Program Description
The finance major at Thomas Jefferson University prepares students to become professionals with a comprehensive understanding of global financial markets and financial institutions. Our graduates are prepared with skills to tackle complex financial problems, and have the professionalism to work effectively in any environment. Students have the opportunity to network with industry professionals, participate in international competitions, manage an investment portfolio through our Student Managed Investment Fund, study abroad for a semester, and earn their iMBA degree in one additional year while preparing for the Chartered Financial Analyst Level I (CFA) exam.
Learning Goals/Outcomes
In addition to the goals and outcomes outlined by the School of Business Administration, graduates from the finance program will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of domestic and global capital markets and financial institutions
- Explain how managers make value-maximizing decisions in a corporation
Curriculum: 4 years, 121-122 credits
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| FYS 100 | Pathways Seminar | 1 |
| WRIT 101 | Writing Sem I: Written Comm. | 3 |
| AVIS 101 | American Visions | 3 |
| MATH 1XX | Mathematics Placeholder | 3-4 |
| DECF 102 | Finding & Shaping Opportunity | 3 |
| WRIT 201 | Writing Seminar II:Multi Comm | 3 |
| ECON 205 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ACCT 101 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 102 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MKTG 102 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT 301 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Credits | 31-32 | |
| Second Year | ||
| ETHC 2XX | Ethics | 3 |
| GDIV 2xx | Global Diversity | 3 |
| DECF 200 | Business Models | 3 |
| DECS 2XX | Science (Select one DECSYS) | 3 |
| General Electives | 6 | |
| ECON 206 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ABA 201 | Intro to Business Analytics | 3 |
| ABA 202 | Statistical Data Analytics | 3 |
| FIN 301 | Financial Management | 3 |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Third Year | ||
| ADIV 2XX | American Diversity | 3 |
| GCIT 2XX | Global Citizenship | 3 |
| CGIS 300 | Contemporary Global Issues | 3 |
| DECM 300 | Research Methods | 3 |
| FIN 318 | International Finance & Dev | 3 |
| FIN 303 | Intermediate Financial Mgmt | 3 |
| FIN 322 | Capital Mkts &Fin Institutions | 3 |
| FIN 321 | Investments & Portfolio Mgmt | 3 |
| BLAW 301 | Business Law | 3 |
| ABA 301 | Data Mining & Predic Analytics | 3 |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| ABA 401 | Operations and Data Analytics | 3 |
| FIN 411 | Personal Fin Plann & Risk Mgt. | 3 |
| FIN 412 | Financial Modeling | 3 |
| MGMT 498N | Bus Capstone: Strategy Sim | 3 |
| MGMT 499N | Business Capstone: CSR | 3 |
| PHIL 499 | Philosophies of the Good Life | 3 |
| General Elective or Internship | 12 | |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Total Credits | 121-122 | |