Finance Major

RBS Core Courses

Business Core
Course CreditsNotes and Prerequisites
33:010:275 Intro. to Managerial Accounting3pre-req: 33:010:272
33:011:300 Business Forum2 
33:136:370 Management Information Systems OR 33:010:458 Accounting Information Systems333:010:458 required if double majoring in Accounting, pre-req for 33:010:458 is 33:010:272
33:136:385 Statistical Methods in Business3 
33:136:386 Operations Management3 
33:140:320 Business Law I OR 33:522:334 Business Ethics333:140:320 required if double majoring in Accounting
33:390:310 Financial Management for Finance Majors3 
33:620:301 Intro to Management3 
33:620:302 Management Skills3 
33:620:492 Business Policy and Strategy3pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310, 33:620:301, 33:630:301; senior year only
33:630:301 Intro. to Marketing3 
33:799:301 Intro. to Supply Chain Management3 
Credit Total35 

Required Courses

Required Finance Courses
Course Credits Notes and Prerequisites
33:390:380 Investment Analysis 3 pre-req: 33:390:310
33:390:420 Derivatives 3 pre-req: 33:390:380
33:390:400 Corporate Finance 3 pre-req: 33:390:310
Finance elective* 3  
Finance elective* 3  
Finance elective* 3  
Finance elective* 3  
Credit Total 21  

Elective Courses

Course Credits Notes and Prerequisites
33:390:440 Advanced Corporate Finance 3 pre-req: 33:390:400
33:010:472 Analysis of Financial Statements 3 pre-reqs: 33:010:326 or 33:390:400
33:390:410 Asset Pricing and Portfolio Analysis 3 pre-req: 33:390:380
33:390:460 Corporate Risk Management 3 pre-req: 33:390:420
33:390:331 Ethics in Finance 3 pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:450 Financial Analysis, Planning & Forecasting 3 pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:490 Fixed Income 3 33:390:380
33:390:320 Global Capital Markets 3 pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:415 Indexing and ETFs 3 pre-reqs: 33:390:380 and 33:136:385
33:390:375 International Financial Management 3 pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:010:325 Intermediate Accounting I 3 pre-req: 33:010:272
33:390:385 Investment Banking Analysis 3 pre-req: 33:390:400
33:390:465 Pension Fund Investment & Management 3 pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:435 Real Estate Finance & Mortgage Backed Securities 3 pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:480 Research in Finance 3 pre-reqs: 33:390:300 or 33:390:310
33:390:430 Treasury Management (formerly titled Working Capital Management) 3 pre-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.