FINANCE

The Bachelor of Science degree in Finance is designed for those interested in pursuing managerial or consultative careers in various finance areas such as banking, trust operations, insurance, or risk management. In addition to the General Education outcomes, the student will be given the opportunity to:

1. Recognize contemporary central banking and bank regulation issues comparing the US, Euro zone and the UK.
2. Identify banking practices and procedures.
3. Apply general principles of law to financial decision-making, risk analysis and liabilities.
4. Analyze insurance and risk management and the different lines of insurance, product distribution, re-insurance and basic legal concepts applicable to insurance.
5. Explain the principles from finance and economics and the connection between financial markets and the economy.
6. Describe public policy issues as to how financial markets, governments, and central banks conduct monetary policy.
7. Describe the types of foreign exchange and foreign markets along with international monetary systems and exchange rate systems.
8. Apply principles of financial management of national and multinational firms regarding cash management, intra-firm transfer, control and capital budgeting.
9. Describe core concepts and tools in making investment decisions, managing a portfolio and developing, implementing, and monitoring a successful investment program.
10. Examine the principles and techniques of organizing and interpreting empirical data for the purpose of developing a thesis-driven paper.