Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

Puts, calls, and futures, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, charging bulls and hungry bears. From the outside, the world of finance can seem like a secret society with it's own handshakes and code words. But the world of finance shapes communities, nations, and our world. It creates jobs, builds infrastructure, and impacts the fates of actors, politicians, and students.

By studying finance with us here at DSU, you'll learn to apply software to financial scenarios, to make informed predictions about investments and insurance, and to work both as an individual and as part of a team. At the end of it all, you'll be able to work for the toughest boss of all, should you choose: yourself, and you'll be equipped to charge with the bulls and find shelter from those bears. If you know what we mean. <Wink>.

Possible Job Titles:

Financial Analyst
Loan Officer
Ag Loan Officer
Personal Banker
Financial Planner
Treasurer
Short-term Debt Manager
Corporate Finance Manager
Insurance Manager

Salary Range:

Low 30's to Low 40's

Job Outlook:

Good

Benefits of a DSU Degree?

Class size/personal attention (Faculty-Student ratio):
- Advanced finance courses typically have 20-25 students in them.
Cool facts or interesting things about this major:
- How to retire as a millionaire: http://courses.dsu.edu/finance/retire.htm
What type of special opportunities can students take part in?
- Investment Contests: http://www.courses.dsu.edu/finance/imc/imc.htm
- Futures Market Contest: http://www.courses.dsu.edu/finance/fmc/fmc.htm

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Semester (16cr) Semesters Per Degree 8 (128cr)*
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Finance Major
Degree Requirements	128 cr
	Credits
Business Administration Core	52
ACCT 210 Principles of Accounting I	3
ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting II	3
BADM 220 Business Statistics	3
BADM 310 Business Finance	3
BADM 321 Business Statistics II	3
BADM 344 Managerial Communications	3
BADM 350 Legal environment of Business	3
BADM 360 Organization & Management	3
BADM 370 Marketing	3
BADM 405 International Trade and Finance	3
BADM 425 Production and Operations Management	3
BADM 482 Business Policy and Stragedy	3
CIS 251 Business Application Programming	3
CIS 325 Managment Information Systems	3
Choose three credits from the following:	3
CSC 206 Adv. Computer Applications	1
CSC 207 Adv. Applications: Spreadsheet	1
CSC 208 Adv. Applications: Database	1
CSC 209 Adv. Applications: SAS	1
* Finance majors must take CSC 207 Spreadsheet as a prerequizite for BADM 331
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics	3
MATH 121 Survey of Calculus	4
Finance Component	21
ACCT 305 Analysis of Financial Statements	3
BADM 331 Financial Technology	3
BADM 411 Investments	3
BADM 415 Financial Institutions	3
BADM 416 Commercial Bank Management	3
BADM 418 Financial Futures & Options	3
BADM 419 Investment Real Estate	3
Electives (Internship Encouraged)	14
General Education Requirements	30
Institutional Requirements	11
NOTE: Majors must take ECON 201 as part of the system-wide general education requirement. BBA majors that test directly into MATH 121 do not need to complete MATH 102, but must take 3 credits of general elective. Majors must take CIS 130 as part of the institutional graduation requirements.
* The serving size is based on a four year degree plan, so your course load may vary depending on your specific educational goals. The values here are current as of the 2009-10 DSU course catalog.

Note to Students:
Students planning to pursue a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA), note that the following additional undergraduate (baccalaureate level) courses are commonly required for acceptance to an MBA program.
ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting II	3
BADM 310 Business Finance	3
BADM 350 Legal Environment of Business	3
BADM 360 Organization & Management	3
BADM 370 Marketing	3
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics	3
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics	3