2020-2021 Academic Catalog
Finance, BSB
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Program Description:
The finance major offers four (4) finance related concentrations. The finance major includes a core of courses that covers all aspects of the theory and practice of financial management and investments. Following this core, students should select from one of four concentrations: financial management, investments, real estate, and business analytics. Financial management involves managing the financial affairs of businesses and other organization. The curriculum includes courses in accounting, financial analysis and decision making, international financial management and managerial finance. Among the many job opportunities open to the graduate with a finance major and a financial management concentration are financial analyst, cash manager, credit analyst, loan officer and financial manager.
For students selecting an investments concentration, the curriculum includes a concentration in more investments specific courses like financial derivatives, fixed income securities analysis, and the analysis of corporate financial information. This concentration closely mirrors the candidate body of knowledge (CBOK) required to prepare for the Chartered Financial Analysts exams and is part of the University Affiliation Program of the CFA Institute ® for containing more than 70% of the requisite body of knowledge. Graduates pursuing this concentration can look forward to various positions in investment management including: securities analyst, portfolio management, relationship manager, trust officer among others.
Students selecting a concentration in real estate will complete a curriculum that includes the three courses necessary for real estate licensing and are encouraged to understand the role real estate plays in the economics of the region by including urban economics, urban geography and urban development courses as their electives. Graduates of this concentration can pursue jobs as: real estate brokers/agents, property managers, real estate development, real estate loan officers, among others.
For students selecting a concentration in business analytics, the curriculum includes a general finance curriculum including financial management, investing, international finance, and accounting courses in addition to courses in business analytics that include: Introduction to Quantitative Finance, Econometrics, Forecasting, Introduction to Business Data, Data Visualization for Business and other data analytics courses. Students with this concentration could look forward to jobs such as: data analyst, credit analyst, research analyst or perhaps quantitative securities trader.
There is a general finance path for the student who would like to design their own finance concentration and students should work with the department to discuss this possibility.
Students with an interest in both finance and accounting may wish to consider a dual major in finance and accounting. Interested students should contact an academic advisor.
For additional information:
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Financial Management Concentration
I. Wright State Core: 39 Hours
Element Two: 4 Hours
Required:
Element Five: 6 Hours
Required:
Additional Core Courses: 6 Hours
Required: Select either (not taken for Element Five)
II. Business Core Requirements: 42 Hours
Courses that may be taken prior to admission to RSCOB:
Courses that require admission to RSCOB:
III. Finance Major Requirements-Financial Mgt. Track: 27 Hours
Finance Electives: 6 Hours
- Any 3000-4000 level finance course, or substitute no more than one accounting level 3000-4000 course for a Finance elective.
Graduation Planning Strategy
The Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) has been created to illustrate one option to complete degree requirements within a particular time frame. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to adjust this plan based on credit already earned, individual needs or curricular changes that may not be reflected in this year’s catalog.
General Finance Concentration
I. Wright State Core: 39 Hours
Element Two: 4 Hours
Required:
Element Five: 6 Hours
Required:
Additional Core Courses: 6 Hours
Required: Select either
II. Business Core Requirements: 42 Hours
Courses that may be taken prior to admission to RSCOB:
Courses that require admission to RSCOB:
III. Finance Major Requirements-General Track: 27 Hours
Finance Electives: 15 Hours
- Any 3000-4000 level finance course, or substitute no more than two 3000-4000 level Accounting or Economics courses.
Graduation Planning Strategy
The Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) has been created to illustrate one option to complete degree requirements within a particular time frame. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to adjust this plan based on credit already earned, individual needs or curricular changes that may not be reflected in this year’s catalog.
Investments Concentration
I. Wright State Core: 39 Hours
Element Two: 4 Hours
Required:
Element Five: 6 Hours
Required:
Additional Core Courses: 6 Hours
Required: Select either
II. Business Core Requirements: 42 Hours
Courses that may be taken prior to admission to RSCOB:
Courses that require admission to RSCOB:
III. Finance Major Requirements-Investments Track: 27 Hours
Finance Electives: 3 Hours
- Any 3000-4000 level finance course, or substitute one 3000-4000 level accounting course for finance elective.
Graduation Planning Strategy
The Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) has been created to illustrate one option to complete degree requirements within a particular time frame. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to adjust this plan based on credit already earned, individual needs or curricular changes that may not be reflected in this year’s catalog.
Real Estate Concentration
I. Wright State Core: 39 Hours
Element Two: 4 Hours
Required:
Element Five: 6 Hours
Required:
Additional Core Courses: 6 Hours
Required: Select either
II. Business Core Requirements: 42 Hours
Courses that may be taken prior to admission to RSCOB:
Courses that require admission to RSCOB:
III. Finance Major Requirements-Real Estate Track: 27 Hours
Finance Electives: 12 Hours
- Any 3000-4000 level Finance course or Urban Economic Problems, Fundamentals of Personal Selling, Sales Management, Urban Planning I, Urban Planning II, Urban Geography
Graduation Planning Strategy
The Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) has been created to illustrate one option to complete degree requirements within a particular time frame. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to adjust this plan based on credit already earned, individual needs or curricular changes that may not be reflected in this year’s catalog.
Business Analytics Concentration
I. Wright State Core: 39 Hours
Element Two: 4 Hours
Required:
Element Five: 6 Hours
Required:
Additional Core Courses: 6 Hours
Required: (select the course not taken for Element Five)
II. Business Core Requirements: 42 Hours
Courses that may be taken prior to admission to RSCOB:
Courses that require admission to RSCOB:
III. Finance Major Requirements-Business Analytics Track: 33 Hours
Finance Electives: 6 Hours
- Any 3000-4000 level finance course.
Business Analytics Concentration:
Required:
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