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Finance

Contact  Office of Undergraduate Programs, 215 Whitman School of Management, 315-443-2361.

Faculty Amber Anand, Tom Barkley, Fernando Diz, Peter E. Koveos, Milena Petrova, Sandra Phillips, Ravi Shukla, Pamela Trendell, Boyce Watkins, Yildiray Yildirim, Pierre Yourougou

The study and understanding of finance is an integral component of decision-making in all areas and levels of management. Finance is a global, dynamic, and exciting discipline. It offers a unique blend of theory and practical applications. To prepare themselves for the study of finance, students should pay special attention to economics, accounting, and quantitative methods. The competitive nature of the field also necessitates a deep commitment and the appropriate work ethic. Since finance is a forward- looking discipline, those wishing to pursue a finance career should be willing to function in a world full of challenges and uncertainty. Whether it entails working on Wall Street or for a multinational company in Shanghai, the profession offers opportunities that can be both intellectually and professionally rewarding.
    Offerings include courses in financial management, investments, the security market, international finance, distress investing, portfolio management, financial engineering, and financial institutions.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Students majoring in the finance area must take the courses listed below.

Sophomore Year

FIN 256

Corporation Finance (core requirement)

3

Junior and Senior Year
FIN electives            12
Management Electives   6
From the following list of electives, finance majors must take two in the corporate finance area and two in the investments/financial markets area; they must see a finance advisor or the department chair for assistance in selecting these courses. It is strongly recommended that students take FIN 455 as their first major elective (after completion of FIN 256).

Area 1: Corporate Finance
FIN 302    Global Financial Systems Architecture
FIN 455    Financial Management
FIN 457    International Financial Management
FIN 466    Value/Distress Investing
Special topics (FIN 400) or seminar (FIN 468) offerings with the following topics:
    Capital Budgeting
    Cases/Applied Financial Management
    Equity Valuation
    Financial Services
    Issues in Corporate Finance
    New and Emerging Markets
    Risk Management
EEE 451    Finance for Emerging Enterprises

Area 2: Investments/Financial Markets
FIN 302    Global Financial Systems Architecture
FIN 355    Money and Banking
FIN 378    Financial Planning
FIN 456    Investments
FIN 457    International Financial Management
FIN 458    Financial Institutions and Portfolio Management
FIN 459    Introduction to Derivatives

FIN 465    The Securities Market
FIN 466    Value/Distress Investing
FIN 471    Financial Institutions and Markets
Special topics (FIN 400) or seminar (FIN 468) offerings with the following topics:
    Estate Planning
    Equity Valuation
    Financial Econometrics
    Financial Institutions, Markets, and Operations in Spain
    Financial Services
    Fixed Income Securities
    Institutional Trading
    Insurance
    International Business Finance in Madrid
    New and Emerging Markets
    Risk Management
    Trading and Markets
EEE 451    Finance for Emerging Enterprises