Finance & Banking

Finance focuses on how individuals and business organizations raise money and capital, and how those resources are allocated among competing investment and consumption opportunities. The field focuses on domestic and international financial economies and the role of financial markets and institutions key in the movement of savings and investment capital from lenders to borrowers. It also deals with how individuals and corporate managers evaluate alternative investment and savings opportunities and how they choose among various financial instruments.
 

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"We share knowledge on the theories and practices of effective financial planning, successful investing, stringent cost control, and other essential fundamentals."
(Provided By: The University of Alabama at Birmingham)
 

"Although the stock market is the most visible element of finance, many companies need finance managers, investment analysts, and compliance officers—all who will benefit from a Pacific finance degree. If you are a logical thinker who enjoys analyzing data sets to make well-informed decisions, finance may be your future career." 
(Provided By: Pacific University)

"Individuals working in the field of finance must have a broad knowledge of business activities to relate to the operations of their particular career. Because of the expanding variety of financial services available today, individuals working in finance require an understanding of allied industries such as insurance, real estate and securities."
(Provided by: Illinois State University)

"Acquire the problem-solving skills to make high-stakes financial decisions and create value for companies. You’ll take courses in venture capital and private equity, international finance, equity analysis, and valuation."
(Provided by: Tulane University)

"You’ll gain a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the operational aspects of business and investment finance, the functions of financial institutions and institutional capital markets, and the basic economic and legal framework of financial organizations."
(Provided By: The University of Virginia)

"Finance is a fundamental business discipline and graduates go into positions in all industries and levels of business. Strong financial management is critical for entrepreneurs, small businesses and large corporations." 
(Provided by: Southern Utah University)

"Fundamentally, working in finance is about managing money. In an economic landscape that can fluctuate by the minute, finance professionals with a solid understanding of how money is raised and invested, and who can make smart and ethical decisions, are in high demand. Emmanuel's Finance major provides students a well-rounded foundation in financial accounting, money and financial markets, personal finance, corporate finance, portfolio management, investments and financial management."
(Provided By: Emmanuel College)

Finance provides the technical and analytical skills necessary to understand how financial markets function, as well as how businesses operate and make decisions within these markets. This concentration will help prepare you to enter the finance industry – whether in financial institutions and divisions or in government or non-profit institutions.
(Provided by: New York University)

"The finance concentration develops the skills necessary to work at a high level of expertise in all areas of finance, including: asset management and financial markets; investment banking in a global context; the financial management of commercial and industrial enterprises as well as of financial institutions; the financial aspects of venture capital, mergers and acquisitions; and global management consulting. Concentrating in finance also equips students for careers in law and the public sector."
(Provided By: The University of Pennsylvania)