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Apr 02, 2025
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2024-2025 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Finance, BBA
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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
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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.
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Students will apply the foundation knowledge of international financial management to determine and analyze the risk factors affecting multinational corporations.
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Students will apply the foundation knowledge of investments to value securities and firms using various valuation methods.
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Students will apply the foundation knowledge of corporate finance and financial management to make financing, investment and other corporate decisions.
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Bachelor of Business Administration Programs
All majors within the Bachelor of Business Administration degree program administered by the Marilyn Davies College of Business share a common core of general education requirements and a common core of business course requirements. These two core areas must be completed in addition to the major discipline requirements. Students must complete all general education core requirements prior to enrolling in upper-division courses. Upon completion of the Common Core requirements and earning the requisite GPA, students should file for admission to the Marilyn Davies College of Business. Degree Requirements
Preparatory Requirements All students seeking a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston-Downtown must complete the common core requirements. Common Core Requirements (42 hours)
Common core requirements may be filled by taking any of the courses listed as options under the heading of Common Core Requirements detailed in the Undergraduate Academic Programs section. To fulfill the Mathematics requirement, MATH 1324, or equivalent, is required. Transfer students who have not completed the institutional requirement are recommended to take UHD 2301 - University Seminar-Communication specifically “Going Virtual: Communication in Cyberspace.” Transfer students whose transfer credits, plus UHD credits, enable them to fulfill the common core and business core requirement in fewer than 90 hours may use free electives to complete the hours needed. Business Core Requirements (45-48 hours)
Preparatory Requirements (42 hours)
Students must complete all common core requirements listed under the heading of Common Core Requirements detailed in the Undergraduate Academic Programs section prior to enrolling in upper-level courses. Business Core Requirements (48 hours)
See the list of Business Core requirements under the section titled Bachelor of Business Administration Programs. Finance Major Requirements (12 hours)
Electives (18 hours)
- Upper-level Finance Electives (12 hours)
- Lower-level Business elective
- Upper-level Business elective
Additional Degree Requirements
- A student majoring in Finance must earn a grade of C or better in FIN 3302 .
- A student majoring in Finance must have a GPA of 2.0 or better in all finance courses.
- A student majoring in Finance must earn a grade of C or better in FIN 4309 .
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