Department Chair: Barry Doyle, Ph.D.
Finance is an important field within business administration and management. It focuses on valuation and the optimal allocation of capital. Advances in modern financial theory and practice make the field exciting and offer many opportunities for a well-prepared student. Furthermore, the field of finance incorporates an international outlook, which is one of the hallmarks of the McLaren School of Management.
The approach to teaching Finance at the University of San Francisco emphasizes analytical (quantitative and qualitative) proficiency, familiarity with financial analysis software and information processing tools, and the use of "hands-on," applied cases and exercises. The multidimensional nature of the finance as well as the background, diversity and quality of our faculty and students, makes our Finance major an intellectually challenging experience.
Finance majors are required to take 20 credits of courses beyond the introductory finance course (BUS 305). Twelve of these 20 credits are required of every student. The remaining eight credits must come from the list of Finance Electives shown below, with up to four credits of specified courses in the Economics Department.
Curriculum
Finance Courses
Required Courses: 12 credits
Finance Electives: 8 credits
Note:
- A maximum of 4 credits from the following Economics courses can count for one Finance Elective:
Please follow this link for ECON course descriptions.
