2008-2009 Academic Catalog

Business Administration School of Natural and Applied Sciences Business Administration 50 Cedarville University 2008–09 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 60 semester hours including: Business Administration Core..................................................42 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 (2 semesters)................ 0 BUS-4420 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.............. 2 BUS-4990 Executive Development (2 semesters).................... 0 ECON-2330 Microeconomics. .................................................. 3 ECON-2340 Macroeconomics.................................................. 3 FIN-3710 Principles of Finance................................................. 3 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management........ 3 *MGMT-4510 Administrative Policy and Strategy...................... 3 MIS-1500 Information Technology for Business........................ 2 MIS-1510 Software Tools for Business...................................... 2 MRKT-3600 Principles of Marketing.......................................... 3 Finance . .....................................................................................18 FIN-3310 Money and Financial Markets. .................................. 3 FIN-3730 Investments............................................................... 3 FIN-4770 Advanced Financial Management............................. 3 Finance Electives selected from............................................ 9 ACCT-3110 Intermediate Financial Accounting I ................3 FIN-3740 Insurance............................................................3 FIN-3750 International Finance..........................................3 FIN-3770 Security Analysis ...............................................3 FIN-4710 Adv Security Analysis & Portfolio Mgmt Pract. ...3 FIN-4750 Financial Institution Management ......................3 *Capstone Course Required cognate.........................................................................3 GMTH-1040 Calculus for Business........................................... 3 (Satisfies mathematics for general education requirements) Finance Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements. ..........................................................0-5 General Education Requirements...........................................49-57 Finance Major Requirements.......................................................60 Required Cognate..........................................................................3 Electives....................................................................................8-16 Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128 International Studies – Global Economics and International Business The international studies -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 page 115 and 116. A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24. 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-1100 Politics and American Culture........................................... 3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities......................................... 3 MIS-1500 Information Technology for Business................................. 2 MIS-1510 Software Tools for Business............................................... 2 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life.............................. 1 Biological Science Elective............................................................. 3.5 History Elective.................................................................................. 3 Physical Education Elective............................................................... 1 Total.............................................................................................. 33.5 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 Principles of Finance.......................................................... 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........................................................................................... 16 Total................................................................................................. 30