Department of Finance Mission Statement The Department of Finance is committed to contributing knowledge in the field of finance through research and education. The department strives to provide high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs in finance and supports other programs within the College of Business. Theory and application are melded to provide an environment in which new ideas are developed to meet the challenges and transformations arising in a changing world of financial practices and innovations, thereby preparing students for successful careers and providing employers with a workforce trained to shape the future. The Department supports highquality academic research in all areas of finance. The Department of Finance offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Real Estate Finance and. A major in finance gives students the opportunity to learn the basic financial theories and applications needed in managerial financial decision making. Areas in finance include corporate finance, investments, insurance, real estate, and financial institutions and markets. The degree in real estate finance and development is designed for students interested in managing businesses associated with real estate and the planning, financing, development, and construction of building projects. The department offers a Minor in Finance that is available only to students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. The department also offers tracks in corporate finance, investment management, and financial institutions to students who wish to specialize within the B.B.A. degree in Finance. Department Honors The Department of Finance offers the opportunity for certain of its outstanding students to achieve the designation of Honors in Major and provides the opportunity for advanced study under close faculty supervision. Selection for honors designation is based on the student s academic performance and recommendation by the Department Undergraduate Program Committee (UPC) in consultation with the faculty of the student s major discipline. To be eligible for the designation, students must have a minimum overall grade point average of.0 at UTSA and a minimum grade point average of.5 in their major at UTSA. To enroll in honors thesis courses and to graduate with the honors designation, these minimum grade point averages must be maintained. Students applying for Honors in Major are expected to enroll in the appropriate honors thesis course during their final two semesters. The completed thesis must be approved by the supervising faculty sponsor from the student s discipline and the UPC. Students interested in this program should contact the Department of Finance office for additional information. Department honors can be attained independent of, or in addition to, University Honors. In order to have departmental honors noted on the transcript, students must submit a letter of request for departmental honors to the Department Chair by Census Date of their last semester. B.B.A. degree in Finance (p. ) B.B.A. degree in Real Estate Finance and (p. ) Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Finance The minimum number of semester credit hours for the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Finance is 20, at least 9 of which must be at the upper-division level. All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements, the Common Body of Knowledge requirements, and the degree requirements, which are listed below. Core Curriculum Requirements (42 semester credit hours) Students seeking the B.B.A. degree in Finance must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students may need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. MAT 0 should be used to satisfy the core requirement in Mathematics. ECO 202 should be used to satisfy the core requirement in Social and Behavioral Sciences. All degrees in the College of Business require 20 hours. If students elect to take a course that satisfies both a Core and COB requirement, students may need to take an additional course to meet the 20 hours. Core Curriculum Component Area Requirements (http:// catalog.utsa.edu/undergraduate/bachelorsdegreeregulations/ degreerequirements/corecurriculumcomponentarearequirements) First Year Experience Requirement Communication 6 Mathematics Life and Physical Sciences 6 Language, Philosophy and Culture Creative Arts American History 6 Government-Political Science 6 Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Area Option Total Credit Hours 42 Common Body of Knowledge All students seeking a B.B.A. degree in the College of Business must complete the following Common Body of Knowledge courses in addition to the Core Curriculum. ACC 20 Principles of Accounting I ACC 20 Principles of Accounting II COM 05 Business and Professional Speech or COM 06 Digital Business Communication ECO 20 Introductory Macroeconomics ECO 202 Introductory Microeconomics (satisfies Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Curriculum requirement) FIN 0 GBA 20 Legal, Social and Ethical Issues in Business
