I am currently a freshman in college and am looking at all types of majors. Currently, I am leaning toward a business degree, but I have very little experience with business or finance of any kind. What exactly does a finance major entail, and is it a big setback that I know very little about the field?
2007-03-22 15:41:59 · 0 answers · asked by jacobm_24 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I attended Florida State University, and one of my majors are finance. I have provided an overview from:
http://www.cob.fsu.edu/fin/finance_major.cfm
and some courses I have taken at FSU
Finance is considered one of the basic functions of our private enterprise system. Finance can be defined as the art and science of managing money. Each of the many firms, businesses, institutions, and governmental agencies in our economic system has the problems of obtaining, administering, and managing its funds efficiently and wisely. Nearly every decision made by an organization has important financial implications. Thus, the finance student is introduced to and studies the theory, concepts, applications, institutional environment, and analytical tools essential for proper decision-making. Finance is designed as preparation for a broad variety of careers since all organizations need individuals knowledgeable about finance. Careers may be in financial management and analysis, banking, financial institutions, financial markets, investments, portfolio analysis and management, financial planning, and multinational finance. Finance is also considered good preparation for graduate study in law or business.
Course # Course Title Hrs Course Prerequisites
ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics
3
None
ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics
3
None
MAC 2233 Calculus for Business and Nonphysical Sciences
3
MAC 1105
STA 2023 Fundamental Business Statistics
3
MAC 1105
CGS 2100 Microcomputer Applications for Business
3
None
ACG 2021 Introduction to Financial Accounting
3
None
ACG 2071 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
3
ACG 2021
General Business Core Requirements for Finance Majors: Students must earn a "C-" or better in each course.
BUL 3310 The Legal Environment of Business
3
None
FIN 3403 Financial Management of the Firm
3
ECO 2023, ACG 2021
GEB 3213 Business Communications
3
Admission to the major
MAN 3240 Organizational Behavior
3
None
MAR 3023 Basic Marketing Concepts
3
ECO 2023
General Business Breadth Requirements for Finance Majors: Students must earn a "C-" or better in each course.
FIN 3244 Financial Markets, Institutions, and Intl. Finance Systems
3
ECO 2013, ACG 2021
QMB 3200 Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions
3
CGS 2100, STA 2023
Plus three (3) electives from the following list of courses:
HFT 3240 Managing Service Organizations
3
None
ISM 3003 Foundations of MIS
3
CGS 2100
MAN 3504 Services Operations Management
3
QMB 3200
MAN 3600 Multinational Business Operations
3
ECO 2013, ECO 2023
MAN 4720 Strategic Management and Business Policy
3
FIN 3403, MAN 3240,
MAR 3023
MAR 3700 Professional Selling
3
MAR 3023
REE 3043 Real Estate
3
None
RMI 3011 Risk Management and Insurance
3
STA 2023
FIN 4504
FIN 4604 Multinational Financial Management
3
FIN 3244, FIN 3403
FIN 4934r Senior Seminar in Finance
3
FIN 3244, FIN 3403
REE 4204 Real Estate Finance
3
REE 3043, FIN 3403
And that's just for starters, go visit that site and look around
2007-03-22 15:53:06 · answer #1 · answered by lilbrowardchick 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fsu Finance Major
2016-10-04 02:07:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Need more details before I can give answer
2016-07-28 10:04:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats an interesting question and I hope you will find some valuable answers
2016-08-23 21:50:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-07-17 05:38:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