Financial Management Concentration
The financial management concentration is a hybrid between the finance concentration and the accounting concentration. The concentration is intended to provide students who are interested in a career in finance with a stronger background in accounting compared to the finance concentration. The possible career paths for a student with a financial management concentration are the same as those of a finance concentration (see Finance Concentration for details). However, the financial management concentration may better prepare the student for careers such as financial analyst or budget analyst.
| Corporate and Public Finance | Financial Analysis; Budget Analysis; Financial Services Broker |
|---|---|
| Banking | Loan Officer; Corporate Credit Analysis; Commercial Lending; Mortgage Loans; Cash/Credit Management |
| Insurance | Insurance Underwriter; Claims Analysis; Risk Management; Sales |
| Personal Financial Planning | Financial Advising; Portfolio Management; Sales; Customer Service |
| Real Estate | Residential Brokerage; Appraisals; Property Management; Commercial Sales |
| Investment Banking | Corporate Financial Analysis; Equity and Debt; Retail Bond and Equity Sales |
| Accounting | Financial Reporting; Cost Accounting; Tax Planning |
Concentration Requirements
- Complete All Lower-Division Business Major Requirements.
- Complete All Upper-Division Core Requirements.
- Must complete BUS 370 before taking 400-level Finance courses.
- Complete five courses from the list below.
Four Required Courses
- BUS 330A Intermediate Accounting (4 units)
- BUS 435 Cost Accounting (4 units)
- Prerequisite: BUS 330A - BUS 472 Investments (4 units)
- BUS 474 Computer Applications in Finance (4 units)
One Additional Course
- BUS 330B Intermediate Accounting (4 units)
- Prerequisite: BUS 330A - BUS 377 Financial Institutions or ECON 375 Money and Banking (4 units)
- BUS 437 Governmental Accounting (4 units)
- Prerequisite: BUS 330A - BUS 454 Entrepreneurial Finance (4 units)
- Prerequisite: BUS 370 - BUS 470 Managerial Finance (4 units)
- BUS 471 Case Studies in Finance (4 units)
- BUS 473 International Finance (4 units)
- BUS 476 Risk Management and Insurance (4 units)
- BUS 477 Real Estate Finance and Investments (4 units)
- BUS 478 Portfolio Management & SMIF (4 units)