2009-2010 Undergraduate Studies Bulletin [Archived Catalog]
Finance, B.S.B.A.
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Overview
The business administration curriculum allows sufficient flexibility for adaptation to a student’s particular interests and goals. A minimum of 122 hours is required for the B.S. degree in all majors except accounting, which requires 127 hours, and international business, which requires a minimum of 125 hours. They are divided between courses in business administration and general education courses in English, history, foreign languages, natural and behavioral sciences, and other disciplines. All business administration students are required to earn 40 hours in a common core sequence of business subjects. The major field for all majors except accounting and international business* requires 12-21 hours beyond the common core. If a major requires only 12 hours, then a minimum of 9 additional hours of advisor-approved course work in business/economics must be completed. A minimum of 18 credit hours in additional directed general education courses is required.
The school has developed options designed to complement core and major requirements. Information and assistance in the development and selection of options are available through the advising facilities of the school.
*The accounting major requires 26 hours. International business requires a second major in business. International business majors range from 27 to 36 hours, depending on the double major selected.
Learning Outcomes
Students who graduate with a B.S.B.A. in Finance should be able to …
- understand the structure and operation of U.S. and global security markets.
- understand the financial operations of domestic and multinational corporations.
- understand the application of present value and future value analysis to help make business decisions.
- evaluate the risk versus return trade-offs when making investment decisions, conducting capital budgeting and project analysis, and performance analysis.
- understand the impact of capital structure decisions.
- understand the basic features of fixed-income securities, equities, and traditional derivative securities and the basics of portfolio analysis.
Curriculum
See Moore School of Business for entrance requirements, progression requirements, and other regulations.
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