Finance, BS

The finance major is designed to provide students with a management-level understanding of contemporary philosophies and tools available to firms in acquiring and using capital. The program includes basic financial management, investment theory and practice, and management of financial institutions. Graduates are well prepared for careers in investments, corporate finance, bank management, insurance, and related fields.

Finance Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates will be able to:

Explain investment decisions based on time value of money principles
Appropriately structure a portfolio of investments applying the related concepts of diversification, portfolio theory, and asset allocation
Incorporate the role of globalization in financial decision making

Requirements

122 Total Credit Hours (Includes Butler University Core Requirements)

Business Core Requirements

MA 125 - Business Calculus Min Units: 3
or
MA 106 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 Min Units: 4
EI 101 - First-Year Business Experience Min Units: 3
MS 100 - Business Applications with Excel Min Units: 2
COM 215 - Speech For Business Min Units: 2
AC 203 - Introduction to Accounting Min Units: 3
EI 201 - Real Business Experience Min Units: 3
EC 231 - Principles of Microeconomics Min Units: 3
LE 263 - Legal Environment of Business Min Units: 3
MS 264 - Statistics Min Units: 3
LE 264 - Business Ethics Min Units: 3
MS 265 - Information Technology Min Units: 3
AC 204 - Introduction to Accounting II Min Units: 3
EC 232 - Principles of Macroeconomics Min Units: 3
FN 340 - Corporate Finance Min Units: 3
MK 380 - Introduction to Marketing Management Min Units: 3
MS 350 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Min Units: 3
MG 360 - Organizational Behavior Min Units: 3
LE 365 - Business Law 1 Min Units: 3
MS 365 - Information Technology II - Business Analytics Min Units: 3
MG 490 - Strategy Capstone Min Units: 3

University Electives (12 hours)

LAS Electives (6 hours)

Career Development Requirements

LSB 101 - Professional and Career Development I Min Units: 0
LSB 102 - Professional and Career Development 2 Min Units: 0
LSB 201 - Professional and Career Development 3 Min Units: 0
LSB 202 - Professional and Career Development 4 Min Units: 0
LSB 301 - Professional and Career Development 5 Min Units: 0
LSB 302 - Professional and Career Development 6 Min Units: 1
LSB 401 - LSB Internship I Min Units: 3
LSB 402 - LSB Internship II Min Units: 3

Major Courses

FN 347 - Investments Min Units: 3
FN 451 - International Financial Management Min Units: 3
FN Electives (9 hours)

University Core Requirements

FYS 101/102, First Year Seminar
GHS (6 hours) Global & Historical Studies
PCA Perspective in Creative Arts
PWB Physical Well Being
NW Natural World
TI Texts & Ideas