Finance (TSAP)
Offered at IU South Bend by College of Professional Studies
About
The ability to analyze a corporation's financial status, and to implement sound financial programs for raising capital and for choosing from among competing investment opportunities, is of the utmost importance to any business organization.
Students who graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Business (B.S.B.) with a finance concentration are prepared for entry-level positions in finance.
This includes positions in financial institutions such as commercial banks, savings and loans, credit unions, brokerage and investment banking firms, investment advisory organizations, insurance companies, mutual funds, and pension funds. In addition to opportunities in the financial services industry, extensive employment opportunities exist in the corporate sector as well as in government.
Courses on financial institutions, financial decision-making, business financial management, investments, security analysis, and portfolio management enable students to acquire a depth of understanding in areas of particular interest. The field of finance traditionally is divided into three subfields: financial markets and institutions, investments, and business financial management.
A B.S.B. degree requires 120 hours of coursework, including:
- 42 credit hours of General Education Requirements: All IU South Bend undergraduate students are required to complete coursework in the humanities, social sciences, arts, and quantitative reasoning, which is intended to foster the strong problem-solving, communication, and analytic reasoning skills necessary for students to succeed in their college classwork and future careers.
- 48 credit hours of Business Administration Core Courses: All IU South Bend business undergraduate students are required to complete a curriculum of core courses in business that include coursework in accounting, finance, management, computer literacy, and economics to build a strong foundation of basic business competencies necessary to succeed in all business majors/concentrations.