Finance
The Finance curriculum consists of two main areas of study - corporate finance and investments. Corporate finance explores which assets a firm should acquire, how to raise funds to purchase them and how to manage acquired assets to maximize the value of the firm. Investments includes how to value stocks, bonds and other financial securities; the theory and practice of portfolio management; and the functioning of the securities markets.
Career opportunities for students with a major in Finance include corporate finance, credit management, financial consulting, investments/investment banking and commercial banking.
Learn more about the Finance major and suggested semester schedule.
| REQUIREMENT | HOURS | |
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| I. University/BBA Core | -- | |
| II. Finance Major Required Courses | 6 hours | |
| FIN 4365 - Investment Analysis | ||
| At least one from: FIN 4335, 4350, 4360 | ||
| III. Finance Electives | 9 hours | |
| Select 9 hours from the following : | 9 hours | |
| FIN 3305 - Principles of Risk Management and Insurance* GTX 3351 - Great Texts in Business Fin 3306 - Principles of Real Estate* FIN 4186 - Small-Cap Investing II FIN 4285 - Small-Cap Investing I FIN 4310 - Entrepreneurial Finance FIN 4315 - Baylor Angel Network Practicum (only 3 hours may count towards the Finance major) FIN 4331 - International Business Finance FIN 4335 - Business Risk Management FIN 4339 - Real Estate Investments FIN 4340 - Real Estate Finance FIN 4350 - Financial Modeling FIN 4360 - Advanced Corporate Finance FIN 4361 - Short-Term Financial Management FIN 4363 - Mergers and Acquisitions FIN 4366 - Options, Futures and Other Derivatives FIN 4370 - Financial Analysis and Banking FIN 4381 - Practicum in Portfolio Management FIN 4V98 - Special Studies in Finance * - Either FIN 3305 or FIN 3306, but not both |
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| IV. Accounting Electives (Choose 1) | 3 hours | |
| Select one (1) of the following : | 3 hours | |
| ACC 3305 - Intermediate Accounting I ACC 4377 - Personal and Business Tax Planning |
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| Core + 18 hours |
Recommended extra courses: ACC 3306, ECO courses (especially 3305, 3306 or 3307), risk management and real estate courses and professional selling courses such as MKT 3310.
