Finance, The University of Arizona

Finance majors analyze financial problems in a variety of settings and develop an understanding of capital structure, financial growth and failure, interest rates, and savings and investments. Students also study the properties of different markets (international financial markets, stocks, bonds, and commodities) and the relationship between financial markets and various financial institutions.

High School Preparation:

Entrance Requirements
English, Algebra I and II, plane geometry required
It is recommended that math be taken throughout all four years of high school advancing through pre-calculus or calculus.

Major Requirements:

Major requires math beyond general education requirements, but not beyond basic calculus; includes Business Math 1, Business Math 2 and statistics. Transfer students (other than those at Pima Community College) should take one semester of brief calculus AND one semester of finite mathematics.

Careers:

corporate finance
investment analysis
portfolio management
security brokerage
investment or commercial banking
graduate study

Sample Courses:

pre-professional courses and business core
cost and managerial accounting
corporate financial problems
international finance
investments

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