Wittenberg's program in finance prepares students to graduate with strong skills and experiences in accounting, statistics, research methods and management.
What Can Students Do With A Career In Finance?
Studying finance is critical to all business majors. Decisions across organizational functions utilize financial principles such as cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and resource allocation. Students also make personal financial decisions throughout their lives regarding loans and investments.
Common Finance-Related Job Titles
- Banking
- Chief Financial Officer
- Financial Planner
- Insurance
- International Finance
- Investment Banking
- Mutual Fund Analyst
- Portfolio Manager
Places Where Recent Wittenberg Finance Graduates Are Working
- Express
- JP Morgan Chase
- Morgan Stanley
- Nationwide
- Pepsi
- Speedway
Finance Major Requirements
- ACCT 225M: Financial Accounting - 4 Credits
- ACCT 226: Managerial Accounting - 4 Credits
- BUSN 210Q: Business Statistics - 4 Credits
- BUSN 211: Business Research Methods - 2 Credits
- BUSN 330: Financial Management - 4 Credits
- BUSN 340: Marketing Management - 4 Credits
- BUSN 365S: Managing Effective Organizations - 4 Credits
- BUSN 430W: Investments Analysis - 4 Credits
- BUSN 460W: Strategic Planning & Policy - 4 Credits
- ECON 190S: Principles of Economics - 4 Credits
- ECON 205: Macro Stabilization Policy - 2 Credits
- MATH 131 or MATH 202 or MATH 327W
- Approved internship relevant to FIN (or BUSN 381) - 0-4 Credits
- Why You Mock Interview Program
- Plus Two Electives
- Total credits: 52-56 credits
Finance In The News
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Senior Salute 2019: Troy Boucher: Accounting and Finance Major Shares His Wittenberg Experience (published May 10, 2019)