Finance

The finance major encompasses areas such as investments, corporate finance, international financial management, and financial institutions and markets.

The program offers instruction in all areas of business through courses in accounting, managerial statistics, computer information systems, economics, marketing and management. This is combined with contemporary studies in managerial finance, investments, financial institutions and international finance.

Finance students are prepared for careers in commercial banking, individual and institutional investments, insurance, private industry, and government. The program includes student learning challenges such as STOCK-TRAX, which uses the Internet for market execution of real-time orders, and FINGAME, in which students make corporate financial decisions and receive computer-analyzed results in the form of income statements, balance sheets, stock prices and financial ratios.

Topics of Study

• application of basic accounting principles and techniques to financial analysis
• application of the tools of economic analysis and forecasting to financial analysis
• historical evolution of modern finance
• purpose of financial markets and their role in the managerial finance function
• basic features and investment characteristics of various fixed-income securities
• how to formulate appropriate portfolio strategies for different individuals and institutional investors
• factors that affect a company's cost of capital
• how to determine appropriate investment alternatives for a firm
• how to evaluate the working capital policy of an organization

On-Campus Associations

Finance students can join UT's chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, an international business fraternity that sponsors seminars, guest speakers from the business community, and professional development programs. They may also participate in the Bailey Student Investment Fund. The fund consists of $100,000 of capital that is managed by the student group.