Studying Finance 

Finance students don't just study money, they study how money interacts with risk and time. Understanding this relationship is critical to helping individuals, companies and governments make wise decisions about managing capital, investing or borrowing funds, optimizing returns, and staying financially sound. 

At Isenberg, finance students learn how to raise debt and equity capital, evaluate profitability and riskiness of projects, value small businesses and large corporations, and make traditional and alternative investments in global financial markets. In all our programs, we prepare students to practice finance in the 21st century.

Finance Major Course Requirements (30 credits): 

• FINANCE 301 Fundamentals of Finance 
• FINANCE 304 Financial Modeling 
• FINANCE 305 Investments 

Additionally, students must complete 9 credits within the following concentrations. 

Finance can be divided into three broad areas: Corporate Finance, Investments, and Financial Institutions. Within the finance major, students are prepared for careers in Corporate Finance, Investments, Banking, Risk Management, Alternative Investments, and other financial services.? We cover all areas of finance with special track emphasis on the following: 

• Corporate Finance track: Raising capital, investing in projects, and managing working capital. 
• Financial Analyst track: Investments in traditional assets such as stocks and bonds. 
• Risk Management track: Risk Management of financial institutions and corporations. 
• Alternative Investments track: Investments in alternative assets, such as hedge funds, commodities, real estate, and private equity.