2001-2002 Academic Catalog

Finance The finance major prepares students for careers as financial analysts, security analysts, financial planners, or account executives within the banking, insurance, and securities industries and other commercial concerns. Course requirements involve 82 quarter hours: Busi11ess ad111i11istratio11 core require111e11ts ......................... 56 ACCT-211,212 PrinciplesofAccmmtingI, II ......................... 10 BUS-lOOBusinessPrologue .................................................... 1 BUS-21 l,212StatisticsI,II ....................................................... 6 BUS-218BusinessLawI .......................................................... 4 BUS-299Persona1Development(3 quarters) ........................... 0 BUS-311 DecisionAnalysis ..................................................... 3 BUS-399 Professional Development (3 quarters) ..................... 0 BUS-442 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility ............... 3 BUS-499ExecutiveDevelopment(3 quarters) .......................... 0 ECON-233Microeconomics ..................................................... 4 ECON-234Macroeconomics .................................................... 4 FIN-371 Financial Management ofthe Firm ............................. 4 MGMT-350 Principles ofOrganization and Management ........ 4 MGMT-451 Administrative Policy and Strategy ...................... 4 MIS-120 Software Tools .......................................................... 2 MIS-220 Computer Information Systems ................................. 3 MRKT-360PrinciplesofMarketing ........................................ 4 Professional Finance require111e11ts ........................................................... 26 ACCT-31 l,312lntermediateAccountingl,Il ............................ 6 FIN-331 International Money and Capital Markets .................. 4 FIN-373 Invest1nents ................................................................ 4 FIN-472BusinessValuation ..................................................... 4 300 and 400-level Finance electives ......................................... 8 Additional required cognate: *GMTH-190 Calculus for Business .......................................... 5 *satisfies mathematics General Education Requirement International Studies-Global Economics and International Business The global economics and international business program prepares students for careers in international business. Offered as a part of the college's international sh1dies program, the major is described in detail in the interdisciplinary studies section of the catalog on page 118. Dr. 1Villia111 Ragle shares fi11a11cial principles that will prepare students for succes~fit! business careers.