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Our finance majors learn the basic principles of accounting, economics, and quantitative methods, plus corporate finance and investments in order to prepare for careers as stock brokers, working on Wall Street or in corporate finance, banking, and real estate. The rigorous curriculum has student's ready hit the ground running as they move into their finance careers with companies such as Proctor & Gamble, Humana, Fifth Third Bank, GE Capital and Northwestern Mutual Insurance. A suggested course to explore this career path is FIN 300.
Degree Requirements
To earn the bachelor of business administration (BBA) degree in finance, students in the Gatton College of Business and Economics must fulfill University Studies requirements, the College premajor and major requirements, and College core requirements.
Minimum Total Hours: 120
Pre-major Requirements
University Studies Requirements - The University Studies Program requirements can be found in the University of Kentucky Bulletin.
College Core Requirements
Departmental Major Requirements:
Requirements for the Finance major consist of at least 21 credit hours. There are four required courses:
| ACC 300 |
Financial Accounting II (3) |
| ECO 412 |
Monetary Economics (3) |
| FIN 445 |
Capital Investment and Financing Decisions (3) |
| FIN 450 |
Investment Analysis (3) |
The remaining nine (9) credit hours are selected from:
| FIN 423 |
International Finance (3) |
| FIN 430 |
Financial Modeling (3) |
| FIN 432 |
Quantitative Portfolio Management (3) |
| FIN 452 |
Options and Futures (3) |
| FIN 464 |
Real Estate Finance (3) |
| FIN 465 |
Bank Management (3) |
| FIN 470 |
Financial Risk Management (3) |
| FIN 480 |
Money and Capital Markets (3) |
| FIN 490 |
Special Topics in Finance (Subtitle Required) (3) |
Finance Degree Four Year Plan
Course Flow Chart
Examples of Careers in Finance:
- Stock Brokers, Financial Planners
- Bank Loan Officers
- Budgeting or Financial Analyst
- Securities or Credit Analyst
- Risk Management
- Actuary
- Financial Forecasters
- Real Estate Agent
- Property Managers
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