Finance
The Finance major at UW-Green Bay is designed to provide future financial professionals with practical and theoretical knowledge of various financial components, such as investments, corporate finance, capital markets, banking, risk management, international financial management, and personal financial management. Graduates from the Finance program will be prepared to work as financial analysts, financial managers, financial advisors, security analysts, portfolio managers, insurance underwriters, stock brokers, mortgage underwriters, bank branch managers, and in other finance-related positions.
The program provides considerable exposure to the liberal arts and develops the critical thinking, problem-solving, interpersonal, communication, quantitative and computer skills needed by graduates to successfully serve as leaders within modern organizations. The program also addresses contemporary organizational issues such as global competition, social responsibility and ethics, sustainability, and the relationship between organizations and various environmental forces.
The supporting and core courses provide breadth and introduce each student to the foundations of business knowledge, including communications, economics, statistics, computers, accounting, finance, management and marketing. Subject-focal upper-level courses prepare Finance students for their professional careers by providing in-depth coverage of major areas in Finance, including Investments, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Real Estate Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, International Financial Managements, and Personal Financial Management.
Finance students have extensive opportunities to meet business professionals and gain practical experience. A vibrant Student Finance Association supports these efforts and helps students to meet others with like interests. Students have the opportunity to and broaden their professional networks as organizational members, or to develop their leadership skills through service as student officers. Finance faculty are experts in their field and encourage students to participate in internship programs through which students learn and earn credits while working in real business settings.
Entrance and Exit Requirements
Students can declare a Finance major at any time with any number of credits through a simple online process. To declare, students must complete an online Declaration of Major/Minor/Certificate e-form, which includes reading and accepting an Honor Code (pre-declaration form). Your advisor will be assigned to you after the e-form is received.
Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 to proceed in the course progression for a Finance major. All students must meet Finance’s exit requirement to graduate with a Finance major. Students intending to graduate with this major must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average.
Major
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Courses | 54-58 | |
| Principles of Financial Accounting | ||
| Principles of Managerial Accounting | ||
| Spreadsheet and Information Systems | ||
| Principles of Sustainability in Business | ||
| Business and Its Environment | ||
| Macro Economic Analysis | ||
| Micro Economic Analysis | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
SCM 200 | ||
Statistics (choose one): | ||
| Business Statistics | ||
or MATH 260 | Introductory Statistics | |
Writing (choose one): | ||
| Professional Writing for Business Majors 1 | ||
or WF 105 | Research and Rhetoric | |
Upper-Level Foundational Courses | ||
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
| e-Entrepreneurship and Digital Management | ||
| Corporation Finance | ||
| Introduction to Human Resource Management | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Strategic Management | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Finance Required Core Courses | 12 | |
| Financial Markets and Institutions | ||
| Principles of Investment | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Advanced Corporation Finance | ||
| Finance Required Elective Courses (6 credits): | 6 | |
| Introduction to Income Tax Theory and Practice | ||
| Real Estate Principles | ||
| Risk Management and Insurance | ||
| Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning | ||
| Estate and Trust Planning | ||
| Derivatives | ||
| Bank Administration | ||
| Financial Plan Development | ||
| Total Credits | 72-76 | |
| 1 | Satisfied for students with an ACT English score of 32 or higher |
Curriculum Guide
Finance Major
Suggested Four-Year Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Credits | |
| BUS ADM 220 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| ECON 203 | Micro Economic Analysis | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCTG 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 4 |
| MKTG 322 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Macro Economic Analysis | 3 |
| WF 105 | Research and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCTG 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| FIN 343 | Corporation Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 389 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| FIN 344 |
Real Estate Principles or Risk Management and Insurance or Principles of Investment or International Financial Management or Advanced Corporation Finance or Derivatives or Bank Administration |
3 |
| FIN 347 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUS ADM 305 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| FIN 344 |
Real Estate Principles or Risk Management and Insurance or Principles of Investment or International Financial Management or Advanced Corporation Finance or Derivatives or Bank Administration |
3 |
| MKTG 327 |
Selling and Sales Management or International Marketing or Advertising or Research Methods or Consumer Behavior |
3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HRM 362 |
Introduction to Human Resource Management or Supply Chain Management or Leadership Development or Small Business Management & Family Entrepreneurship or Strategic Management or Organizational Culture & Design |
3 |
| FIN 344 |
Real Estate Principles or Risk Management and Insurance or Principles of Investment or International Financial Management or Advanced Corporation Finance or Derivatives or Bank Administration |
3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| FIN 344 |
Real Estate Principles or Risk Management and Insurance or Principles of Investment or International Financial Management or Advanced Corporation Finance or Derivatives or Bank Administration |
3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 52 | |
Faculty
Gaurav Bansal; Professor; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee*
Allen Huffcutt; Professor; Ph.D., Texas AM University
Sampathkumar Ranganathan; Professor; Ph.D., University of Memphis*
Karl Schindl; Professor; M.S., Northern Illinois University
Vallari Chandna; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of North Texas
Amulya Gurtu; Associate Professor; Ph.D., Ryerson University
James F Loebl; Associate Professor; J.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
David J Radosevich; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University at Albany, State University of New York*
Matthew Raunio; Associate Professor; M.B.A., University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Mussie M Teclezion; Associate Professor; D.B.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Jae Hoon Choi; Assistant Professor; PH.D., University of Colorado
Heather Clark; Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Memorial University
Wei Jaio; Assistant Professor; Ph.D., State University of New York-Binghampton
Heather Kaminski; Assistant Professor; D.B.A., Anderson University
Dianne Murphy; Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Patricia A Albers; Senior Lecturer; M.B.A., University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Matthew Geimer; Lecturer; J.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ryan Kauth; Lecturer; M.B.A., Keller Graduate School of Management
