Finance B.A.

Finance Major

The B.A. Finance major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes UNIFI/General Education requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours.

Emphases:

Financial Management

Investments

Personal Wealth Management

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FIN 3125 (160:141) can be used by double majors in Finance and Real Estate to satisfy the requirements of both majors. This does not apply to the Personal Wealth Management emphasis of the Finance major.

Four-Year Plan

Finance: Financial Management, B.A.

This is a sample plan of study with a suggested sequencing of classes for the major.  University electives may be applied to earn additional academic majors, minors, or certificates.  Students should regularly meet with their academic advisor to plan their specific semester schedule to include UNIFI/General Education program and/or university elective hours required.

Finance: Investments, B.A.

This is a sample plan of study with a suggested sequencing of classes for the major.  University electives may be applied to earn additional academic majors, minors, or certificates.  Students should regularly meet with their academic advisor to plan their specific semester schedule to include UNIFI/General Education program and/or university elective hours required.

Finance: Personal Wealth Management, B.A.

This is a sample plan of study with a suggested sequencing of classes for the major.  University electives may be applied to earn additional academic majors, minors, or certificates.  Students should regularly meet with their academic advisor to plan their specific semester schedule to include UNIFI/General Education program and/or university elective hours required.

Learning Outcomes

Finance, B.A.

Objective 1: Students will demonstrate disciplinary content knowledge

• 1.1 Learners will demonstrate broad knowledge of the business disciplines
• 1.2 Learners will demonstrate understanding of the time value of money.
• 1.3 Learners will demonstrate understanding of risk and return.
• 1.4 Learners will demonstrate understanding of cost of capital.

Objective 2:  Students will use quantitative skills to aid business decision making

• 2.1 Learners will display a broad set of quantitative skills as applied to business decision making across a wide range of business disciplines
• 2.2 Leaners will find the optimal investments using capital budgeting techniques.
• 2.3 Learners will calculate common investment criteria and project cash flows associated with corporate project evaluation.

 Objective 3:  Students will display communication skills

• 3.1 Learners will demonstrate strong written communication skills as required for a business major
• 3.2 Learners will effectively deliver case analyses, both orally and in writing.

Objective 4:  Students will be able to apply critical thinking skills

• 4.1 Learners will apply basic critical thinking skills as expected for all business majors
• 4.2  Learners will effectively perform case analyses, which demonstrates disciplinary knowledge and application, ability to summarize quantitative analysis methods, and development of effectively constructed conclusions.

Objective 5:  Students will understand the work value expectations of contemporary organizations

• 5.1 Learners will identify ethical components in business situations
• 5.2 Learners will display other work values such as professional demeanor, quality of effort, dependability, attitude, and initiative    

Policies

Note: A copy of the Wilson College policies may be obtained at https://business.uni.edu/students/advising/uni-college-business-policies. Enrollment in upper division (3000/4000-level) business courses requires satisfactory completion of the Wilson College of Business admission requirements and any course prerequisites.

Finance and Real Estate majors may declare a double major, and/or major and minor within the Wilson College of Business, subject to the approval of the other Wilson College of Business departments involved. Finance and Real Estate majors minoring within the Wilson College of Business must select minors designated for business majors. Finance majors cannot minor in Finance, and Real Estate majors cannot minor in Real Estate. However, Finance majors may double major or minor in Real Estate, and Real Estate majors may double major in Finance or minor in Finance. Also, not more than one emphasis area may be declared in Finance.

All students majoring in business must complete 50% of their major coursework in the Wilson College of Business at UNI. Major coursework would include any undergraduate, credit-bearing, graded course taught in the Wilson College of Business at UNI. Business courses taken at UNI as credit/no credit do not qualify. A minimum of 10 credits must be upper division (3000-4000 level courses). A student must earn a 2.20 cumulative grade point average at UNI; and must earn an overall 2.20 grade point average in business designated courses taken at UNI.

The Wilson College of Business limits the number of courses that can be counted towards major specific requirements across the College. The College will allow students to double count one major specific course between majors, with the following exceptions. These exceptions include major combinations which allow two double-counted courses: 

• MIS/Business Analytics 
• Real Estate/Finance: Financial Management or Investments
• Business Analytics/Economics: Business Economics

This guideline is not applicable to the business core. There are no limitations to the number of courses that can be double-counted towards minors and/or certificates within the College.

The Finance Department may impose additional admission requirements for students wishing to declare a minor or a second Wilson College of Business major. Eligibility to declare a minor or a second Wilson College of Business major is based on competitive GPA and space availability.

Related Programs

• Real Estate B.A.
• Master of Business Administration