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Popular SearchesFinance AcademicsOverview Do you envision a career at an investment company ... a financial planning firm ... an insurance company ... a corporate finance department? A degree in finance could be the perfect fit for you!
Finance majors prepare for work in the world of money, where banking, credit, debt and capital-markets activities shape our economy. As a finance major at Midwest-based SNC, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of banking, trading and economic principles, and learn methodologies for recognizing, analyzing and developing creative solutions to finance problems. You’ll also explore ethical issues in business finance, preparing you for a career as a principled, values-driven professional.
Credential Type
B.B.A.
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Major
Academic paths With a robust selection of course offerings, you can receive a Bachelor of Business Administration degree majoring in finance from SNC. A sampling of courses includes Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions and Markets and Advanced Financial Management.
Business Core Classes:
ACCT 205 Financial Accounting
ACCT 206 Managerial Accounting
BUAD 230 Ethical Leadership
BUAD 232 Introduction to Human Resource Management (2 cr)
BUAD 233 Introduction to Supply Chain Management (2 cr)
BUAD 270 Marketing Concepts and Issues
BUAD 350 Corporate Finance
BUAD 390 Business Law
BUAD 485 Strategic Management Seminar
DATA 101 Data Analytics & Info Systems
DATA 328 Analytics for Business Insight
ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 102 Principles of Microeconomics
MATH 228 Introduction to Statistics or MATH 221 Introduction to Statistics with RAdditional Courses:
BUAD 351 Investments
BUAD 352 Financial Institutions and Markets
BUAD 355 Advanced Financial Management
BUAD 359 Portfolio Theory and DerivativesOne approved Finance elective
*This pathway is to be used as a guide. Refer to the Course Catalog for official degree requirements.
Featured faculty If there’s one thing that SNC professors and instructors have in common, it’s a passion for teaching and sharing their expertise. You’ll also find them dedicated to providing personalized guidance that supports your academic and career aspirations. Discover the distinguished scholars you’ll be learning from.
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Logan Hennes ’22“The robust knowledge base a liberal arts education gave me the skills to hold conversations with people unfamiliar with my research and maybe the topic in general.”
Logan Hennes ’22
Career outcomes Overall hiring in finance is expected to be robust in the next 10 years. Demand for personal financial advisors, for example, is expected to grow by 5 percent.
A finance degree prepares graduates for a variety of business careers, including:
- Asset manager
- Commercial banker
- Corporate finance professional
- Financial analyst
- Financial planner
- Insurance advisor
- Investment banker
- Mortgage broker
- Personal financial advisor
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