BBA with Major in Finance


BBA students have the option to complete a major in the functional discipline of finance. This major would be of particular interest to students wishing to pursue professional designations such as Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP). This major would benefit students interested in working in banking, financial services, and investment industries. NOTE: Students who wish to choose a major would normally declare their major during their second year.


Program Requirements

45 hours - Required business courses for all BBA majors
  • BUSI 1013 Financial Accounting 1
  • BUSI 1703 Introduction to Business
  • BUSI 2803 Business Technology Management
  • BUSI 2013 Management Accounting
  • BUSI 2223 Fundamentals of Finance 1
  • BUSI 2233 Fundamentals of Finance 2
  • BUSI 2423 Marketing Principles
  • BUSI 2433 Marketing Strategy
  • BUSI 2513 Operations Management
  • BUSI 2733 Organizational Behaviour 1
  • BUSI 2743 Organizational Theory
  • BUSI 3063 Business Analytics Modelling
  • BUSI 3613 Business Law
  • BUSI 4953 Busi & Corporate Strategy
  • BUSI 4963 Strategic Issues in Busi
15 hours - Required non-business courses for all BBA majors
  • ECON 1013 Microeconomic Principles
  • ECON 1023 Intro to the Study of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 2613 Empirical Analysis in Econ & Busi
  • COMM 1213 Communication 1
  • MATH 1613 Gen Linear Algebra Calc: Busi/Econ
  • NOTE: MATH 1013 may be taken instead of MATH 1613
12 Hours - Required finance & related courses
  • BUSI 2033 Financial Accounting 2
  • ECON 2623 Introduction to Econometrics
  • BUSI 3243 Intermediate Finance
  • BUSI 3273 Investment Analysis
12 Hours - Business electives chosen from the following
  • BUSI 3233 International Finance
  • BUSI 3253 Personal Financial Management
  • BUSI 4223 Portfolio Management
  • BUSI 4233 Finance Analysis & Modeling
  • BUSI 4243 Derivative Securities & Risk Mgmt
  • BUSI 4253 Project & Enterprise Valuation
9 Hours - Accounting and economics electives chosen from the following
  • BUSI 3073 Intermediate Accounting 1
  • ECON 2113 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory 1
  • ECON 2213 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory 1
  • ECON 3113 Intermediate Micro Economic Theory 2
  • ECON 3123 Intermediate Macro Economic Theory 2
  • ECON 3133 Econ of Financial Markets
  • ECON 3143 Fin Institutions & Policy
18 Hours - Non-business electives

Students select 18 hours of non-business electives

9 Hours - University electives (business or non-business courses)

Students select 9 hours of business or non-business electives