IS 40 Business Information Systems Fluency IS 00 Principles of Information Systems for Management MAT 0 MGT 00 MGT 0 MGT 489 (satisfies Mathematics Core Curriculum requirement, Actuarial Science majors must take MAT 24 in lieu of MAT 0) Business Communication and Professional Introduction to Organization Theory, Behavior, and Management Management Strategy (taken in semester of graduation) MKT 0 Principles of Marketing MS 02 MS 04 Applications I (Actuarial Science majors must take STA 00 in lieu of MS 02) Applications II (Actuarial Science majors must take STA 5 in lieu of MS 04) MS 05 Management Science and Operations Technology Note: Students must have earned at least hours to enroll in any 000 and 4000 level courses listed above. In addition to the Core Curriculum requirements and requirements from the College of Business Common Body of Knowledge, all candidates for the degree must complete the following degree Gateway Course Students pursuing the B.B.A. degree in Finance must successfully complete the following Gateway Course with a grade of C- or better in no more than two attempts. A student who is unable to successfully complete this course within two attempts, including dropping the course with a grade of W or taking an equivalent course at another institution, will be required to change his or her major. MAT 0 Degree Requirements A. Major Requirements 8 ACC 02 Intermediate Accounting I ACC 0 Intermediate Accounting II FIN 02 Intermediate Corporate Finance 2 FIN 0 FIN FIN 489 Principles of Investment Money and Banking Cases and Problems in Finance B. Support work in the major 9 9 credit hours in upper-division Finance electives, which can be, 4, 5 satisfied by completing a Finance track Corporate Finance Track: Choose three courses from the list below: FIN 42 FIN 4 FIN 452 FIN 46 FIN 487 Financial Institutions Management Business Finance for Entrepreneurs Introduction to International Finance Investment Management Track: Choose three courses from the list below: FIN 4 FIN 42 FIN 44 FIN 442 FIN 452 FIN 454 FIN 46 FIN 487 Introduction to Financial Markets Security Analysis Trading and Analysis of Financial Instruments Investment Portfolio Management Credit Analysis Introduction to International Finance Financial Institutions Track: Choose three courses from the list below: FIN 4 FIN 42 FIN 452 FIN 454 FIN 482 FIN 487 Introduction to Financial Markets Financial Institutions Management Credit Analysis Life and Health Insurance Finance C. Additional support work 6 6 semester credit hours of lower-division or upper-division business electives 6, 7 Total Credit Hours 2 4 5 6 7 Finance majors may take ACC 05 in lieu of ACC 02 and ACC 0. Students choosing to take ACC 05 must take additional semester credit hours of finance electives (FIN 00 Survey of Finance may not be applied to meeting this requirement). Clearing the FACT exam is a prerequisite to enrollment in FIN 02. FIN 00 Survey of Finance may not be applied to meeting this requirement. If a student chooses to take at least three courses from one track they may have the track designation indicated on their transcript. The track designation will not appear on the diploma. The Department of Finance recommends that FIN 487 be one of the chosen electives. Students can take any business electives to satisfy this requirement. The Finance department recommends that students use these hours to take courses in one particular competency. While students may take courses in any competency, courses in risk management, modeling, and analytics are recommended. If a student does not wish to take courses in a particular competency, the Finance department recommends they take an internship course (FIN 49 Internship in Finance) and additional finance electives. Course Sequence Guide for B.B.A. Degree in Finance This course sequence guide is designed to assist students in completing their UTSA undergraduate business degree This is a termby-term sample course guide. Students must satisfy other requirements in their catalog and meet with their academic advisor for an individualized degree plan. Progress within this guide depends upon such factors as course availability, individual student academic preparation, student time 2 2//7
