Finance graduates have many career choices
As a finance student you will learn to...
- Prepare financial reports, direct investment activities, and implement cash management strategies
- Evaluate long-term investments and their financing
- Become proficient in financial reporting software
- Excel in communicating financial information clearly and concisely to internal and external clients
- Understand the importance of ethics in the financial profession
- Work effectively with people in project teams
- Lead in the management of people
Finance graduates have many career choices. Typical positions held by finance graduates include: corporate financial officer, banker, stockbroker, financial analyst, portfolio manager, and personal financial planner.
Finance is the field of study that focuses on managing the finances of firms, financial institutions, and individuals.
Major:
Required Courses: (12 credits)
FINC 3351 Insurance and Risk Management 3 cr
FINC 4331 Investments 3 cr
FINC 4341 Financial Markets and Institutions 3 cr
FINC 4342 International Finance 3 cr
Elective Accounting Courses: (5 credits)
ACCT 3311 Intermediate Financial I 3 cr
ACCT 3312 Intermediate Financial II 3 cr
ACCT 3314 Cost/Managerial Accounting 3 cr
ACCT 4308 Income Tax Accounting 3 cr
ACCT 4314 Advanced Financial Accounting 3 cr
ACCT 4218 Advanced Tax Accounting 2 cr
Elective Finance Courses: (12 credits)
FINC 2331 Personal Finance 3 cr
FINC 3345 Real Estate Finance 3 cr
FINC 4332 Portfolio Management 3 cr
FINC 4360 Options and Futures 3 cr
FINC 4362 Planning and Capital Budgeting 3 cr
FINC 4364 Business Forecasting 3 cr
FINC 4366 Entrepreneurial Finance 3 cr
Minor:
Elective Finance Courses: (12 credits)
FINC 2331 Personal Finance – 3 cr
FINC 4341 Financial Markets and Institutions 3 cr
FINC 4331 Investments 3 cr
FINC 3351 Insurance and Risk Management 3 cr
FINC 4342 International Finance 3 cr
FINC 3345 Real Estate Finance 3 cr
Elective Accounting Courses: (6 credits)
ACCT 3311 Intermediate Financial I 3 cr
ACCT 3312 Intermediate Financial II 3 cr
ACCT 3314 Cost/Managerial Accounting 3 cr
ACCT 4308 Income Tax Accounting 3 cr
ACCT 4314 Advanced Financial Accounting 3 cr
ACCT 4218 Advanced Tax Accounting cr2
Contact Information
Dr. Thomas Krueger
CBA 241
Interim Chair, Accounting & Finance Department
Phone: 361.593.3787
Email: thomas.krueger@tamuk.edu
This page was last updated on: May 13, 2013