Finance Major

RBS Core Courses

Business Core
CourseCreditsNotes and Prerequisites
33:010:272 Intro. To Financial Accounting3 
33:010:275 Intro. to Managerial Accounting3pre-req: 33:010:272
33:011:301 Foundations for Your Career Journey  1 
33:011:302 Building Your Brand1pre-req: 33:011:301
33:011:303 Conquering Your Transition1pre-req: 33:011:302
33:136:370 Management Information Systems OR 33:010:458 Accounting Information Systems3

pre-req: 01:198:170

33:010:458 required if double majoring in Accounting, pre-req for 33:010:458 is 33:010:272 and 01:198:170

33:136:385 Statistical Methods in Business3pre-reqs: 01:640:135* and 01:960:285
33:136:386 Operations Management3pre-req: 01:640:135*
33:140:320 Business Law I OR 33:522:334 Business Ethics3

pre-reqs: 01:220:102, 01:220:103, and 33:010:272

33:140:320 required if double majoring in Accounting

33:390:300 Financial Management3pre-reqs: 01:960:285, 01:220:103, and 33:010:272
33:620:301 Intro to Management3 
33:620:302 Management Skills3 
33:620:492 Business Policy and Strategy3pre-reqs: 33:390:300, 33:620:301, 33:630:301; senior year only
33:630:301 Intro. to Marketing3 
33:799:301 Intro. to Supply Chain Management3 
Credit Total39 

*01:640:151 or 01:640:130 also acceptable as a Calc I pre-req.

Required Courses

Required Finance Courses
CourseCreditsNotes and Prerequisites
33:390:380 Investment Analysis3pre-req: 33:390:300 OR 33:390:310
33:390:420 Derivatives3pre-req: 33:390:380
33:390:400 Corporate Finance3pre-req: 33:390:300 OR 33:390:310
Finance elective*3 
Finance elective*3 
Finance elective*3 
Finance elective*3 
Credit Total21 

Elective Courses

CourseCreditsNotes and Prerequisites
33:390:440 Advanced Corporate Finance3pre-req: 33:390:400
33:010:472 Analysis of Financial Statements3pre-reqs: 33:010:326 or 33:390:400
33:390:410 Asset Pricing and Portfolio Analysis3pre-req: 33:390:380
33:390:460 Corporate Risk Management3pre-req: 33:390:420
33:390:331 Ethics in Finance3pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:450 Financial Analysis, Planning & Forecasting3pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:490 Fixed Income333:390:380
33:390:320 Global Capital Markets3pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:415 Indexing and ETFs3pre-reqs: 33:390:380 and 33:136:385
33:390:375 International Financial Management3pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:010:325 Intermediate Accounting I3pre-req: 33:010:272
33:390:385 Investment Banking Analysis3pre-req: 33:390:400
33:390:465 Pension Fund Investment & Management3pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:435 Real Estate Finance & Mortgage Backed Securities3pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:480 Research in Finance3pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:430 Treasury Management (formerly titled Working Capital Management)3pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:491 Special Topic: Credit Analysis3pre-req 33:390:380 
33:390:445 Special Topics: Digital Assets, Blockchain and The Future of Finance3pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310

Finance Major Special Notes 
            

  • Starting in Summer 2024, 33:390:310 Financial Management for Finance majors will not be offered. All RBS students will take 33:390:300 Financial Management regardless of major. A grade of B or higher will be required in 33:390:300 to declare the finance major or finance concentration and to take any additional courses in the finance department.
  • If you major in Accounting as your first, second or third major, you are required to take 33:010:458 Accounting Information System and 33:140:320 Business Law I. You will not earn credit for taking 33:136:370 Management Information System. You can earn credit towards graduation if you take 33:522:334 Business Ethics but it will not fulfill a major requirement. 
  • Students with more than one Business School major may only double count one RBS course between those majors.