management, work obligations, and individual financial considerations. Students should make every attempt to take the courses in the indicated sequence. Students may choose to take courses during Summer terms to reduce course loads during long semesters. Recommended Four-Year Academic Plan First Year AIS 20 MAT 0 Academic Inquiry and Scholarship (core) Credit Hours (core and CBK) WRC 0 Freshman Composition I (Q) (core) American History (core) Life & Physical Sciences (core) COM 05 or 06 ECO 202 IS 40 Business and Professional Speech Introductory Microeconomics (core and CBK) Business Information Systems Fluency WRC 02 Freshman Composition II (Q) (core) American History (core) Second Year ACC 20 Principles of Accounting I ECO 20 MS 02 Introductory Macroeconomics Applications I Life & Physical Sciences (core) Government-Political Science (core) Evaluated for Admission to the College of Business. ACC 20 Principles of Accounting II FIN 0 MS 04 Applications II Language, Philosophy & Culture (core) Government-Political Science (core) Third Year ACC 02 or 05 FIN 02 MGT 00 MS 05 Intermediate Accounting I (or Intermediate Accounting for Finance Majors) Intermediate Corporate Finance (major; students are required to clear the FACT exam before enrolling in FIN 02) Business Communication and Professional Management Science and Operations Technology Creative Arts (core) ACC 0 Intermediate Accounting II or Upper-division FIN elective (major) FIN 0 Principles of Investment (major) FIN Money and Banking (major) MGT 0 Introduction to Organization Theory, Behavior, and Management MKT 0 Principles of Marketing Fourth Year GBA 20 IS 00 Legal, Social and Ethical Issues in Business Principles of Information Systems for Management Upper-division FIN elective (XXX or 4XXX level) or Upper-division FIN elective (XXX or 4XXX level) or Business elective or competency course (support work) FIN 489 Cases and Problems in Finance (major) MGT 489 Management Strategy Business elective or competency course (support work) Upper-division FIN elective (XXX or 4XXX level) or Component Area Option (core) Total Credit Hours: 20.0 College of Business students should take MAT 0 and ECO 202 to satisfy both Core Curriculum and CBK Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Real Estate Finance and The Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Real Estate Finance and offers students the opportunity to minor in Finance. The minimum number of semester credit hours for the B.B.A. in Real Estate Finance and is 20, 9 of which must be at the upper-division level. All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements, the Common Body of Knowledge requirements, and the degree requirements, which are listed below. All real estate related courses are listed under the Real Estate (RFD) course description heading. Core Curriculum Requirements (42 semester credit hours) Students seeking the B.B.A. degree in Real Estate Finance and must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students may
need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. MAT 0 should be used to satisfy the core requirement in Mathematics. ECO 202 should be used to satisfy the core requirement in Social and Behavioral Sciences. All degrees in the College of Business require 20 hours. If students elect to take a course that satisfies both a Core and COB requirement, students may need to take an additional course to meet the 20 hours. Core Curriculum Component Area Requirements (http:// catalog.utsa.edu/undergraduate/bachelorsdegreeregulations/ degreerequirements/corecurriculumcomponentarearequirements) First Year Experience Requirement Communication 6 Mathematics Life and Physical Sciences 6 Language, Philosophy and Culture Creative Arts American History 6 Government-Political Science 6 Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Area Option Total Credit Hours 42 Common Body of Knowledge All students seeking a B.B.A. degree in the College of Business must complete the following Common Body of Knowledge courses in addition to the Core Curriculum. ACC 20 Principles of Accounting I ACC 20 Principles of Accounting II COM 05 Business and Professional Speech or COM 06 Digital Business Communication ECO 20 Introductory Macroeconomics ECO 202 Introductory Microeconomics (satisfies Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Curriculum requirement) FIN 0 GBA 20 Legal, Social and Ethical Issues in Business IS 40 Business Information Systems Fluency IS 00 Principles of Information Systems for Management MAT 0 MGT 00 MGT 0 MGT 489 (satisfies Mathematics Core Curriculum requirement, Actuarial Science majors must take MAT 24 in lieu of MAT 0) Business Communication and Professional Introduction to Organization Theory, Behavior, and Management Management Strategy (taken in semester of graduation) MKT 0 Principles of Marketing MS 02 Applications I (Actuarial Science majors must take STA 00 in lieu of MS 02) MS 04 Applications II (Actuarial Science majors must take STA 5 in lieu of MS 04) MS 05 