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finance

Finance is a challenging business field that centers on the critical management decisions faced by all organizations. By majoring in finance, students gain the knowledge and skills related to the key areas of financial decision-making including:

Determining funds required to meet business and personal needs
Allocating and investing business and personal funds
Identifying and acting on profitable opportunities
Using securities to reduce risk
Developing financial plans
Managing capital in personal and business settings

Student Organizations for Finance: Financial Management Association and Student Investment Society

Students who succeed as
Finance Majors are:

Analytical
Creative
Like to work with numbers
Enjoy solving unstructured problems

The Finance Major curriculum emphasizes:

Analytical skills
Quantitative analysis
Ability to interpret data
Research abilities
Communication – oral and written
Computer proficiency – especially spreadsheets

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