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Finance Concentration


OVERVIEW
Students who graduate with an emphasis in finance attain a practical and well-rounded orientation to finance that is rigorous -- without being highly theoretical.


Finance At A Glance:

Total Credit Hours: 9

Key Benefits:
   Practical finance applications
   Applicable skills to compliment other
      concentrations
   Wide range of professional fields to
      enter upon graduation

Prepares Students For Careers As:
   Commercial bankers
   Investment bankers
   Strategic planners

Our Graduates Are Working With:
SunTrust, FedEx, CSX, IBM,, Goldman Sachs


A number of MBA students who desire careers in fields other than finance often pursue finance for a co-concentration or as a minor because of the excellent preparation it affords them.

The finance concentration allows students to tailor their program to their professional goals and to prepare for one or more of the following career opportunities:

Investment Management: This focus prepares the candidate for a career as a security analyst, money manager, brokerage firm analyst, insurance company representative, or other financial job function.

Corporate Financial Management: Financial management is concerned with the duties of the financial manager in business, including risk management, strategic planning, budgeting, financial forecasting, cash management, credit administration, investment analysis, and funds procurement.

Commercial & Investment Banking: This specialty is geared toward those who plan management careers in commercial

banking, investment banking or capital markets. Course work attempts to blend coverage of traditional commercial banking topics (lending, investment and trust services) with investment banking topics (underwriting, market-making, and initial public offerings), in keeping with the trend of consolidation for these two areas.

COURSES
Minimum course requirements for a finance concentration include:

  • FIN 511 Strategic Management for the Creation of Financial Value

In addition, students must choose two of the remaining electives:

  • FIN 512 - Problems in Financial Management
  • FIN 525 - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
  • FIN 532 - Commercial and Investment Banking
  • FIN 581 - Real Estate Investment and Finance
  • FIN 599 - Special Topics in Finance (topics vary)

For More Information Contact:
Dr. James Wansley
Dept. Head, Finance
428 Stokely Management Center
jwansley@utk.edu
865-974-3216

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