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Finance includes the study of money and capital markets, investments, and corporate finance. In addition to these traditional areas, it includes the study of modern developments in derivatives; financial market structure, such as electronic-based trading techniques and markets; and international markets and corporate finance.
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The same course cannot be applied to both a student's major and minor.
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The Majors
- The BBA Major in Finance
- The BBA Major in Economics
- The BA Major in Economic
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The BBA Major in Finance
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Students who are planning on future graduate study in finance or business are strongly recommended to include advanced courses in mathematics, statistics, and econometrics in their undergraduate programs.
Program Learning Goals
| Corporate Finance | Students will develop an understanding of the key concepts of time value of money, corporate finance models for project valuation, and basic capital structure and dividend theory. |
| Investments | Students will be able to define and calculate standard risk and return measures, value simple equity and bonds securities, and explain the modern portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model. |
| Derivatives | Students will understand the basic applications of derivatives in investments and corporate finance and will be able to discuss the characteristics of derivative products. |
| Data Analysis | Students will be able to analyze data and estimate models for project valuation to support business decisions |
Required courses for the BBA degree include
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The finance major includes three required courses (9 credits) and five electives (15 credits). Liberal arts courses applied in this major will count towards the 54 business credit minimum instead of the 62 liberal arts credit minimum.
Required Courses 9 credits
The three required courses build on the foundations of the introductory finance course. These courses are prerequisites to all 4000-level finance courses. Students must earn a GPA of 2.0 or better in the three required courses to take any of the 4000-level finance courses.
| Corporate Finance | 3 credits | ||
| Investment Analysis | 3 credits | ||
| Statistical Analysis for Economics and Finance | 3 credits |
Elective Courses 15 credits
In addition to the three required courses, a student majoring in finance must take a meaningful combination of five elective finance, economics, or insurance courses at the 3000 level or 4000 level. Of these five courses, at least three of the five must be 4000 level finance courses, and at least one of the 4000 level finance courses must be FIN 4610 or FIN 4710. Students may use one or two courses from the following list as major electives:
| Financial Accounting I | 3 credits | ||
| Financial Accounting II | 3 credits | ||
| Property Investment and Financing | 3 credits | ||
| Real Estate Capital Markets | 3 credits | ||
| Investment Strategies in Property Markets | 3 credits | ||
| Valuations and Underwriting of Securitized Real Estate | 3 credits |
Note: Internship course credits cannot be counted toward credits required for the major.
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The BBA Major in Economics
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Students choosing an economics major are advised that a position as a professional economist usually requires a graduate degree in economics. Students planning to enter a graduate program in economics are strongly recommended to include advanced courses in mathematics, statistics, and econometrics in their undergraduate programs.
Program Learning Goals
| Consumer and Firm behavior | Students will develop understanding of models of consumer and firm choices and evaluate their role in real-life decisions |
| Markets and Competition | Students will be able to differentiate market structures and compare their implications for the determination of market prices |
| Growth | Students will be able to discuss and analyze the driving factors behind the long-run growth performance of nations |
| Business Cycle and Economic Policy | Students will be able to identify the causes of the short-run fluctuations of the economy and formulate and assess fiscal and monetary policies to mitigate the economic and social cost |
| Data and Economic Decisions | Students will be able to analyze data and estimate models to explain economic relationship and to support business decisions |
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The economics major includes three required courses (9 credits) and five electives (15 credits). Liberal arts courses applied in this major will count towards the 54 business credit minimum instead of the 62 liberal arts credit minimum.
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The three required courses build on the foundations of the introductory micro- and macro-economics courses. Economics majors should plan on taking all three, especially ECO 4000, as early in their major program as possible.
| Intermediate Micro-Economics | 3 credits | ||||||
| Intermediate Macro-Economics | 3 credits | ||||||
| Statistical Analysis for Economics and Finance | 3 credits |
Elective Courses 15 credits
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Note: Internship course credits cannot be counted toward credits required for the major.
