Finance Major Goals
For the Finance major the goal of the department is to enhance one’s ability and competence in relating business and financial concepts, functions, and policies to each other in order to solve problems and analyze policies .
The Finance major at Bethany College is designed to achieve the following goals:
- Students understand the fundamental concepts and tools of corporate finance
- Students understand the fundamental concepts and tools of investments
- Students understand the operations of the three distinct financial capital markets: equity markets, bond markets and derivative markets
- Students understand the global financial market place and the impact of globalization on multinational enterprises
Requirements for Major in Finance
Students pursuing a major finance are required complete the following:
All of the 200-level courses listed above should be completed by the end of the sophomore year.
Business Core Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students majoring in Finance are required to complete the following business core courses,
Finance Courses
Required to complete the following finance major specific courses
Three elective courses (3 courses, 9 credit hours) and a Senior Project in Finance (BUSI 490). The three elective courses may be taken from the following:
(or any other course offered in the department not listed above for the finance major and with prior approval of the finance major advisor.)
Students may consider taking these courses to acquire additional research skills for graduate studies.