2002-2003 - The University of Scranton

FINANCE
DR. SATYAJIT GHOSH, Chairperson
The practitioner in finance must be familiar with the tools and techniques available
and, given the resources and constraints of organizations and the general economic environment
in which the organization operates, be adept at efficiently managing the fiscal
resources of the organization, including the raising of funds and their short-term and longterm
investment. Career opportunities in Finance include:
Banking Investments Corporate
Bank Examiner Financial Analyst Financial Analyst
Trust Officer Security Broker WorkingCapital Management
MINOR: 18 credits consisting of ECO 153, 154, 351, FIN 351 and two upper level
Finance courses (from FIN 361, 362, 470, 471, 472 and 475.)
FINANCE
Dept. and No. Descriptive Title of Course Credits
FIRST YEAR FALL SPRING
GE S/BH ECO 153-154 Prin. of Micro-Macro Economics 3 3
GE WRTG-SPCH WRTG 107-COMM 100 Composition-Public Speaking 3 3
GE PHIL-T/RS PHIL 120-T/RS 121 Introduction to Philosophy-Theology I 3 3
GE C/IL C/IL 104 Computing and Information Literacy 3
GE QUAN MATH ELECT1 Math Option, 2 courses 3-4 3-4
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT2 Humanities Elective 3
GE FSEM INTD 100 Freshman Seminar 1
GE PHED PHED ELECT Physical Education 1
SECOND YEAR
16-17 16-17
BUS CORE ACC 251-252 Financial Accounting I-II 3 3
BUS CORE STAT 251-252 Statistics for Business I-II 3 3
BUS CORE MGT 251 Legal Environment of Business 3
GE PHIL-T/RS PHIL 210-T/RS 122 Ethics-Theology II 3 3
GE NSCI NSCI ELECT Natural Science Electives 3 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT Humanities Electives 3 3
GE ELECT ELECT3 Free Elective 3
THIRD YEAR
18 18
MAJOR ECO 361-362 Intermediate Micro-Macro Economics 3 3
MAJOR FIN 361 Working Capital Management 3
MAJOR FIN 362 Investments 3
BUS CORE MGT 351-352 Principles of Management I-II 3 3
BUS CORE FIN 351-MKT 351 Intro. to Finance-Intro. to Marketing 3 3
BUS CORE OIM 351-OIM 352 Intro. to Mgt. Science-Intro. to Oper. Mgt. 3 3
BUS CORE ECO/IB 351 Environment of Intl. Business 3
GE PHIL-T/RS PHIL-T/RS ELECT Philosophy or T/RS Elective 3
FOURTH YEAR
18 18
MAJOR ECO 460-FIN ELECT Monetary & Fin. Eco.-Fin. Elective 3 3
MAJOR FIN 470-FIN ELECT Capital Investment and Structure-Fin. Elec. 3 3
BUS CORE OIM 471 Business Information Management 3
BUS CORE MGT 455 Business Policy & Strategy 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT Humanities Elective 3
GE ELECT ELECT Free Electives 6
GE PHED PHED ELECT Physical Education 1 1
13 16
Total: 133-135 CREDITS
1 See note on Math Options on page 224.
2 If EDUC 113 is required in the first semester, it is taken in place of a humanities elective and is counted as a GE free
elective. One GE free elective in the fourth year must then be taken as a humanities elective.
3 If a third math course is required, it replaces this GE elective.
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