Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA): Specialization in Finance
This Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program features a specialization in Finance and may be designed to provide a solid background in business fundamentals, followed by the study and application of finance practices and concepts in relation to a number of real world finance challenges students could encounter in today's ever-changing business environments. The program may assist them in the development of their goals as they have an opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills that could be common to today's finance professionals.
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Today's increasingly complex business climate has created a variety of career paths for professionals to pursue with industry-current knowledge of the world of finance.
The goal of the BBA program with a specialization in Finance is to help students acquire a solid foundation in business fundamentals. The program may be designed to allow them to focus on the areas essential to the field of finance including investment, international finance, commercial bank management and financial policies and strategies.
In this business-focused curriculum, students can study the key components of financial decision-making: valuation and risk management, while examining the implications of forecasting, capital budgeting, working capital management and project risk management.
The AIU BBA with a specialization in Finance gives students the opportunity to study basic principles of finance as they gain an understanding of finance practices and concepts in relation to a number of real world challenges facing finance professionals. In this curriculum, students can learn how to:
- Assess decisions and employ methods for improving decision-making.
- Apply team building and leadership skills.
- Apply mathematical, statistical, and research techniques to analyze contemporary business practices and functions.
- Communicate effectively in business situations.
- Understand the implication of technology and the Internet on today's businesses.
- Recognize and manage potential ethical and legal conflicts.
- Apply the concepts and principles of finance and accounting to make effective decisions.
- Explain macro and microeconomic concepts in relation to the management of domestic and global organizations.
- Apply finance principles and concepts to real-world finance related phenomenon.
- and many more industry-related skills.
In addition to the general education requirements, this BBA program with a specialization in Finance includes the following courses that are taught by instructors, many of whom have relevant career experience in business and finance. The experiences and firsthand perspectives they share in class can help prepare you for real-life challenges after you graduate.
CORE COURSES
- Principles of Accounting I
- Introduction to Business
- Lower Division Capstone
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Principles of Marketing
- Managerial Accounting
- Quantitative Methods and Analysis
- Financial Management
- Management and Leadership of Organizations
- Survey of Human Resource Management
- Management Information Systems
SPECIALIZATION COURSES
- Financial Instruments
- Capital Planning
- Funds Acquisition
- Asset and Debt Management
- Investment
- International Financial Management
- Commercial Bank Management
- Budgeting
- Financial Policy and Strategy
- Financial Analysis
- Investment and Portfolio Management
- Financial Engineering
Please see the AIU catalog for more information and a full list of courses.
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Degree programs and availability vary by campus.