Finance Concentration



There are 2 finance concentrations: Concentration in Finance (Corporate) and Concentration in Finance (Investment). To receive 1 of these concentrations, a student must take at least 6 electives that are beyond the required core courses and are from the set of electives specified for each concentration.

Coursework requirements for the Finance Concentrations (Corporate):
This concentration is designed for the following career paths: Corporate Finance, Venture Capital & Real Estate, and International Finance. Students should note that electives may have pre-requisite requirements. In addition, not all finance electives are offered each year.

2 Required Courses:
FINANCE 351 — Corporate Finance
FINANCE 352 — Investment

Choose 1 of the following courses:
ACCOUNTG 342 — Corporate Financial Reporting
ACCOUNTG 441 — Financial Statement Analysis
ACCOUNTG 442 — Valuation & Fundamental Analysis

Choose 1 of the following courses:
DECISION 312 — Decision Models
DECISION 410 — Strategic Modeling and Business Dynamics

Choose 2 courses from the following set of finance electives:
FINANCE 356 — Entrepreneurial Finance
FINANCE 451 — Advance Corporate Finance
FINANCE 452 — International Corporate Finance
FINANCE 455 — Corporate Restructuring
FINANCE 456 — Emerging Markets
FINANCE 457 — Venture Capital & Private Equity
FINANCE 458 — Raising Capital: Financial Instruments, Institutions & Strategy
FINANCE 491 — Advanced Topics in Finance

Coursework Requirement for Concentration in Finance (Investment):
This concentration is designed for the following career paths: Banking, Investment Management, and Research, Sales & Trading.

Both of the following courses are required:
FINANCE 351 — Corporate Finance
FINANCE 352 — Investment

Choose 1 of the following courses:
ACCOUNTG 441 — Financial Statement Analysis
ACCOUNTG 442 — Valuation & Fundamental Analysis

Choose 1 of the following courses:
MGRECON 301 — Global Economic Environment of the Firm
DECISION 312 — Decision Models
DECISION 411 — Forecasting

Choose 2 courses from the following set of finance electives:
FINANCE 353 — Derivatives
FINANCE 450 — Fixed Income Securities and Risk Management
FINANCE 453 — Global Asset Allocation & Stock Selection
FINANCE 454 — Financial Engineering
FINANCE 458 — Raising Capital: Financial Instruments, Institutions & Strategy
FINANCE 491 — Quantitative Finance
FINANCE 491 — Advanced Topics in Finance

Dual Finance Concentration Option
Students wishing to obtain a dual concentration in Finance are required to complete a total of 10 courses which are broken down as follows:

2 required courses for the 2 different Finance concentrations (FINANCE 351 and 352)
1 of the following (ACCOUNTG 342, 441 or 442)
1 of the following (DECISION 312, 410, 411 or MGRECON 301)
2 finance electives from the approved list of Corporate Finance elective courses
2 finance electives from the approved list of Investment Finance elective courses
2 additional finance electives from either the Corporate Finance or Investment Finance elective sets

FINANCE 458 and FINANCE 491 (Advanced Topics in Finance) may count toward either the corporate finance or investments category but not toward both.