Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance Option
Fresno, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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TUITION FEES
USD 16,089 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* students outside the U.S; August 1 - students in the U.S.
** with additional fees and living expenses, the overall annual cost is around $28,584
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Introduction
The Finance Option stresses the financial structure of businesses through a common set of courses and specialized courses directed at various applications. It is designed to provide students with the basic skills required to plan, supervise, and control the financial activities of business organizations. These include understanding the trade-off between risk and return the time value of money and the magnifying effect of leverage. Students also gain the skills related to evaluating the financial needs of a business, obtaining the funds required by the firm, and using these funds in such a way that the company's goals are met.
Program Outcome
What You Can Learn
- Evolution of international business, dealing with changing cultures, and variations within cultures
- Legal issues in managing technology
- Government and social control of private enterprise
Curriculum
All students in the Craig School of Business who are working toward the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration must satisfy (a) the university's General Education requirements; (b) pre-business requirements, which include a demonstration of computer competency, a seven-course group of pre-business courses, and both a cumulative and campus GPA of at least 2.25 to declare an option; (c) upper-division core requirements of six upper-division courses, (d) option requirements of 23-25 units in an area of specialization; (e) the upper-division writing skills requirement; (f) an integrative course requirement; and (g) complete at least 50 percent of the required business units in the Craig School of Business.
Computer literacy and computer software competency are considered essential to success in the program, which is heavily oriented on the use of technology. The pre-business courses include material considered essential for further study in business. The upper-division core courses provide a broad background and a breadth of knowledge and understanding. The option courses enable the student to specialize in a specific area of business and to prepare for effective performance in future employment.
1. Major requirements (73 units)
Demonstration of computer competency
Complete IS 52 and 52L or equivalent courses with a grade of C or better or achieve a passing score on the CSB computer competency waiver examination.
Pre-Business requirements (22 units)*
ACCT 4A, ACCT 4B, BA 18, DS 71, DS 73, ECON 40 or AGBS 1, ECON 50
Upper-division core requirements (24 units)
DS 123, FIN 120, IS 130, MGT 110, MGT 124, MKTG 100S
Option requirements (24 units)
FIN 121, FIN 128, FIN 178 (9 units)
Select at least 15 units from the following: FIN 122, FIN 123, FIN 129A, FIN 129B, FIN 131E, FIN 138, FIN 147, FIN 150, FIN 183FIN 186, FIN 189T, FIN 195i, BA 150, ACCT 120A
Integrative course requirement (3 units)
FIN 139
Grade Requirement
A grade of C or better must be earned for each course used to satisfy the requirements for the major.
2. General Education requirements (48 units)
These courses will satisfy the following: DS 71 for GE Area B4; ECON 50 for GE Area D2. Note: Business Administration majors are exempt from the third GE area C1/C2 requirement.
3. Other requirements (9 units)
American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2), Multicultural and International (MI), and Upper-division writing. Business majors take BA 105W, Business Communication, to fulfill the Upper-Division Writing requirement and MKTG 100S will fulfill the MI Requirement.
4. Sufficient elective units to meet required total units (varies)
5. Total (120 units)*
* G.E. and MI courses can be double-counted with major requirements. See advisor for details.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities in finance include, but are not limited to, the following:
- (1) corporate finance - financial analyst, financial planning, project finance;
- (2) portfolio management - security analyst, stockbroker, investment banker, portfolio manager; and
- (3) banking and financial institutions - commercial and residential loan officers, trust officers, and marketing officers.
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