The role of people trained in finance and insurance is expanding rapidly within the business world. Finance is the management and investment of money and other assets for business, financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, governments, and individuals. The program draws on accounting principles, economic theory, and quantitative methods to direct the way money is managed, acquired, and distributed.
Students learn how economic systems operate and how money markets work within economic systems.
They also learn to analyze economic trends and indications and to examine the movement and distribution of money. The program prepares students for careers in financial management, security analysis, investment management, security or insurance brokerage, underwriting, credit management, and risk management with corporations, commerce banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions. See course descriptions for more information. See introduction . Quarter 11 Finance elective and three open electives.