2004-2005 Academic Catalog

54 Business Administration School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies Finance The finance major prepares students for careers as financial analysts, security analysts, financial planners, or account executives within the banking, insurance, and securities indus- tries and other commercial concerns. Course requirements involve 59 semester hours including: Business Administration Core.....................................................41 ACCT-2110,2120 Principles of Accounting I,II .................... 6 BUS-2110 Statistics I ........................................................... 2 BUS-2120 Statistics II .......................................................... 2 BUS-2180 Business Law ..................................................... 3 BUS-3150 Operations Analysis ........................................... 2 BUS-3910 International Business ........................................ 3 BUS-3990 Professional Development ................................. 0 BUS-4420 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility ........ 2 BUS-4990 Executive Development ..................................... 0 ECON-2330 Microeconomics .............................................. 3 ECON-2340 Macroeconomics ............................................. 3 FIN-3710 Financial Management of the Firm ...................... 3 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management .. 3 *MGMT-4510 Administrative Policy and Strategy ................ 3 MIS-1500 Information Management in a Dynamic World.... 2 MIS-1510 Software Tools for Business ............................... 1 MRKT-3600 Principles of Marketing .................................... 3 Finance ....................................................................................... 18 ACCT-3110 Intermediate Financial Accounting I ................ 3 FIN-3310 International Money and Capital Markets ............ 3 FIN-3730 Investments ......................................................... 3 FIN-4770 Advanced Financial Management ....................... 3 3000 and 4000 Finance Electives ....................................... 6 Required cognate: GMTH-1040 Calculus for Business ..................................... 3 (Satisfies mathematics for General Education Requirements) *Capstone Course Finance Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements ......................................................... 0-5 General Education Requirements ........................................ 49-57 Finance Major Requirements...................................................... 59 Required Cognate ........................................................................ 3 Electives.................................................................................. 9-17 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) ........................ 128 International Studies – Global Economics and International Business The global economics and international business major prepares students for careers in international business. Offered as a part of the University’s international studies program, the major is described in detail in the interdisciplinary studies section on pg. 114 of this catalog. A complete description of the General Education Requirements is found on page 18 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Finance First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought........................................... 3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation ....................................................... 3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech .............................................. 3 ENG-1400 Composition ................................................................... 3 GMTH-1040 Calculus for Business.................................................. 3 GSS-1000 Foundations of Social Science ....................................... 3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities ....................................... 3 MIS-1500 Information Management in a Dynamic World ............... 2 MIS-1510 Software Tools for Business............................................ 1 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life ........................... 1 Biological Science Elective ........................................................... 3.5 History Elective ................................................................................. 3 Physical Education Elective ............................................................. 1 Total ............................................................................................ 32.5 Second year: ACCT-2110,2120 Principles of Accounting I,II ................................ 6 BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature ............................................. 3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature ........................................... 3 BUS-2110 Statistics I ....................................................................... 2 BUS-2120 Statistics II ...................................................................... 2 BUS-2180 Business Law .................................................................. 3 ECON-2330 Microeconomics........................................................... 3 ECON-2340 Macroeconomics ......................................................... 3 Literature Elective ............................................................................. 3 Physical Science Elective ............................................................. 3.5 Social Science Elective .................................................................... 3 Total ............................................................................................ 34.5 Third year: ACCT-3110 Intermediate Financial Accounting I ............................ 3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development ............................... 2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration ................................... 2 BUS-3150 Operations Analysis ........................................................ 2 BUS-3910 International Business .................................................... 3 BUS-3990 Professional Development ............................................. 0 FIN-3710 Financial Management of the Firm .................................. 3 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management ............. 3 MRKT-3600 Principles of Marketing ................................................ 3 Major Requirements ......................................................................... 6 Humanities Elective .......................................................................... 3 Total ............................................................................................... 30 Fourth year: BUS-4420 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility .................... 2 BUS-4990 Executive Development .................................................. 0 MGMT-4510 Administrative Policy and Strategy ............................. 3 Major Requirements ......................................................................... 9 Electives ......................................................................................... 17 Total ............................................................................................... 31