Finance (B.S.)

Program Overview

A major in finance trains students to apply financial principles and create financial models to formulate solutions to case studies and current events in both personal and corporate finance. This program focuses on practical application using state-of-the-art techniques that will uniquely prepare and equip students to be effective leaders in the field of finance.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Finance program can:

  1. Develop frameworks for evaluating at least 3 – 5 competing investment alternatives based on where each fits within the risk-return continuum. (ULO 3)
  2. Apply financial theory to formulate potential solutions to case studies and current events in both corporate finance. (ULO 3)
  3. Use Microsoft Excel to create financial models, manipulate financial data and make calculations accurately and efficiently. (ULO 2)
  4. Recall, recognize, and interpret foundational content related to ACBSP accreditation Common Professional Component—disciplinary areas in which all business majors need to be proficient regardless of their major including Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Management, Law, Economics, Ethics, Information Systems, Global, Quantitative and Integrative (ULO 2)
  5. Apply business concepts, strategies and tactics (ULO 2)
  6. Conduct methodological secondary research into business issues. (ULO 3)
  7. Articulate how the Christian faith informs one’s work life, career, and daily business practices (ULO 4, ULO 5, ULO 6)

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

ACCT 141Financial Accounting

3

ACCT 242Managerial Accounting

3

ACCT 301Intermediate Accounting I

3

BUSA 102Opportunities in Business

1

BUSA 120Principles of Management

3

BUSA 381Business Law

3

BUSA 459Strategic Management

3

CIS 190Strategic Use of Information Technology

3

ECON 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECON 220Principles of Microeconomics

3

 

ECON 307Money and Financial Markets

3

OR

FINA 307Money and Financial Markets

3

 

FINA 305Financial Management

3

FINA 351Investments

3

FINA 405Corporate Finance

3

FINA 410Security Analysis and Evaluation

3

FINA 415Financial Institution Management

3

MRKT 130Marketing Principles

3

STAT 281Applied Statistics for Management

3

Three credits from the following:

FINA 450Securities Industry Brokerage Preparation

3

FINA 475Advanced Corporate Finance

3

Three to four credits from the following:

MATH 108Intuitive Calculus with Applications

3

MATH 111Calculus I

4

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement 0
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar 3
Oral Communication 3
Created and Called for Community (W) 3
Mathematical Sciences (MATH 108 or MATH 111) met/major
Laboratory Science 3 or 4
Science, Technology & the World 3
Two of the following (six credits total):
   Social Science (ECON 120)
   European History
   United States History

met/major

3

Literature 3
Philosophy and Religion 3
Arts 3
First Semester of Language 3
Second Semester of Language 3
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural 3
Non-Western Studies 2-3
Bible 3
Christian Beliefs 3
Introduction to Wellness 2
Activity Course 1
Ethics, World Views, or Pluralism 3
QuEST requirements 50-52
Major requirements 58-59
Free Electives 15-12
Total 123