Finance Track - Bachelor of Business Administration

Program Competencies

Students completing the program should be qualified to:

  1. Analyze financial activities and/or events.
  2. Write reports concerning financial activities and/or events.
  3. Present oral reports concerning financial activities and/or events.
  4. Use computer and other technological skills in their careers.
  5. Demonstrate knowledge of ethical issues in finance.

Graduates will be prepared for entry-level positions in financial management, investment management, financial institution administration, and financial planning. In addition, graduates will be qualified for graduate study in finance, economics, management, marketing or any other field directly related to finance.

Assessment

  1. Finance Exit Exam
  2. SBA Co-Op Employer Performance Appraisal

In addition to the track courses listed below, the general education, BBA qualifying courses, prerequisite courses, upper division and free electives must be completed. The track in finance is composed of 27 credit hours of specialized courses in finance.

Finance Track Requirements

General Education

MATH 152, 174 or 175

3-4

ECON 201Principles of Macroeconomics

3

BBA 499CStrategic Management

3

Total Credit Hours:36-37
Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.

Business Qualifying Courses

BBA 295Business Communication

3

CIS 211Software Tools for Business

3

MKT 204Marketing

3

MNGT 201Principles of Management

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Business Prerequisite Course

ACCT 281Principles of Financial Accounting

3

ACCT 282Principles of Managerial Accounting

3

BBA 261Business Law and Regulations

3

ECON 201Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECON 202Principles of Microeconomics

3

Total Credit Hours:12

ECON 201 is an SBS II exchange counted in general education.

Upper Core BBA Courses

Students must be admitted to the School of Business Administration program to register for upper division business core courses. Admission requires completion of the business qualifying courses and a cumulative Morehead State GPA of at least 2.25 for all MSU and transfer courses.

CIS 311Management Information Systems

3

FIN 360Business Finance

3

BBA 315Quantitative Analysis for Business

3

BBA 350Entrepreneurship and Innovation

3

BBA 363Ethical Decision Making in Business

3

BBA 370Operations and Service Management

3

BBA 380International Business

3

BBA 475Leadership Development

3

BBA 499CStrategic Management

3

MATH 305Business Statistics

3

Total Credit Hours:27

BBA 380: (or international cooperative education, or international exchange course experience)

BBA 499C: The capstone is counted in general education.

Track Requirements

FIN 373Investments

3

FIN 420Financial Markets and Institutions

3

FIN 460Advanced Business Finance

3

FIN 485International Finance

3

FIN 490Seminar in Financial Theory and Practice

3

Electives (Approved Finance Electives)

12

Total Credit Hours:27

Approved Electives for the Finance Track

ACCT 375Accounting Analysis and Financial Decision Making

3

ACCT 387Income Tax

3

ACCT 487Advanced Tax Accounting II

3

ACCT 490Cost Accounting II

3

ECON 341Public Finance

3

ECON 447International Economics

3

FIN 325Bank Management

3

 

FIN 339Cooperative Education III

1-8

or

FIN 439Cooperative Education IV

1-8

 

FIN 342Money and Banking

3

FIN 365Financial Issues for Small Business

3

FIN 370Working Capital Management

3

FIN 372Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits

3

FIN 374Estate Planning and Taxation

3

FIN 376Risk Manage and Insurance

3

FIN 472Portfolio Analysis

3

FIN 484Healthcare Financial Management

3

REAL 330Real Estate Property Management

3

REAL 331Real Estate Finance and Investment

3

Any course used to fulfill a BBA/core requirement may not also be used to fulfill a BBA/finance requirement. In such cases, a course or courses from the list of approved finance track elective courses must be substituted for the course(s) used to fulfill the BBA/core requirement.

General Electives

Total Credit Hours:5-6

Total Credit Hours: 120