Acquire the skills and knowledge of financial planning, investing, and financing to thrive in today’s business world.

BSBA Entrepreneuship

Whether you want to start your career path in corporate finance or personal finance, our major in finance prepares students to understand the financial environment for making decisions. This is true for small family-owned businesses and multi-national companies. 

What You’ll Learn

As a student in the program, you will learn how to identify and analyze financial statements and understand the landscape of money within an organization. You’ll understand the complexities of financial management, investments, or financial services. 

Key knowledge areas and skills include:

  • Financial markets and institutions 
  • Financial statements, analysis, and reporting
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring companies
  • Technologies for financial managers 
  • Entrepreneurial finance
  • Investments and portfolio managements 

Career Prospects

As a Finance major, you’ll acquire the tools, skills, and knowledge required for professionals in finance. You’ll have the skills necessary for a career to work in a financial institution such as a bank, investment firm, or financial consultancy. The learning outcomes of this degree also prepare you for roles in the financial departments of industries such as retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and shipping.

BSBA in Finance

  • Business Core Curriculum

    13 courses | 39 credits

  • Courses in the Major

    8 courses | 24 credits

  • General Education

    14 courses | 40 credits

  • Free Electives

    6 courses | 18 credits

Business Core Curriculum

Business Core Required

9 courses | 27 credits

  • Introduction to Accounting and Costing
  • Advanced Microeconomic Theory
  • Advanced Macroeconomic Theory
  • Principles of Management
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Principles of Business Finance
  • Business Analytics for Decision Making
  • Human Resource Management
  • Business Capstone
Business Core Electives (select 4)

4 courses | 12 credits

  • Business Law
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Management Information Systems
  • Operations Management & Performance
  • New Technology Ventures
  • Project Management for Business
  • Supply Chain Management
  • ESG in Business
  • Foundations of European Business
  • Internship

Finance Major

Finance Major Required

5 courses | 15 credits

  • Advanced Accounting and Financial Statements Analysis
  • Introduction to Derivatives and Risk Management
  • Mergers Acquisitions and Restructuring
  • Financial Markets & Institutions
  • Advanced Corporate Finance
Finance Electives (select 3)

3 courses | 9 credits

  • Emerging Technotogies for Financial Managers
  • Entrepreneurial Finance
  • Foundations of European Business
  • Real Estate Finance and Investments
  • Investment & Portfolio Management
  • Statistics for Finance