School:
College of Business
Department:
Undergraduate Business
Student Type:
Undergraduate and Adult Accelerated Undergraduate
Program:
Finance
Faculty:
Jane Crabtree, Ph. D.
Charles L. Gahala, M.B.A., Ed.D., C.C.E.
Donald Henschel, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Nona Jones, Ph.D.
Soyon Lee, Ph.D., C.P.A.
Isobel Lobo, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Madura, M.B.A., C.P.A.
James Zoda, Ph.D.
Vicki Jobst, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Objectives:
This program and courses are designed to:
1. Evaluate the role of economics and business in the social environment of our culture;
2. Articulate how the functional areas of business interrelate within organizations;
3. Improve skills in communication, analytical thinking and appreciating the human element in organizations; and
4. Develop specific skills applicable to the various aspects of of the functional areas of business.
This program and major are designed to:
1. Prepare you for entry level positions;
2. Enable you to perform effectively in professional and career positions in management; and
3. Prepare you for graduate and professional study in business or management.
All students in this program will receive a thorough grounding in:
1. Economics (the theoretical basis for the discipline);
2. Mathematics and statistics (the tool subjects);
3. The principles pertinent to all of the functional areas of business, accounting, finance, management and marketing, in an integrated manner and with adequate focus on their international aspects; and
4. Corporate finance, banking and investments.
The finance major is designed so that the entire degree is available through day classes. The finance major is also offered in time periods and formats that are designed for the needs of adult learners, offered through evening and weekend classes.
Requirements - Major:
Finance majors must complete the University core requirements, which are partially satisfied by one core approved philosophy course in ethics, MATH-S105(3) or S110(3) and C115 (3). All business majors must complete CMSC-180 and either CMSC-181 or 183, depending upon the student's background. CMSC-181 should be taken by students who believe they already have a background in the Office Suite. CMSC-183 is recommended for those students who need to develop skills using the Office Suite.
Majors must complete each of the the business core courses with a "C" or better: ACCT-111(3), 112(3); ECON-C101(3), C102(3); FINA-300(3); MKTG-300(3), MGT-150(3), 251(3), and C300(3).
Majors must complete with a "C" or better: FINA-310(3), 320(3), 380(3), three courses from among ECON-202(3), FINA-C220(3), 360(3), 370(3), MKTG-380(3), ACCT-211(3), 212(3), 312(3), MATH-370, MGT-235 with at least one FINA prefixed course from the preceeding list.
Students in the Second Major Program that is housed outside of the department must complete the ethics, mathematics and computer science requirements of the first paragraph above and all of the requirements of the second and third paragraphs above.
CLEP, life experience, work experience, internships, advance placement and other external credit do not substitute for upper-level (300) courses.
Finance majors who elect to earn a second major in the Undergraduate Business Department must complete unique "specialization courses" for the second business major. Specialization courses may only be used to satisfy the requirements for one business major.
Requirements - Minor:
Only courses in which a student has received a "C" or better may be applied to the minor. Students are limited to one minor in the accounting, business and economics, economics, finance, international business and economics, management and organizational behavior, and marketing programs. Students (except BAM students) seeking a minor in finance must complete with a grade of "C" or better 21 semester hours which must include ECON-C101(3), C102(3); ACCT-111(3), 112(3); FINA-300(3); and at least two 300-level courses in finance. A BAM student seeking a minor in Finance must complete with a grade of "C" or better the following courses and their prerequitites: FINA 300, FINA 310, FINA 320, FINA 380, and any two courses from ACCT 211 and ACCT 212 (for a Financial Analysts's emphasis) or FINA 370 and ECON 202 (for a banking emphasis). A student who majors in Finance may not earn a minor in the undergraduate business department.
Requirements - Concentration:
Concentrations in either Sports Management or Sports Marketing are available in combination with this major. Requirements listed below must be completed with a "C" or higher
SPORTS MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION: MGT-305, MKTG-305 and two courses from MGT-235, 297, 301.
SPORTS MARKETING CONCENTRATION: MKTG-305, MGT-305 and two courses from MKTG-297, 330, INTB-385.
Major Sheet:
http://www.ben.edu/major_sheets/finance.pdf (will open in a new window)
The information contained on this page is from the 2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog and is valid until August 1, 2009.
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