金融

背景信息

AACSB国际, 促进大学商学院协会, accredits the undergraduate and graduate programs in the 商学院 at 乐虎电子. The 商学院 is one of only two accredited schools of business in North Dakota.

AACSB国际 is one of higher education’s most prestigious and rigorous accrediting bodies, stressing academic excellence and a commitment to continuous improvement. Less than 10 percent of business programs worldwide have this accreditation.

这个项目

Business students take core courses that cover all of the functional areas of a business, 从市场营销到管理和会计. 金融 courses build on this foundation to help students understand the way that businesses operate in a global economy. Courses cover corporate finance, international finance, investments, portfolio 管理 and more. The finance program is approved as a CFA Institute University Affiliation Program which positions students well to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, the most respected and recognized investment credential in the world. Your assignments might be project-driven or include group presentations so that you can practice what you learn in class. 除了全面的金融知识, 你将学会团队合作, 有效的书面和口头沟通能力, 和领导能力.

证书

Any student (degree-seeking or non-degree seeking) can enhance their employability by adding a 证书 in 金融 to their major or credentials. 最低学分数为九(9). 金融 证书-seeking students must take 金融 320–Principles of 金融 and then select two additional courses from the available course list.

实践经验

Business students can join the Bison Fund (Student Managed Investment Fund) to get a chance to manage a real-money investment fund worth more than $2.5 million using state-of-the-art Bloomberg terminals in the Commodities Trading Lab. The Bison Fund brings financial theory and investment practice together while providing students access to the same data used by Wall Street analysts.

选择性入学

Students who wish to study finance at NDSU enroll as pre-finance majors in the 商学院 for the first semester of their freshman year. Pre-finance majors then apply for admission to the major after completing the pre-major courses required for major admission, 包括engl120, 通讯110, 数学144, ECON 201或202, 和PSYC 111或SOC 110. 有适当课程的转学生也可以申请. Please see a 商学院 professional academic advisor for more information.

入学 to the major is based upon the successful completion of the pre-major course requirements and a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.50.

教师

In order to provide a rigorous and timely educational experience, we have recruited and attracted faculty who are highly qualified to teach finance. 致力于学生学习, our faculty have often been recognized for their teaching excellence by students and colleagues. The faculty employ a wide variety of instructional techniques and are considered especially strong in approaches to the study of organizations and 管理 decision making. They remain current in their sub-fields of finance by actively engaging in research and constantly assisting firms in identifying and solving business problems.

的实习

金融 majors are encouraged to complete a three-credit practicum. The practicum is designed to enable students to relate finance concepts learned in the classroom to actual business situations and to give them a competitive edge in job placement.

职业发展机会

金融专业的毕业生有经商的机会, 行业, 政府服务, 非营利部门, 无论是地区性还是全球性的. Job opportunities for finance majors are found in corporate finance and the financial services industries, 比如银行业, 保险, 经纪公司, 投资银行和财务规划. 目前金融专业的平均工资是67,800美元.

学院

商学院也开设会计专业, 工商管理, 管理, 市场营销, 管理信息系统, 全球商业(第二专业), as well as Master of Business Administration and Master of Accountancy degrees.

高中准备

It is recommended that high school students interested in studying finance at the university level take mathematics courses at least through pre-calculus. 高 school electives in the social sciences, English and communication would also be of benefit. Please speak with a professional advisor for more information.