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The major in finance prepares students for graduate-level study
of finance and for careers in corporate finance, the securities
industry, banking, financial planning or insurance/risk management.
Students choose a concentration in one of three tracks — finance,
financial planning or insurance/risk management. (Courses directly
related to risk, insurance and employee benefits are approved for
42 Virginia insurance continuing-education credits for insurance
agents. Contact the director of insurance studies for further information.)
Students in the financial planning track are urged to take modules
in the VCU Certificate in Financial Planning Curriculum. With grades
of “C” or better in these modules and in the track’s
major requirements, students receive the Certificate of Completion
and are eligible to sit for the Certified Financial Planning examination
to eventually earn the Certified Financial Planner designation.
Contact the chair of the department for further information.
Undergraduate:
Finance major with a choice of one of the following three tracks:
finance, insurance/risk management and financial planning. The finance
track is concerned with financial management of business firms,
the operation and functioning of financial institutions, and the
investment of funds by institutional investors and individuals.
The insurance/risk management track includes employee benefits,
life and health insurance, commercial property-liability insurance,
and risk management. The financial planning track offers greater
understanding of investment principles, employee benefits, life
insurance, and tax planning.
Real Estate and Urban Land Development major focusing on
understanding the effects of interrelated land use activities and
how these activities are best developed, coordinated, analyzed,
financed, and marketed.
Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Technology with tracks in Actuarial Science and Financial Engineering offers
quantitatively oriented students the opportunity to apply mathematical,
statistical and programming tools to the finance discipline. The
program is technical and interdisciplinary in nature. Students take
several finance, mathematics/statistics, and information systems
courses. Click
here to learn more about the degree requirements
for the Bachelor Science in Financial Technology. Interested students
should contact the Chair of the Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
Department, Room 5149, call 804-828-1620, or send an email message
to deptfire@vcu.edu.
Graduate:
A Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Real Estate and Urban Land
Development designed for individuals who desire an extensive
knowledge of real estate and urban land development and hold bachelor's
degrees in other fields.
Master of Science in Business with concentration in finance
program is primarily designed for students who possess an undergraduate
degree in business, although some well-prepared students may possess
an undergraduate degree in economics or a technical background in
mathematics or engineering.
Real Estate Valuation concentration - one of only eight
programs in the nation that satisfy the rigorous educational requirements
of the Appraisal Institute's MAI designation. Students can satisfy
most of the Appraisal Institute's education requirements by completing
the concentration. Whenever possible, students will be placed in
interns with MAIs.
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VCU
School of Business is accredited by AACSB International
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