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 212: Business Research Methods (4 credits)
- BUSN 330: Financial Management (4 credits)
- BUSN 340: Marketing Management (4 credits)
- BUSN 365S: Managing Effective Organizations (4 credits)
- BUSN 430 Investment Analysis (4 credits)
- BUSN 460W: Strategic Planning & Policy (4 credits)
- ECON 190S: Principles of Economics (4 credits)
- Approved internship relevant to Finance OR BUSN 381 (0-4 credits)
- Why You Mock Interview Program
- Plus Two Electives From
- ACCT 325 - Intermediate Accounting I
- ECON 300 - Econometrics
- MATH 131 OR MATH 201 OR MATH 327W
- ECON 330 - International Trade & Finance
- ECON 340 - Public Finance
- Plus One Elective From Any ACCT, BUSN, or ECON
- Total Credits: 52-56
Finance In The News
Senior Salute 2019: Troy Boucher: Accounting and Finance Major Shares His Wittenberg Experience (published May 10, 2019)