Finance, BBA

Finance faculty: Castro, Dejan, Deo, Jones, Paskelian, Pelaez, Penkar, Ren, Smith, Verma

The finance program presents students with the opportunity to learn a body of theory and analytical techniques needed to perform various finance functions in corporations and financial services firms. Finance graduates may pursue careers as financial managers, personal financial advisors, security analysts, real estate brokers and sales agents, insurance sales agents, and securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents, among others. One of the most promising careers paths is that of personal financial advisors. As government regulation of the financial sector increases, the regulatory agencies will employ finance graduates as financial examiners to ensure compliance with laws and regulations. Ideally, the finance graduate will have strong analytical skills, good communication skills, and excellent sales ability.

Program Outcomes

1. Students will apply the foundation knowledge of financial markets and institutions to discuss functioning of markets and describe financial assets traded in each of these markets.

2. Students will apply the foundation knowledge of international financial management to determine and analyze the risk factors affecting multinational corporations.

3. Students will apply the foundation knowledge of investments to value securities and firms using various valuation methods.

4. Students will apply the foundation knowledge of corporate finance and financial management to make financing, investment and other corporate decisions.