2011-2012 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 60 2011–12 Undergraduate Catalog Department of Business Administration | College of Professions Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index Finance The finance major falls under the Bachelor of Arts degree and 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 62 semester hours including: Business Administration Core..................................................44 ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting I....................................... 3 ACCT-2120 Principles of Accounting II...................................... 3 BUS-1000 The Business Profession. ........................................ 2 BUS-1040 The DBA Experience............................................... 0 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-4420 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.............. 2 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-3750 International Finance..........................................3 FIN-3760 Financial Planning..............................................3 FIN-3770 Security Analysis ...............................................3 FIN-4710 Advanced Security Analysis and Portfolio Management Practicum..................................................3 FIN-4750 Financial Institution Management ......................3 *Capstone Course Required Cognate........................................................................3 GMTH-1020 College Algebra.................................................... 3 (Satisfies mathematics for general education requirements.) Finance Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5 General Education Requirements..........................................49–57 Finance Major Requirements.......................................................62 Required Cognate..........................................................................3 Electives................................................................................... 6–14 Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 26. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Finance First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought.............................................3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 BUS-1000 The Business Profession..................................................2 BUS-1040 The DBA Experience (both semesters)............................0 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 GMTH-1020 College Algebra.............................................................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 Biological Science Elective.............................................................3.5 History Elective..................................................................................3 Total.............................................................................................. 33.5 Second year: ACCT-2110 Principles of Accounting I. ...............................................3 ACCT-2120 Principles of Accounting II...............................................3 BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 BUS-1040 The DBA Experience (both semesters)............................0 BUS-2110 Statistics I..........................................................................2 BUS-2120 Statistics II........................................................................2 BUS-2180 Business Law...................................................................3 ECON-2330 Microeconomics. ...........................................................3 ECON-2340 Macroeconomics...........................................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................1 Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5 Social Science Elective......................................................................3 Total.............................................................................................. 32.5 Third year: ACCT-3110 Intermediate Financial Accounting I................................3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development.................................2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration......................................2 BUS-1040 The DBA Experience (both semesters)............................0 BUS-3150 Operations Analysis..........................................................2 BUS-3910 International Business......................................................3 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 Physical Education Elective...............................................................1 Total................................................................................................... 3 Fourth year: BUS-1040 The DBA Experience (both semesters)............................0 BUS-4420 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility.......................2 MGMT-4510 Administrative Policy and Strategy.................................3 Literature Elective..............................................................................3 Major Requirements...........................................................................9 Electives........................................................................................... 14 Total................................................................................................. 31 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 pages 111 –112 .