Management Science and Operations Technology Note: Students must have earned at least hours to enroll in any 000 and 4000 level courses listed above. In addition to the Core Curriculum requirements and requirements from the College of Business Common Body of Knowledge, all candidates for the degree must complete the following degree Gateway Course Students pursuing the B.B.A. degree in Real Estate Finance and must successfully complete the following Gateway Course with a grade of C- or better in no more than two attempts. A student who is unable to successfully complete this course within two attempts, including dropping the course with a grade of W or taking an equivalent course at another institution, will be required to change his or her major. MAT 0 Degree Requirements A. Required courses 8 FIN 4 FIN 47 FIN 472 RFD 52 RFD 5 RFD 47 Principles of Real Estate Mortgage Banking and Real Estate Finance Principles of Real Estate Investment Real Estate Law Principles of Construction for Real Estate Professionals Principles of Sustainable Real Estate B. Support work in the major and supporting area 6 6 semester credit hours of additional real estate (RFD) or facility and property management (FM) courses C. Other Supporting Work 9 Option : Complete a Finance Track (9 semester credit hours of track courses) Option 2: Complete a Business Competency (9 semester credit hours in a competency) Option : Complete 9 semester credit hours of free electives Total Credit Hours The Finance department recommends that students use these hours to take courses in a particular competency. While students may take courses in any competency, courses in risk management, modeling, and analytics are recommended. Course Sequence Guide for B.B.A. Degree in Real Estate Finance and This course sequence guide is designed to assist students in completing their UTSA undergraduate business degree This is a termby-term sample course guide. Students must satisfy other requirements in their catalog and meet with their academic advisor for an individualized degree plan. Progress within this guide depends upon such factors as course availability, individual student academic preparation, student time management, work obligations, and individual financial considerations. Students should make every attempt to take the courses in the indicated 4 2//7
sequence. Students may choose to take courses during Summer terms to reduce course loads during long semesters. Recommended Four-Year Academic Plan First Year AIS 20 MAT 0 Academic Inquiry and Scholarship (core) Credit Hours (core and CBK) WRC 0 Freshman Composition I (Q) (core) American History (core) Life & Physical Sciences (core) ECO 202 COM 05 or 06 IS 40 Introductory Microeconomics (core and CBK) Business and Professional Speech Business Information Systems Fluency WRC 02 Freshman Composition II (Q) (core) American History (core) Second Year ACC 20 Principles of Accounting I ECO 20 MS 02 Introductory Macroeconomics Applications I Government-Political Science (core) Creative Arts (core) Evaluated for Admission to the College of Business. ACC 20 Principles of Accounting II FIN 0 GBA 20 MS 04 Legal, Social and Ethical Issues in Business Applications II Language, Philosophy & Culture (core) Third Year FIN 4 Principles of Real Estate (major) MKT 0 Principles of Marketing MGT 00 MS 05 Business Communication and Professional Management Science and Operations Technology Government-Political Science (core) FIN 472 MGT 0 Principles of Real Estate Investment (major) Introduction to Organization Theory, Behavior, and Management RFD 5 Principles of Construction for Real Estate Professionals (major) Upper-division RFD or FM elective (XXX or 4XXX level) (support work) Fourth Year FIN 47 IS 00 Mortgage Banking and Real Estate Finance (major) Principles of Information Systems for Management RFD 52 Real Estate Law (major) Life & Physical Sciences (core) MGT 489 Management Strategy RFD 47 Principles of Sustainable Real Estate (major) Upper-division RFD or FM elective (XXX or 4XXX level) (support work) Component Area Option (core) Total Credit Hours: 20.0 College of Business students should take MAT 0 and ECO 202 to satisfy both Core Curriculum and CBK Minor in Finance The Minor in Finance is available only to students pursuing a B.B.A. degree. All students pursuing the Minor in Finance must complete 8 semester credit hours of coursework. A. Required courses 9 FIN 0 FIN 0 FIN Principles of Investment Money and Banking B. Upper-division finance electives 9 Select 9 additional semester credit hours of upper-division finance electives. FIN 00 Survey of Finance may not be applied to meeting this requirement. Total Credit Hours 8 To declare a Minor in Finance and obtain advice, students must consult with their academic advisor. 5