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The BA Major in Economics
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Major Course Requirements
Prerequisites to the Major (18-19 credits) (Not Credited to the Major) | ||||||||
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| Introduction to Business | 3 credits | ||||||
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| Business Fundamentals: The Contemporary Business Landscape | 3 credits | ||||||
| Introduction to Information Systems and Technologies | 3 credits | ||||||
| Micro-Economics | 3 credits | ||||||
| Macro-Economics | 3 credits | ||||||
| Business Statistics I * | 3 credits |
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| Precalculus and Elements of Calculus 1A | 3 credits | ||||||
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| Precalculus | 3 credits | ||||||
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Required Courses in the Major (9 credits) The three required courses build on the foundations of the introductory micro- and macro-economics courses,
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| Intermediate Micro-Economics | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Intermediate Macro-Economics | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Statistical Analysis for Economics and Finance | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||
Elective Courses (15 credits)
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Any 3000 or 4000 level ECO course | 1-3 credits each | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black Economic Development: 1860 to the Present | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| History of American Business Enterprise | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Economic Analysis of Public Policy | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Economics of the Public Sector | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethics, Economics, and the Business System | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political Economy | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government and the American Economy | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As with all BA majors, the liberal arts minor must be completed outside the department of the students major. A student majoring in economics cannot minor in finance.
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Below is a list of capstone courses that have been regularly offered in recent years, along with the matching lower-level courses that could constitute an Economics minor.
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Note: Students should also be aware that not every course will be offered every semester, therefore, they should ensure that the program they select is flexible and are advised to check with the Department of Economics and Finance (VC 10-225, (646) 312-3450) prior to the beginning of each term regarding course availability.
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A minor in economics and finance requires 9 credits using any combination of the courses listed below:
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| Corporate Finance | 3 credits | ||
| Investment Analysis | 3 credits | ||
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Courses in Economics (ECO)
| Micro-Economics | 3 credits | ||||
| Macro-Economics | 3 credits | ||||
| Current Economic Problems | 3 credits | ||||
| Special Topics in Economics | 3 credits | ||||
| Special Topics in Economics | 1.5 credits | ||||
| Intermediate Micro-Economics | 3 credits | ||||
| Industrial Organization and Public Policy | 3 credits | ||||
| Game Theory | 3 credits | ||||
| Intermediate Macro-Economics | 3 credits | ||||
| Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy | 3 credits | ||||
| International Economics and Finance | 3 credits | ||||
| Principles of Public Finance | 3 credits | ||||
| Economics of Labor | 3 credits | ||||
| Statistical Analysis for Economics and Finance | 3 credits | ||||
| Applied Micro-Econometrics | 3 credits | ||||
| Economic and Business Forecasting | 3 credits | ||||
| Financial Econometrics | 3 credits | ||||
| Special Topics in Economics | 3 credits | ||||
| Special Topics in Economics | 1.5 credits | ||||
| Advanced Micro-Economics | 3 credits | ||||
| Behavioral Economics | 3 credits | ||||
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| Advanced Macro-Economics | 3 credits | ||
| Monetary Economics | 3 credits | ||
| Independent Research in Economics | 3 credits | ||
| Internship in Economics I | 3 credits | ||
| Internship in Economics II | 3 credits | ||
| Honors Economics I | 3 credits | ||
| Honors Economics II | 3 credits |
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Courses in Finance (FIN)
| Personal Finance | 3 credits | ||||||
| Principles of Financial Planning and Individual Investing | 1.5 credits | ||||||
| Principles of Finance | 3 credits | ||||||
| Special Topics in Finance | 3 credits | ||||||
| Special Topics in Finance | 1.5 credits | ||||||
| Corporate Finance | 3 credits | ||||||
| Investment Analysis | 3 credits | ||||||
| Special Topics in Finance | 3 credits | ||||||
| Special Topics in Finance | 1.5 credits | ||||||
| Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 credits | ||||||
| Advanced Investment Analysis | 3 credits | ||||||
| Futures Markets | 3 credits | ||||||
| Equity Markets: Trading and Structure | 3 credits | ||||||
| Options | 3 credits | ||||||
| Technical Analysis | 3 credits | ||||||
| Introduction to Microfinance | 3 credits | ||||||
| Risk Management in Financial Institutions I | 3 credits | ||||||
| Risk Management in Financial Institutions II | 3 credits | ||||||
| International Financial Markets | 3 credits | ||||||
| International Corporate Finance | 3 credits | ||||||
| Mergers and Acquisitions | 3 credits | ||||||
| Independent Research in Finance | 3 credits | ||||||
| Internship in Finance I | 3 credits | ||||||
| Internship in Finance II | 3 credits | ||||||
| Honors Finance I | 2 terms; 6 credits | ||||||
| Honors Finance II | 2 terms; 6 credits |
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Courses in Insurance (INS)
| Risk and Risk Management | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||
| Life and Health Insurance | 3 hours; 3 credits | ||
| Property and Liability Insurance | 3 hours; 3 credits |
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