Finance, BSB

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The finance major permits students to specialize in the traditional finance discipline or in the emerging financial planning discipline. The traditional finance track is intended to prepare students for professional positions with financial institutions, finance departments of business enterprises, and investment companies. The financial planning track is appropriate for students who wish to start their own financial planning business or work in the broad area of financial services.

Curriculum

Core Business Programs Curriculum (46 credits)

MGT 100 - Understanding and Working in Organizations 3 Credit(s)
ACCT 105 - Financial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
EC 101 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit(s) (Social Science)
MIS 180 - Computing and Spreadsheets 1 Credit(s)
ACCT 205 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit(s)
BLAW 250 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 Credit(s)
EC 202 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit(s) (Social Science)
MGT 210 - Foundations of Management 3 Credit(s)
MIS 290 - Management Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
QA 252 - Intermediate Statistics 3 Credit(s)
FIN 303 - Financial Management 3 Credit(s)
MGT 310 - Leadership in Business 3 Credit(s)
MGT 365 - International Business 3 Credit(s)
MKT 300 - Marketing Principles 3 Credit(s)
MGT 452 - Management Policy and Strategy 3 Credit(s)
SCM 352 - Operations Management 3 Credit(s)

Field of Specialization (39 Credits)

EC 312 - Macroeconomic Theory 3 Credit(s)
FIN 305 - Investments 3 Credit(s)
FIN 423 - International Financial Management 3 Credit(s)
FIN 450 - Financial Practices and Regulations 3 Credit(s)
FIN 497 - Internship in Finance 3 Credit(s)
Four finance electives 12 Credit(s)
Free Electives 12 Credit(s)

Core Non-Business Requirements (37 Credits)

ENGL 101 - Reading, Thinking and Writing 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 102 - Literature and Critical Writing (W) 3 Credit(s) (Humanities)
ANTH 105 - Introduction to Cultural Diversity 3 Credit(s) (Social Science)
MATH 117 - Elementary Functions 3 Credit(s) (Math/Science)
MATH 119 - Elementary Statistics for Business Majors 3 Credit(s) (Math/Science)
PRWR 215 - Effective Business Communication (W) 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 352 - Business Ethics 3 Credit(s) (Humanities)
Humanities Electives 6 Credit(s)
Social Science Electives 3 Credit(s)
Math/Science Electives 6 Credit(s)
Physical Education Elective 1 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 122

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.

Curriculum Sequence

Finance Curriculum Sequence

Finance (CO-OP) Curriculum Sequence