Finance, BSB

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Program Description:

The finance major offers four (2) finance related concentrations.  The finance major includes a core of courses that covers all aspects of the theory and practice of financial management and investments.  Following this core, students can select from two concentrations:  investments and business analytics.

For students selecting an investments concentration, the curriculum includes a concentration in more investments specific courses like quantitative finance, fintech, fixed income securities analysis, and the analysis of corporate financial information.  This concentration closely mirrors the candidate body of knowledge (CBOK) required to prepare for the Chartered Financial Analysts exams and is part of the University Affiliation Program of the CFA Institute ® for containing more than 70% of the requisite body of knowledge.  Graduates pursuing this concentration can look forward to various positions in investment management including:  securities analyst, portfolio management, relationship manager, trust officer among others.

For students selecting a concentration in business analytics, the curriculum includes a general finance curriculum including financial management, investing, international finance, and accounting courses in addition to courses in business analytics that include:  Introduction to Quantitative Finance, Econometrics, Forecasting, Introduction to Business Data, Data Visualization for Business and other data analytics courses.  Students with this concentration could look forward to jobs such as: data analyst, credit analyst, research analyst or perhaps quantitative securities trader.

There is a general finance path for the student who would like to design their own finance concentration and students should work with the department to discuss this possibility.

Students with an interest in both finance and accounting may wish to consider a dual major in finance and accounting.  Interested students should contact an academic advisor.

Admission Requirements

Review the admission requirements and complete the admission application. Identify whether you will be majoring in finance.

If you are a current student and wish to change majors, go to the WINGS Express major/minor change request form and change your major.  If you are an undecided/exploratory student, talk to your advisor about majoring in finance.

Program Learning Outcomes

LO1.    Apply fundamental concepts, theories, and analytical techniques of financial management, investments.

LO2.    Exhibit critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills in the field of finance

LO3.    Exhibit effective oral and written communication skills

LO4.    Understand and effectively apply various financial computer applications to decision-making.

For more information visit:

• Finance, BSB
• Department of Finance and Financial Services
• Raj Soin College of Business

Program Requirements:

I. Wright State Core: 39 Hours

ELEMENT ONE: 6 HOURS

ELEMENT TWO: 4 HOURS

Required:

• MTH 2280 - Business Calculus Credit Hour(s): 4

• or

• EC 1050 - Elementary Mathematical Economic and Business Models and Methods Credit Hour(s): 4

ELEMENT THREE: 6 HOURS

ELEMENT FOUR: 3 HOURS

ELEMENT FIVE: 6 HOURS

Required:

• EC 2040 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3 or
• EC 2050 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3 (one course: 3 hrs)

•  

• FIN 2050 - Personal Financial Decision Making Credit Hour(s): 3

ELEMENT SIX: 8 HOURS

ADDITIONAL CORE COURSES: 6 HOURS

Required: Select either (not taken for Element Five)

• EC 2040 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3

• or

• EC 2050 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3 (one course: 3 hrs) not taken for Element Five

II. Business Core Requirements: 42 Hours

COURSES THAT MAY BE TAKEN PRIOR TO ADMISSION TO RSCOB:

• ACC 2010 - Accounting Principles I Credit Hour(s): 3
• ACC 2020 - Accounting Principles II Credit Hour(s): 3
• MS 2040 - Introduction to Business Statistics Credit Hour(s): 3
• MS 2050 - Quantitative Business Modeling Credit Hour(s): 3
• MKT 2500 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 2210 - Financial Management I Credit Hour(s): 3

COURSES THAT REQUIRE ADMISSION TO RSCOB:

• ENG 3000 - Business Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
• EC 3010 - Economics of Global Money Markets Credit Hour(s): 3
• LAW 3000 - Legal Environment of Business Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 3100 - Management and Organizational Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3
• MIS 3000 - Fundamentals of Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• SCM 3070 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 3110 - Business Ethics and Leadership Development Credit Hour(s): 3
• MGT 4990 - Strategy: Domestic & International Perspectives Credit Hour(s): 3

III. Finance Major Requirements

• FIN 3110 - Financial Management II Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 3120 - Investing in Securities Credit Hour(s): 3

IV. Concentrations

GENERAL FINANCE

• FIN 4220 - Analysis of Corporate Financial Information Credit Hour(s): 3

• Take one from the following (3 hours): Credits / Units: 3

• FIN 3220 - Introduction to Quantitative Finance Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 4440 - FinTech Credit Hour(s): 3

FINANCE ELECTIVES: 15 HOURS

• Any 3000-4000 level finance course, or substitute no more than two 3000-4000 level Accounting or Economics courses.

INVESTMENTS

• FIN 3220 - Introduction to Quantitative Finance Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 4120 - Fixed Income Securities Analysis Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 4220 - Analysis of Corporate Financial Information Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 4440 - FinTech Credit Hour(s): 3

FINANCE ELECTIVES: 9 HOURS

• Any 3000-4000 level finance course, or substitute no more than two 3000-4000 level Accounting or Economics courses.

BUSINESS ANALYTICS

• FIN 3220 - Introduction to Quantitative Finance Credit Hour(s): 3
• MIS 3810 - Introduction to Business Data Credit Hour(s): 3
• MIS 3840 - Data Visualization for Business Credit Hour(s): 3
• FIN 4440 - FinTech Credit Hour(s): 3

FINANCE ELECTIVES: 9 HOURS

• Any 3000-4000 level finance course, or substitute no more than two 3000-4000 level Accounting or Economics courses.

TAKE TWO COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING: (6 HOURS)

• EC 4090 - Introduction to Econometrics Credit Hour(s): 3
• EC 4120 - Economic Forecasting Credit Hour(s): 3
• MIS 3820 - Data Mining for Business Credit Hour(s): 3
• MIS 4300 - Business Analytics Credit Hour(s): 3

V. Electives: 12 hours for all concentrations except Business Analytics which has 6 hours only

Total: 120 Hours

Graduation Planning Strategy

The Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) has been created to illustrate one option to complete degree requirements within a particular time frame. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to adjust this plan based on credit already earned, individual needs or curricular changes that may not be reflected in this year’s catalog.

• Finance, Financial Management, BSB (GPS) 
• Finance, General, BSB (3 yr) (GPS) 
• Finance, General, BSB (GPS) 
• Finance, Investments, BSB (GPS) 
• Finance, Real Estate, BSB (GPS) 
• Finance, Business Analytics, BSB (GPS)