Finance (BBA)
Description
Curricula of the School of Business Administration are designed both for those who plan to operate their own businesses and for those who plan to occupy responsible positions in business organizations. The finance curriculum provides students with exposure to financial institutions, corporate financial decision making, and investment markets. Students develop a sufficient background in finance for employment in the public or private sector. A variety of courses are available for students to develop knowledge and skills in investments and corporate finance.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Degree Requirements
The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to
- change or withdraw courses;
- change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and
- change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.
General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses: | 3 | |
| First-Year Writing I | ||
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
| Freshman Honors I | ||
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First Year Seminar | ||
| First-Year Writing II | ||
| Freshman Honors II | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Algebra (Minimum grade of C required) | ||
| Basic Mathematics for Science & Eng (Minimum grade of C required) | ||
| Business Mathematics (Minimum grade of C required) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (Minimum grade of C required) | ||
| Calculus for Business, Econ., & Accy. I (Minimum grade of C required) | ||
| Calculus of Decision Making I (Minimum grade of C required) | ||
| Select six to eight hour of Natural Science courses and labs from the following areas: | 6-8 | |
Biology | ||
Chemistry | ||
Geology | ||
Physics | ||
Astronomy | ||
Biochemistry | ||
Geological Engineering | ||
| Select three hours of fine and performing arts from the following: 1,2 | 3 | |
any Art History | ||
| Introduction to the Fine Arts | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music Cultures | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Appreciation of the Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Cinema | ||
| ECON 2020 & ECON 2030 | Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics 3 | 6 |
| Select six hours of humanities from the following: | 6 | |
Classical Civilization | ||
History | ||
Philosophy | ||
Religion | ||
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Humanities and the Experience of War | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Introduction to Rhetoric | ||
| African American Experience I | ||
| African American Experience II | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Introduction to Queer Studies | ||
| Survey in Literary History | ||
| Survey of World Literature since 1650 | ||
| Survey of American Lit to the Civil War | ||
| Survey of American Lit since Civil War | ||
| Survey of British Lit to 18th Century | ||
| Survey of Brit Lit since Romantic Period | ||
Southern studies at the 1000 level only (SSTU) | ||
| Freshman Honors I 4 | ||
| Freshman Honors II (if not being used to fulfill composition requirements) 4 | ||
| Total Hours | 33-35 | |
- 1
Studio and workshop courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.
- 2
Students who have completed 30 semester hours of undergraduate course work may fulfill the requirement with a 3000- or 4000-level art history course.
- 3
ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics must be completed with a grade of C or better to move on to ECON 2030 Principles of Macroeconomics.
- 4
if not being used to fulfill composition requirements
Program Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCY 2010 | Introduction to Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| ACCY 2020 | Introduction to Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| BUSN 2910 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUSN 2920 | Business Communication | 3 |
| BUSN 2300 | Economic Statistics I (Minimum grade of C required) | 3 |
| or ECON 2300 | Economic Statistics I | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUSN 3020 | Business Statistics II (Minimum grade of C required) | 3 |
| or ECON 3020 | Economic Statistics II | |
| MKTG 3000 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| FINA 3000 | Business Finance I | 3 |
| MGMT 3000 | Principles of Management (Minimum grade of C required) | 3 |
| MKTG 3072 | Intro. to Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt | 3 |
| MGMT 4930 | Management of Strategic Planning | 3 |
| BAIS 3000 | Business Analytics & Info Systems | 3 |
| Select six hours of business electives at the 3000 level or higher | 6 | |
Courses can be chosen from the following departments: Business, Accounting, Marketing, Management, BAIS, Finance, or Economics. | ||
| 3 hours of 3000+ electives | 3 | |
Student must complete 3 hours of business/non-business electives at the 3000 level or higher. | ||
| With department chair approval, a maximum of 3 credit hours of FINA 3997A may be used for major field elective credit. | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Overall Major GPA
Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Resident Major GPA
Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Major Requirements II
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FINA 3340 | Investments | 3 |
| FINA 3380 | Intermediate Financial Management | 3 |
| FINA 4610 | Financial Statement Analysis | 3 |
| Successfully complete at least 3 hours of 3000+ level Economics or Accounting courses excluding ACCY 3000 & ACCY 4110 | 3 | |
| Successfully complete 6 hours of 3000-level or higher finance courses excluding FINA 4510 | 6 | |
| Select six additional hours of elective finance hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Financial Decision Making | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Business Finance Topics | ||
| Futures, Options, and Swaps | ||
| Security Analysis and Portfolio Mgmt | ||
| Total Hours | 24 | |
Other Academic Requirements
See School of Business Administration Academic Requirements for rules on when business students may enroll in specialty major coursework. No student may enroll for more than 18 semester hours unless approved by the Dean’s Office.
Any student who wishes to pursue a second major in another area of finance listed below may not count the following courses from that major as finance electives toward your finance major:
- Banking and Finance - FINA 5371, FINA 5372
- Real Estate - FINA 3530, FINA 4550
- Risk Management and Insurance - FINA 4410, FINA 4420, FINA 5420