Learning outcomes for Finance major
Student seeking a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a Finance Major are expected to acquire the following learning outcomes:
- Students will demonstrate ability to explain the main theoretical financial concepts and their practical implications
- Students will demonstrate ability to apply financial tools, techniques and models to practical business situations and construct viable solutions to solve financial problems.
- Students will demonstrate ability to produce responsible and ethical financial decisions.
- Students will demonstrate ability to effectively communicate financial information both orally and in writing using the appropriate terminology
- Students will demonstrate interpersonal skills and ability to lead and work effectively in teams.
Curriculum for Finance major
Freshmen Level-Fall & Spring Semester
| Course | Earned credits | Contact hours/week |
| Intensive General English | 3 | 9 |
| Debating Skills | 1 | 1.5 |
| Calculus for Business | 3 | 4.5 |
| French I | 1 | 3 |
| Algorithms and Data Structures | 3 | 4.5 |
| TBS Organization Seminar | 0 | 1 |
| Principles of Management | 3 | 4.5 |
| Linear Algebra for Business | 3 | 4.5 |
| Financial accounting | 3 | 4.5 |
| Introduction to Microeconomics | 3 | 4.5 |
| Probability & Statistics for Business I | 3 | 4.5 |
| French II | 1 | 1:30 |
| Information System Design & Database | 3 | 3 |
Sophomore Level-Fall & Spring Semester
| Course | Earned credits | Contact hours/week |
| Business English | 2 | 1:30 |
| Managerial Accounting | 3 | 4.5 |
| Introduction to Macroeconomics | 3 | 4.5 |
| Web Development | 3 | 3 |
| Probability & Statistics for Business II | 3 | 4.5 |
| Introduction to Management of Information Systems (MIS) | 3 | 4.5 |
| Business law | 3 | 3 |
| Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 | 4.5 |
| Business Optimization | 3 | 4.5 |
| Principles of Finance | 3 | 4.5 |
| Technical writing | 2 | 3 |
| Advanced Web Development | 3 | 3 |
For Junior & Senior classes, the student must also choose a minor from other disciplines. A minor includes at least five classes as specified by discipline.
Courses taken for the major in Finance
Junior-level
| Course | Earned credits | Contact hours/week |
| Corporate Finance | 3 | 4.5 |
| Financial Markets | 3 | 4.5 |
| Management of Financial Institutions | 3 | 4.5 |
| Derivative Securities | 3 | 4.5 |
| Investments and Portfolio Management | 3 | 4.5 |
| Financial Statement Analysis | 3 | 4.5 |
| Econometrics | 3 | 4.5 |
| Money and Banking (elective) | 3 | 4.5 |
| Ethical and Professional Standards (elective) | 3 | 4.5 |
| Islamic Finance (elective) | 3 | 4.5 |
Senior-level
| Course | Earned credits | Contact hours/week |
| Financial Risk Management | 3 | 4.5 |
| Advanced Corporate Finance | 3 | 4.5 |
| Financial Modeling in Excel | 3 | 4.5 |
| Special Topics in Finance (elective) | 3 | 4.5 |
| International Financial Management (elective) | 3 | 4.5 |
| Insurance Products (elective) | ||
| Capstone Project | 6 or 12 | NA |
The Capstone project is worth 12 credit hours when taken as an internship project. The student may also take a project at the school having 6 credits and must supplement the needed credits to satisfy graduation requirements of 130 credits.
Minor Business Analytics
| Junior level | Senior Level |
| Course | Course |
| Decision & Game Theory | Supply Chain Management |
| Data Analysis | |
| Econometrics | |
| Business Data Mining | |
| Reporting Skills |
Minor IT
| Junior level | Senior Level |
| Course | Course |
| Business Intelligence and Database Administration | Object-Oriented Programming |
| System Administration (Linux) | Standards for IT Project Management or Web Services |
| Information Systems Assurance and Security | |
| Reporting Skills |
Minor Accounting
| Junior level | Senior Level |
| Course | Course |
| Intermediate Accounting I | Advanced Accounting |
| Advanced Managerial Accounting | |
| Intermediate Accounting II | |
| Taxation I | |
| Reporting Skills |
Minor International Business Economy
| Junior level | Senior Level |
| Course | Course |
| International Trade Theory and Policy | |
| International and Global Politics | International Political Economy |
| Political Economy of Development | International Financial Economics |
| Reporting Skills |
Minor Marketing
| Junior level | Senior Level |
| Course | Course |
| Consumer Behavior | Marketing Research |
| International Marketing | Services Marketing |
| Digital Marketing | |
| Reporting Skills |