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BBA Courses & Career Paths

The Finance Department has recently restructured the BBA Finance curriculum (see an overview). The curriculum has defined core, essential and recommended coursework based on the BBA student's intended career path.

View courses by career path here or browse a complete list of finance courses.

Career Paths

General Finance
Core FIN 300 - Financial Management

Essential FIN 308 - Capital Markets and Investment Strategy
FIN 309 - Fixed Income Securities/Markets
FIN 314 - Corporate Investment Decisions
FIN 412 - International Finance Management I
FIN 414 - International Finance Management II

Recommended FIN 315 - Financial Institutions
FIN 317 - Corporate Financing Decisions
FIN 318 - Real Estate Fundamentals
FIN 322 - Real Estate Finance and Investment
FIN 325 - Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 329 - Financing Research Commercialization
FIN 335 - Applied Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management
FIN 380 - Options and Futures in Financial Decision Making
FIN 418 - Advanced Derivatives and Risk Management

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Investment Banking
Core FIN 300 - Financial Management

Essential FIN 308 - Capital Markets and Investment Strategy
FIN 309 - Fixed Income Securities/Markets
FIN 314 - Corporate Investment Decisions
FIN 317 - Corporate Financing Decisions
FIN 380 - Options and Futures in Financial Decision Making

Recommended FIN 315 - Financial Institutions
FIN 325 - Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 329 - Financing Research Commercialization
FIN 352 - Macroeconomic Analysis of Capital Markets
FIN 412 - International Finance Management I
FIN 414 - International Finance Management II

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Corporate Finance
Core FIN 300 - Financial Management

Essential FIN 308 - Capital Markets and Investment Strategy
FIN 309 - Fixed Income Securities/Markets
FIN 314 - Corporate Investment Decisions
FIN 317 - Corporate Financing Decisions
FIN 380 - Options and Futures in Financial Decision Making

Recommended FIN 325 - Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 329 - Financing Research Commercialization
FIN 352 - Macroeconomic Analysis of Capital Markets
FIN 412 - International Finance Management I
FIN 414 - International Finance Management II

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Equity Analysis
Core FIN 300 - Financial Management

Essential FIN 308 - Capital Markets and Investment Strategy
FIN 314 - Corporate Investment Decisions
FIN 335 - Applied Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management
FIN 352 - Macroeconomic Analysis of Capital Markets
FIN 380 - Options and Futures in Financial Decision Making

Recommended FIN 309 - Fixed Income Securities/Markets
FIN 317 - Corporate Financing Decisions
FIN 340 - Financial Trading
FIN 412 - International Finance Management I
FIN 414 - International Finance Management II
FIN 450 - Alternative Investments

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Fund Management
Core FIN 300 - Financial Management

Essential FIN 308 - Capital Markets and Investment Strategy
FIN 309 - Fixed Income Securities/Markets
FIN 335 - Applied Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management
FIN 352 - Macroeconomic Analysis of Capital Markets
FIN 380 - Options and Futures in Financial Decision Making
FIN 450 - Alternative Investments

Recommended FIN 314 - Corporate Investment Decisions
FIN 322 - Real Estate Finance and Investment
FIN 340 - Financial Trading
FIN 412 - International Finance Management I
FIN 414 - International Finance Management II
FIN 418 - Advanced Derivatives and Risk Management

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Sales and Trading
Core FIN 300 - Financial Management

Essential FIN 308 - Capital Markets and Investment Strategy
FIN 309 - Fixed Income Securities/Markets
FIN 340 - Financial Trading
FIN 352 - Macroeconomic Analysis of Capital Markets
FIN 380 - Options and Futures in Financial Decision Making
FIN 412 - International Finance Management I
FIN 414 - International Finance Management II

Recommended FIN 335 - Applied Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management
FIN 418 - Advanced Derivatives and Risk Management
FIN 450 - Alternative Investments

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Real Estate
Core FIN 300 - Financial Management

Essential FIN 315 - Financial Institutions
FIN 318 - Real Estate Fundamentals
FIN 322 - Real Estate Finance and Investment
LHC 482 - Real Estate Law

Recommended FIN 308 - Capital Markets and Investment Strategy
FIN 309 - Fixed Income Securities/Markets
FIN 352 - Macroeconomic Analysis of Capital Markets
FIN 380 - Options and Futures in Financial Decision Making
FIN 565 - Real Estate Development
CEE 431 - Construction Contracting
URP 423 - Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning

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Banking and Insurance
Core FIN 300 - Financial Management

Essential FIN 309 - Fixed Income Securities/Markets
FIN 314 - Corporate Investment Decisions
FIN 315 - Financial Institutions
FIN 380 - Options and Futures in Financial Decision Making

Recommended FIN 308 - Capital Markets and Investment Strategy
FIN 318 - Real Estate Fundamentals
FIN 322 - Real Estate Finance and Investment

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Entrepreneurship
Core FIN 300 - Financial Management

Essential FIN 314 - Corporate Investment Decisions
FIN 325 - Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 329 - Financing Research Commercialization
FIN 380 - Options and Futures in Financial Decision Making

Recommended FIN 308 - Capital Markets and Investment Strategy
FIN 309 - Fixed Income Securities/Markets
FIN 317 - Corporate Financing Decisions
FIN 412 - International Finance Management I
FIN 414 - International Finance Management II
FIN 450 - Alternative Investments

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