Finance careers vary widely in today's complex, global economy. Among their many options, finance graduates find careers in banking, investments, corporate finance, and federal contract management. Graduates might help investment clients develop and monitor personal or corporate investment portfolios, manage a bank office and all its personnel, make multi-million dollar loans to corporations, take a private firm public so its stock can be traded on stock exchanges, or manage the budget of a multi-billion dollar federal project. The finance curriculum gives graduates the modern analytic principles of the discipline that prepare them to function in a wide variety of settings.
Students considering the professional certification examinations upon graduation, such as the Certified Cash Manager, Certified in Financial Management, the Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Financial Planner, or Chartered Financial Analyst, may need course work beyond the minimum requirements for the B.S.B.A. degree. Students are encouraged to identify the special requirements early in their academic careers.
The Department of Accounting and Finance offers four finance concentrations for the B.S.B.A. degree in finance: General Finance, Corporate Finance, Investments and Financial Institutions, and Federal Contract Management. The finance major is offered only during the day.
For additional information about the Finance program at the UAH Business School, please contact:
Dr. John Burnett
Phone: 256 . 824 . 2928
Email: burnettj@uah.edu
Finance Concentration Requirements
General Finance
| Course Number |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| FIN 375 |
Financial Institutions |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 378 |
Intermediate Corporate Finance |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 431 |
Advanced Corporate Finance |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 454 |
International Finance |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 460 |
Investments |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 461 |
Portfolio Management |
3 hrs. |
| Elective* |
|
3 hrs. |
| Total Hours Required |
21 hrs. |
*Choose one of the following: ACC 310, ACC 313, ACC 414, ECN 340, ECN 345, ECN 352, ECN 475, MGT 401, MGT 403, MGT 406.
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Corporate Finance (A double major with Accounting is recommended)
| Course Number |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| FIN 375 |
Financial Institutions |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 378 |
Intermdiate Corporate Finance |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 431 |
Advanced Corporate Finance |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 454 |
International Finance |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 460 |
Investments |
3 hrs. |
| ACC 310 |
Intermediate Financial Accounting I |
3 hrs. |
| ACC 414 |
Cost Accounting |
3 hrs. |
| Total Hours Required |
21 hrs. |
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Investments and Financial Institutions
| Course Number |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| FIN 375 |
Financial Institutions |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 378 |
Intermediate Corporate Finance |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 431 |
Advanced Corporate Finance |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 454 |
International Finance |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 460 |
Investments |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 461 |
Portfolio Management |
3 hrs. |
| Major Elective selected from the following courses: |
3 hrs. |
| MKT 315 |
Sales Management & Professional Selling |
|
| MKT 332 |
Buyer Behavior |
|
| MKT 420 |
Services Marketing |
|
| ACC 414 |
Cost Accounting |
|
| Total Hours Required |
21 hrs. |
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Federal Contract Management *
| Course Number |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| ACC 440 |
Basic Government Contract Accounting |
3 hrs. |
| ACC 441 |
Advanced Government Contract Accounting |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 375 |
Financial Institutions |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 378 |
Intermediate Corporate Finance |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 431 |
Advanced Corporate Finance |
3 hrs. |
| FIN 454 |
International Finance |
3 hrs. |
| Major Elective selected from the following courses: |
3 hrs. |
| MGT 401 |
Introduction to Contract Management |
|
| MGT 403 |
Contract Pricing & Cost Analysis |
|
| MGT 406 |
Government Contract Law |
|
| Total Hours Required |
21 hrs. |
* Students should take ACC 414 as the Upper Division Business elective.
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