University of Portland Bulletin 2020-2021

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

The finance major prepares students for careers as financial analysts, bankers, treasurers, financial planners and chief financial officers.  Students of finance develop an understanding of a broad range of topics: financial statement analysis, the effects of financial leverage, stock and bond valuation, risk and return in the global capital markets, risk management, portfolio theory and management, security legislation, structure of capital markets and ethics. 

See University Core Requirements

One core social science requirement is satisfied by ECN 120 in the major. The core mathematics requirements are satisfied by the major requirements below.

Business Requirements — 56 credit hours

Non-Business Courses - 15 credit hours

CST 107Effective Public Speaking

3

ENG 107College Writing

3

MTH 121Calculus for Business and Social Science

3

MTH 141Finite Mathematics

3

MTH 161Elementary Statistics

3

P4 Professional Development Requirements - 3 credit hours

BUS 202Professional Development

1

BUS 302Internship Preparation

1

BUS 397Professional Development Internship

1

Global Acumen Requirements - 4 credit hours

BUS 360Cross Cultural Organizational Behavior and Ethics

3

BUS 496Meaningful International Experience

1

Business Foundation Lower Division - 28 credit hours

BUS 100Introduction to Leadership Skills

3

BUS 101Software Applications Workshop

1

ECN 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECN 121Principles of Microeconomics

3

BUS 200Principles of Marketing

3

BUS 205Foundations of Finance

3

BUS 209Financial Accounting

3

BUS 210Managerial Accounting

3

BUS 250Legal and Social Responsibility in Business

3

BUS 255Introduction to Operations & Technology Management

3

Business Foundation Upper Division - 6 credit hours

BUS 355Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 364Innovation

3

Major Requirements — 27 credit hours

BUS 330Managerial Finance

3

BUS 430Investments

3

BUS 431Financial Markets and Institutions

3

BUS 441International Finance

3

BUS 468Applied Portfolio Management

3

Major Electives - 12 credit hours

Select four courses from the following:
BUS 310Intermediate Accounting I

3

BUS 311Intermediate Accounting II

3

BUS 312Cost Accounting

3

BUS 365Accounting Information Systems

3

BUS 371Consumer Behavior

3

BUS 385Opportunity Assessment

3

BUS 400Strategic Management

3

BUS 411/BUS 566Advanced Accounting

3

BUS 432Personal Financial Planning

3

BUS 433Real Estate Finance

3

BUS 434Derivatives and Risk Management

3

BUS 450Advanced Business Law

3

BUS 452Project Management

3

BUS 453Supply Chain Analytics

3

BUS 464Business Taxation

3

BUS 467Income Tax Strategies for Individual

3

BUS 472Personal Selling

3

BUS 484New Venture Finance and Accounting

3

One 300 or 400 level ECN course

3

Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours

Total Credit Hours: 120