BBA in Business Studies, Finance Concentration
Degree Requirements
Our BBA in Business Studies with a Finance concentration prepares students for the corporate world by giving them an in-depth look into financial management. With the help of experienced practitioners, students learn to analyze a firm’s current and future financial condition, manage firm assets, identify sources of short and long-term financing, and time financial strategies.
Graduates from our program are well-versed in securities and investments, money and capital markets, and investment risk analysis, and can go on to pursue careers as financial advisors, bankers, accountants, and financial analysts.
Degree Credit Summary
Total Degree Requirements: 120 Credits
BBA Required Courses (19-24 Credits)
Course Required Courses (19-24) Credits
AIT 103 Online Seminar 1
AIT 107 Computer Applications 4
ECO 105 Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics 3
ECO 106 Principles of Marketing: Microeconomics 3
ENG 110 Composition 3
ENG 120 Critical Writing 4
MAT 103 Algebra 3
MAT 104 Finite Mathematics 3
ARTS & SCIENCES ELECTIVES (7 Credits)
General/Open Electives (37 Credits)*
BBA Business Core (29 Credits)
| Course | Business Core (29 Credits) | Credts |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 101 | Contemporary Business Practice | 3 |
| ACC 203 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC 204 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| LAW 150 | Business Law I | 3 |
| MAR 201 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGT 150 | Managerial and Organizational Concepts | 3 |
| FIN 260 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGT 226 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MGT 490 | Business Strategy | 3 |
Statistics Requirement (4 Credits)
MAT 117 Elementary Statistics
Finance Concentration
| Course | Title | Credit | Required/ Elective |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIS 122L | Advanced Spreadsheet Skills | 3 | R |
| FIN 320 | Corporate Finance | 3 | E |
| FIN 325 | Data Analysis in Finance | 3 | E |
| FIN 330 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 | E |
| FIN 335 | Behavioral Finance & Economics | 3 | E |
| FIN 351 | Principles of Investment | 3 | E |
| FIN 352 | Risk Management | 3 | E |
| FIN 356 | Options, Futures, & Swaps | 3 | E |
| FIN 358 | International Corporate Finance | 3 | E |
| FIN 359 | Principles of Fixed Income Securities & Markets | 3 | E |
| FIN 396H | Finance & Society | 3 | E |
*Not every course will be offered every semester
Elective Concentration Courses (6 credits) Any MAR or MGT elective (i.e. MGT 262) Any MAR or MGT elective (i.e. MGT 342)