The Finance program is designed to give UD students a strong training in modern financial application and theory while maintaining a wellrounded, liberal arts background needed in today's workplace. A major in Finance prepares UD students for careers in business, industry, government, and public or private corporations. Finance faculty teach theory and the application of financial concepts, designed to challenge students to think analytically and to translate abstract knowledge into sound business practices.
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The Department of Finance offers a Bachelor of Science degree with a Major in Finance. The Finance major focuses on learning how to make the best monetary decisions for a firm or an individual. Finance addresses many questions regarding value: How much is a product worth? Is a stock worth investing in? Will expanding a business produce a sufficient return on investment? Deciding what to do with the money you have today, balanced with your business needs for tomorrow. These are questions which Finance helps to answer. Like all programs in the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, a broad liberal arts education is provided in the first half of the program through a variety of courses in the traditional liberal arts and sciences. The program design provides flexibility in the selection of humanities, social, and natural science courses. The second half of the program is concentrated in the business core and Finance major courses. These include courses such as Principles of Finance, Securities Analysis, and Financial Markets. One or more specialized seminar courses are taken during senior year in areas such as Advanced Corporate Finance, International Finance, Advanced Investments, and Corporate Governance.
