business and/or postgraduate work by educating them in the fundamental principles and practical applications of corporate finance, financial planning, and investments. Students will develop functional knowledge and analytical skills by:
Learning financial theory and problem-solving skills including: financial statement analysis, advanced topics in financial management, asset valuation, investment management, personal finance, and behavioral finance.
Developing the basic, intermediate, and advanced skills required to identify and solve the financial and accounting problems confronting today's corporations.
Making key financial and investment decisions more accurately in a business environment and their personal finances.
Students studying Finance will have career opportunities as financial analysts or managers within the private sector (e.g. manufacturing, commercial, service enterprises) or the public sector (e.g. state and federal government, non-profits). Students interested
in investments and portfolio management may seek positions as account executives, security analysts or money managers. In the area of financial services, positions include personal financial planners and investment advisors. Banking and financial institutions employ graduates for careers in lending, investments, real estate, international divisions of commercial banks, savings and loans, or other financial institutions. Municipal governments, planning and development districts, and state and federal agencies all employ financial managers in large numbers for research and administrative projects.
FIN 305: Personal Financial Planning
FIN 405: Career and Research Skills in Finance and Investments
FIN 421: Cases in Financial Management
FIN 425: Analysis of Financial Statements and Financial Reporting
FIN 450: Investment Analysis
FIN 475: Behavioral Finance
The management specialization program is designed to provide students the necessary basic understanding of management and the managerial role.
Graduates in the management specialization area will possess knowledge and skills necessary to fill professional management positions in corporate, government, or small business in an ever-changing, globally competitive business environment. This program also provides a solid background for students who may want to pursue graduate work in management or related areas.
Graduates should be able to:
Work effectively with others and lead others in a common mission;
Demonstrate analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, communication, quantitative, and information technology skills.
beginning with a professional career, entrepreneurial ventures or continuing with graduate study. Professional careers beginning at the management-trainee or entry level may be pursued in the private or public sectors as well as in the profit or not-for-profit organizations. In the case of graduate study, students may elect a general degree program, such as the Master of Business Administration (MBA), leading to an advanced degree, and the Ph.D. or DBA with a major in management or other business disciplines.
MGT 352: Supply Chain Management
MGT 355: Production Management
MGT 433: Human Resources Management
MGT 460: Human Behavior in Organizations
MGT 465: Entrepreneurship
Management Electives (6 hours)*
Professional Elective (3 credits)**
Students who successfully complete the management specialization have the choice of immediately
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