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Undergraduate Finance Major
The major in finance prepares students for graduate-level study
of finance and for careers in corporate finance, the securities
industry, banking and insurance. 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.)
Major Requirements
FIRE 312 Intermediate Financial Management 3 Credits
FIRE 314 Investments 3 Credits
FIRE 333 Risk and Insurance 3 Credits
FIRE 437 Funds Management in Financial Institutions 3 Credits
Select one of the three tracks 15 Credits
Total 27 Credits
1. Finance Track
FIRE 414 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
FIRE 416 International Financial Management
FIRE 417 Cases in Financial Management
FIRE 455 Options, Futures, and Swaps
One approved finance elective:
ACCT 303 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 306 Cost Accounting
FIRE 413 Comparative Financial System
FIRE 424 Property and Liability Insurance
FIRE 426 Life and Health Insurance
FIRE 429 Real Estate Finance
FIRE 491 Topics in Business
FIRE 493 Internships
ECON 307 Money and Banking
ECON 402 Business Cycles and Forecasting
2. Insurance/Risk Management
FIRE 424 Property and Liability Insurance
FIRE 428 Employee Benefit Planning
Choose two of the following:
FIRE 426 Life and Health Insurance
FIRE 430 Social Insurance
FIRE 432 Insurance Law
One approved Insurance/Risk Management Elective:
ACCT 305 Tax Planning for Individuals
MGMT 331 Human Resource Management
FIRE 332 System Safety
FIRE 334 Incident Investigation and Analysis
MRBL 350 Tort Law
FIRE 413 Comparative Financial Systems
FIRE 416 International Financial Management
FIRE 417 Cases in Financial Management
FIRE 493 Internship
ECON 307 Money and Banking
ECON 421 Government and Business
3. Financial Planning Track
FIRE 414 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
FIRE 426 Life and Health Insurance
FIRE 428 Employee Benefit Planning
ACCT 405 Tax Accounting
Approved Financial Planning Elective
ACCT 303 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 410 Advanced Tax Accounting
ECON 307 Money and Banking
ECON 402 Business Cycles and Forecasting
FIRE 416 International Financial Management
FIRE 417 Cases in Financial Management
FIRE 424 Property and Liability Insurance
FIRE 429 Real Estate Finance
FIRE 430 Social Insurance
FIRE 432 Insurance Law
FIRE 455 Options, Futures and Swaps
FIRE 491 Topics in Business (Finance)
FIRE 492 Independent Study
FIRE 493 Internship
MRBL 373 Buyer Behavior
MRBL 474 Personal Selling and Sales Management
MRBL 475 Services Marketing
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VCU
School of Business is accredited by AACSB International
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