financial Engineering
FIN 438 Cougar Investment Fund II
FIN 449 Real Estate Finance
FIN 481 International Finance
Financial Institutions Management: Deals with problems facing financial institution managers and solution techniques; credit risk analysis and management; financial institutions structure and regulation.
In addition to the required courses for Finance Majors, this career track includes the following suggested courses:
ACCTG 331 Intermediate Accounting II
ECON 320 Money and Banking
FIN 350 Risk and Insurance
FIN 422 Financial Institutions Management
FIN 428 Portfolio Theory and Financial Engineering
FIN 438 Cougar Investment Fund
Financial Services: For students interested in potentially working with consumer credit, financial institutions, investments, mutual funds, insurance, social security, home ownership, taxes, or estate planning.
In addition to the required courses for Finance Majors, this career track includes the following suggested courses:
FIN 345 Real Estate
FIN 350 Risk and Insurance
FIN 422 Financial Institutions Management
FIN 451 Life Insurance and Financial Planning
Real Estate: Concerns the relationship between locations and value; patterns of urban land use; legal, financial, and organizational framework of the real estate business; and the factors affecting real property values and income; appraisal and location theory.
In addition to the required courses for Finance Majors, this career track includes the following suggested courses:
FIN 345 Real Estate
FIN 445 Real Estate Valuation
FIN 447 Real Estate Investments
FIN 449 Real Estate Finance
Risk Management and Insurance: Deals with the identification and analysis of loss exposure for business and non-profit organizations; application of risk treatment measures including loss control and risk financing alternatives.
In addition to the required courses for Finance Majors, this career track includes the following suggested courses:
FIN 350 Risk and Insurance
FIN 451 Life Insurance and Financial Planning
FIN 452 Property and Liability Insurance
FIN 456 Risk Management