Finance Undergraduate Program
NOTE: This information applies to the 2006-2008 degree plan. Please consult an undergraduate catalogue for additional information.
2006-2008 Degree Plan
Finance Tracks (choose one)
In addition to the requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, all tracks require FIN 353, FIN 367 and FIN 370 in addition to the requirements listed below each track. View course descriptions.CORPORATE FINANCE and INVESTMENT BANKING TRACK: This track prepares students for careers as associates of corporate treasury departments, as financial analysts for corporations or investment banks, and as management consultants. Typical duties would include conducting analysis and providing recommendations on capital investments and financing alternatives; analysis of new marketing and product programs; generation and analysis of division and corporate performance measures; preparation and coordination of annual budgets and financial forecasts; analyzing and reporting on product and customer profitability; and, the analysis of acquisition candidates.
ACC 326 – Financial
Accounting—Intermediate
(required)
FIN 374C – Financial Planning
and Policy for Large
Corporations (required)
3 hours of accounting
from the following courses:
6 hours of finance from
the following courses:
(or FIN 377.5 – Energy Financial Risk Management, may
not count both)
(or FIN 377.3
– Security Analysis (only available to
students in FAP), may not count both)
(or FIN 377.2 – Financial Risk Management,
may not count both)
ENERGY FINANCE TRACK: This track prepares students for positions in project-financing, valuation, and risk management in the energy sector.
ACC 326 – Financial
Accounting—Intermediate
(required)
FIN 374C – Financial Planning
and Policy for Large
Corporations (required)
FIN 377.5 – Energy Financial
Risk Mgmt. (required)
6 hours of finance from the
following courses:
(or FIN 377.3
– Security Analysis (only available to students in FAP), may not count both)
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRACK: This track provides students with a background suitable for starting positions as financial analysts with investment funds, investment banks or other financial institutions.
ACC 326 – Financial
Accounting—Intermediate
(required)
FIN 377.1 – Advanced Portfolio
Mgmt. & Investment Analysis,
Theory & Application (required)
- FIN 366P – Finance Practicum (only available to students in FAP)
- FIN 371M – Money and Capital Markets
- FIN 372 – Advanced Topics in Finance
- FIN 373.1 – Advanced Studies in International Finance
- FIN 374C – Financial Planning and Policy for Large Corporations
- FIN 374S – Entrepreneurial Finance
- FIN 375F – Banking and Financial Intermediation
- FIN 376 – International Finance
- FIN 377.2 – Financial Risk
Management
(or FIN 377.5 – Energy Financial Risk Management, may not count both) - FIN 377.4 – Financial Analysis
- FIN 377.5 – Energy Financial
Risk Management
(or FIN 377.2 – Financial Risk Management, may not count both)
(or FIN 377.3 – Security Analysis (only available to students in FAP), may not count both)
FINANCIAL MARKETS/BANKING TRACK: This track prepares students for a variety of financial institution-related careers such as lending officers and financial analysts.
ACC 326 – Financial
Accounting—Intermediate
(required)
FIN 354 – Money, Banking and
Economic Conditions OR FIN 371M
– Money and Capital Markets
(required)
- FIN 354 – Money, Banking and Economic Conditions
(if not used to fulfill requirement 1) - FIN 366P – Finance Practicum (only available to students in FAP)
- FIN 371M – Money and Capital Markets
(if not used to fulfill requirement 1) - FIN 372 – Advanced Topics in Finance
- FIN 373.1 – Advanced Studies in International Finance
- FIN 374C – Financial Planning and Policy for Large Corporations
- FIN 374S – Entrepreneurial Finance
- FIN 375F – Banking and Financial Intermediation
- FIN 376 – International Finance
- FIN 377.1 – Advanced Portfolio Mgmt. & Investment Analysis, Theory & Application
- FIN 377.2 – Financial Risk
Management
(or FIN 377.5 – Energy Financial Risk Management, may not count both) - FIN 377.4 – Financial Analysis
- FIN 377.5 – Energy Financial
Risk Management
(or FIN 377.2 – Financial Risk Management, may not count both)
(or FIN 377.3 – Security Analysis (only available to students in FAP), may not count both)
REAL ESTATE TRACK: This track provides students with a broad background in valuing and managing real estate. This track is intended to prepare students for positions in real estate commercial brokerage and appraisal, mortgage banking, loan underwriting, real estate development and investment, and property management.
FIN 354 – Money, Banking and
Economic Conditions
OR
FIN 371M
– Money and Capital Markets
(required)
FIN 377.3 – Security Analysis
(only available to students in FAP)
OR FIN 377.4 – Financial
Analysis (required)
6 hours of real estate courses
3 hours of finance electives
Only one independent study course may be counted toward the Real Estate track.
GENERAL FINANCE TRACK: This track is for students who do not wish to specialize in any area. However, given market and recruiting demands for specialization within the finance world, it is highly recommended that students select a track offering specialization in a particular area.
15 hours upper-division
coursework in Finance, Real
Estate, or Risk Management
Only one independent study course may be counted toward the
General Finance track.
For More Information
For more information about majoring in Finance or concentrating in Real Estate, contact William J. Way, Lecturer/Undergraduate Faculty Advisor, (512) 471-8169, GSB 5.176F, e-mail: Will.Way@mccombs.utexas.edu
