Curriculum

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Degrees Offered

Students may complete either a major or minor in finance.

CURRICULA

Finance Major (71 semester hours)

Required courses on all four-year professional programs (44 semester hours) 

Business: 101—1 hr.; 102—1 hr.; 170—2 hrs.; 201—3 hrs.; 202—3 hrs.; 205—3 hrs.; 220—1 hr.; 263—3 hrs.; 305—3 hrs.; 311—3 hrs.; 321—3 hrs.; 351—3 hrs.; 361—3 hrs.; 371—3 hrs.; 401—3 hrs.

Economics 200— Principles of Macroeconomics (3 hrs);

Economics 201—Principles of Microeconomics (3 hrs).

 Required courses for Finance Major (21 semester hours)

Economics: 321—Money & Banking (3 hrs)

FIN 333— Principles of Investments (3 hrs)

FIN 400— International Financial Management (3 hrs)

FIN 434— Security Analysis & Portfolio Management (3 hrs)

FIN 435— Speculative Markets (3 hrs)

FIN 440— Financial Institutions (3 hrs)

FIN 471— Financial Management (3 hrs)

Electives (6 semester hours): Choose any 2 courses from the following:

FIN 345—Real Estate Principles (3 hrs)

FIN 346 – Real Estate Valuation (3hrs)

FIN 436 – Applied Financial Modeling (3hrs)

FIN 439 - Finance Internship (3-6hrs)

FIN 441 – Commercial Bank Management (3hrs)

FIN 450 – Capital Budgeting (3hrs)

Accounting 311 – Cost Accounting (3hrs)

Economics 300 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3hrs)

Finance Minor (15 semester hours)

For College of Business majors only

Required 4 courses (12 semester hours):

Economics: 321—Money & Banking (3 hrs)

FIN 333— Principles of Investments (3 hrs)

FIN 400— International Financial Management (3 hrs)

FIN 440— Financial Institutions (3 hrs);

Elective - Choice of 1 course (3 hours) from:

FIN 345—Real Estate Principles (3 hrs)

FIN 346 – Real Estate Valuation (3hrs)

FIN 434— Security Analysis & Portfolio Management (3 hrs)

FIN 435— Speculative Markets (3 hrs)

FIN 436 – Applied Financial Modeling (3hrs)

FIN 439 - Finance Internship (3-6hrs)

FIN 441 – Commercial Bank Management (3hrs)

FIN 450 – Capital Budgeting (3hrs)

FIN 471— Financial Management (3 hrs).

 For a complete course description, including prerequisites go to:

http://www.indstate.edu/academic/catalogs.htm