BS Finance

The finance major at Fairleigh Dickinson provide you with an understanding of financial analysis, financial management, and financial systems. This program is offered through Fairleigh Dickinson’s Silberman College of Business at both the Florham Campus and Metropolitan Campus locations. The College holds prestigious accreditation by AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – which recognizes the quality of its faculty, academic programs and resources. Less than a third of all U.S. business schools hold AACSB recognition, adding value to your undergraduate business degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Degree Requirements
All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science Degree program in Finance must complete the University and Business Core Curriculum. The two finance courses in the core are:
Additional major requirements are listed below.
Finance Major Requirements
Required courses (12 credits)
- FIN4341 Financial Markets and Institutions
- FIN4343 Securities and Investments
- FIN4405 Analytical Methods in Finance
Electives (Select three)
- FIN3330 Personal Financial Management
- FIN3421 Sports Finance
- FIN4498 Internship in Finance Studies
- FIN4221 Capital Budgeting and Value Creation
- FIN4150 Working Capital Management
- FIN4351 Portfolio Management
- FIN4350 Derivatives
- Economics or Accounting course with permission of Economics and Finance Department Chair
NOTE: Students with specific questions about the major requirements should contact the advisor on their home campus.
Financial Planning and Wealth Management Concentration
Required courses (16 credits)
- FIN4341 Financial Markets and Institutions
- WMA4350 Investment Planning
- WMA3335 Personal Financial Management OR
- FIN3330 Personal Financial Management
- WMA4375 Risk Management and Insurance
- WMA4265 Personal Tax Planning
Major electives (required)
- WMA4267 Retirement Planning
- WMA4370 Personal Estate & Gift Planning
- WMA4380 Client Relations in Financial Management
- WMA4390 Financial Planning Capstone
Optional
WMA3335 must be taken before WMA4498; WMA4498 cannot be substituted for another WMA course without the permission of the Chairperson.