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Annie Wong, Chair wonga@wcsu.edu Westside Classroom Building 141, Westside Campus (203) 837-8577 (203) 837-8955 (fax)
Judy McGee, Department Secretary mcgeej@wcsu.edu Westside Classroom Building 249, Westside Campus (203) 837-8342 (203) 837-8955 (fax)
Faculty
Overview
The finance curriculum is designed to provide students with the theoretical background and practical skills for pursuing a career in financial investments and markets or in financial management.
Finance courses offer the students an opportunity to analyze financial problems, learn the tools of financial decision-making, and utilize sound methodologies in the resolution of the problems confronting businesses, markets and nonprofit organizations today.
Our students learn through lectures, case studies, model building, and individual and team problem solving.
Mission
Consistent with the School and University missions, the Department provides finance students with the theoretical background, critical thinking and practical skills needed for successfully pursuing a career in financial investments and markets or in financial management. To do so, the program emphasizes the development of analytical, quantitative, statistical, and communication methodologies. The Department is also committed to providing all business students with the statistical knowledge and tools necessary to make data-based decisions across all functional areas of business.
Requirements:
*Business Core Courses:
**Required Finance Courses:
FIN 320 Financial Management FIN 330 Financial Decision Models FIN 340 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management FIN/ECO 360 Money, Banking, and Capital Markets FIN 370 Financial Institutions FIN 490 Cases in Managerial Finance
In addition to the six required courses listed above, a finance student must select either the Financial Investments and Markets option or the Financial Management option by taking an additional three required courses listed below each option:
Financial Investments and Markets Option
Students who choose the financial investments and markets option will be exposed to the latest advances in financial securities pricing, international finance and financial risk management. Graduates of this option can pursue careers in the financial services industry as investment analysts, securities traders, investment or commercial bankers, and in any of a host of careers that require analytical ability and the commitment to solving unique and challenging financial problems.
FIN 316 Quantitative Methods in Finance or FIN 317 Fixed Income Securities FIN 486 Financial Engineering FIN/ECO 488 Multinational Financial Issues
Financial Management Option
Students who choose the financial management option will have the opportunity to acquire skills in the areas of financial planning, analysis, and control. Graduates of this option typically work in a corporate, public or not-for-profit entity as financial analysts, financial planners, and in any of a number of careers that require the ability to synthesize a broad range of financial, accounting, and economic variables to make sound financial decisions.
ACC 301 Intermediate Financial Accounting I ACC 302 Intermediate Financial Accounting II And a choice of one of the following:
ACC 303 Accounting Theory and Topics ACC 361 Cost Accounting ACC 403 Federal Taxation ACC 407 Consolidations and Partnerships
Course Restrictions
For a complete list of prerequisites, corequisites and other restrictions for all courses, please consult the Course Description section of this catalog.
Learning Outcomes
A graduate of the Finance Department should be able to:
Admission to the minor requires completion of at least 45 semester hours with a GPA of 2.3. Successful completion of the minor requires the student to take 18 semester hours and to maintain a 2.3 GPA in all finance courses. There are two tracks in the Finance minor:
Track 1: Investments
This minor requires the completion of the following courses:
FIN 310 Principles of Finance FIN 320 Financial Management FIN 330 Financial Decision Models FIN 340 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management And a choice of two of the following:
FIN 316 Quantitative Methods of Finance FIN 317 Fixed Income Securities FIN/ECO 360 Money, Banking and Capital Markets FIN 370 Financial Institutions FIN 486 Financial Engineering FIN/ECO 488 Multinational Financial Issues
Track 2: Financial Management
ACC 301 Intermediate Financial Accounting I ACC 302 Intermediate Financial Accounting II ACC 361 Cost Accounting
The department reserves the right to approve alternative requirements on a case–by–case basis after advisement from a finance faculty member and approval by the department chair. Students receiving a B.B.A. degree must attain a GPA of 2.3 or better.
