Major in Finance

Finance Curriculum

Term I

CAL 103Writing and Communications Colloquium

3

MA 117Calculus for Business and Liberal Arts

4

BT 100Principles of Management

3

BT 244Microeconomics

3

MIS 201Fundamentals of Information Systems

4

Term II

CAL 105CAL Colloquium: Knowledge, Nature, Culture

3

MA 119Multivariate Calculus and Finite Mathematics

3

ACC 200Financial Accounting

3

BT 243Macroeconomics

3

MIS 110Creative Problem Solving in Computing

3

BT 290Business Career Seminar

0

Term III

PEP 123Physics for Business & Technology I

3

BT 221Statistics

3

BT 223Applied Models and Simulation

3

BT 321Corporate Finance

3

BT 350Marketing

3

Term IV

Science Requirement

3

BT 421Systems Analysis and Design

3

Or

BT 416Business Process Management

4

Or

MIS 460IT Strategy: Strategic Issues in IT Management

3

Or

BT 466Data Analytics

3

ACC 215Managerial Accounting

3

BT 301Strategy

3

MGT 300Business Communications

3

Term V

BT 426Equity Valuation

3

BT 440Money, Banking and Financial Institutions

3

QF 103Introduction to Financial Tools and Technology

1

BT 421Systems Analysis and Design

3

Or

BT 416Business Process Management

4

Or

MIS 460IT Strategy: Strategic Issues in IT Management

3

Or

BT 466Data Analytics

3

Technology Elective

3

BT 372Entrepreneurship

3

BT 330Social Psychology and Organizational Behavior

3

Term VI

Humanities Requirement 100-200 Level

3

Humanities Requirement 300-400 Level

3

BT 442Fixed Income Analysis

3

BT 425Portfolio Management

3

Technology Elective

3

General Elective

3

Term VII

QF 430Introduction to Derivatives

3

ISE 350Logistics and Supply Chain Management

3

BT 401Advanced Strategy

3

MGT 411Senior Design I

3

General Elective

3

Term VIII

BT 325Financial Statement Analysis

3

Or

FIN 510Financial Statement Analysis

3

Finance Elective

3

BT 413Business Law

3

MGT 412Senior Design II

3

General Elective

3

Note:

CAL 103, CAL 105, Humanities Requirement 300-400 Level, and Humanities Requirement 100-200 Level: In addition to CAL 103 and CAL 105, students must also take two more humanity courses. One must be at the 100/200 level and the other at the 300/400 level. 

The Science Requirement must be chosen from the following courses: CE 240, CH 115, CH 116, BIO 281, PEP 151, PEP 111, PEP 112, PEP 124, BIO 201, or EN 250.

The IS Requirement must be chosen from the following courses: BT 421, BT 416, MIS 460, or BT 466.

Choose from an approved list of Technology Electives listed below.

Choose from an approved list of Finance Electives listed below.

MIS 110: Students with computer science experience can take the more challenging course CS 115, all others are advised to take MIS 110.

Finance Major Electives

Course Options:

BT 343Intermediate Macroeconomics

3

BT 344Intermediate Microeconomics

3

BT 436Game Theory

3

BT 454International Economics and Finance

3

QF 200Financial Econometrics

3

QF 202Financial Time Series

3

QF 301Advanced Time Series Analytics and Machine Learning

3

QF 302Financial Market Microstructure and Trading

3

QF 427Investment Practicum I

4

Or

QF 428Investment Practicum II

4

QF 435Risk Management for Capital Markets

3

MGT 451Computational Models of Thought and Behavior

3

Note: Graduate courses may apply

Technology Electives

BT 310Programming for Mobile Applications

3

BT 333Database Management

3

BT 353Project Management

3

BT 416Business Process Management

4

BT 421Systems Analysis and Design

3

BT 435Social Media and Network Analysis

3

BT 466Data Analytics

3

MGT 451Computational Models of Thought and Behavior

3

MIS 460IT Strategy: Strategic Issues in IT Management

3

CS 115Introduction to Computer Science

4

CS 135Discrete Structures

4

CS 146Introduction to Web Programming and Project Development

3

CS 284Data Structures

4

CS 385Algorithms

4

CH 115General Chemistry I

3

CH 116General Chemistry II

3

CH 118General Chemistry Laboratory II

1

BIO 281Biology and Biotechnology

3

BIO 381Cell and Molecular Biology

4

BIO 382Biological Systems

4

BIO 484Molecular Genetics

4

BME 306Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

3

ENGR 580Sustainable Energy

3

ME 514Sustainable Energy

3

EN 530Introduction to Sustainable Engineering

3

EN 541Fate and Transport of Environmental Contaminants

3

EN 570Environmental Chemistry

3

EN 575Environmental Biology

3

HAR 114Introduction to Photography

3

HAR 225Moving Image: On Screen

3

HAR 226Moving Image: In Space

3

HAR 342Motion Graphics

3

HAR 3433D Modeling

3

HAR 241Design I

3

HAR 340Design II

3

HAR 440Design III

3

HAR 271Creative Programming I

3

HAR 371Creative Programming II

3

HAR 471Creative Programming III

3

HAR 260Game Design I

3

HAR 360Game Design II

3

HAR 460Game Design III

3

HMU 211Introduction to Electronic Music

3

HMU 231Sound Recording I

3

HMU 232Sound Recording II

3

HMU 333Sound Recording III

3

HMU 334Sound Recording IV

3

HMU 405Advanced Topics in Electronic Music

3

HMU 407Sound Design

3

HMU 314Electroacoustic Composition

3

HMU 351Musical Acoustics

3

HMU 406Audio Post Production

3

HMU 425Creating Musical Arrangements Using Studio Technologies

3

Courses cannot be double counted towards other requirements on your study plan (e.g. IS requirements, General Electives).

Please check the course catalog for a list of pre-requisites for classes to see if you meet the requirements.