BBA MAJOR
FINANCE
Our BBA in Finance provides the skills needed to succeed in today’s modern and highly competitive financial world.
It provides two concentrations in Corporate Finance and FinTech.
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Two Concentrations
Corporate finance and FinTech.
02
Business Analysis
Built upon firm behavior theories, students learn the financial management aspects of running a business.
03
Real Data Exposure
Access to Bloomberg terminals used by market professionals providing hands-on experience in trading simulations with real data.
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Quantitative Methods
Emphasis is placed on the use of Excel, data analysis and Python programming.
CAREERS
Commercial Banking・Investment Banking・Fund Management・Securities Trading・FinTech Firms
TARGET STUDENTS
The B.B.A. in Finance is aimed at...
Students seeking tools of financial decision making to stay abreast of the market developments.
Concentration
CORPORATE FINANCE
Applying the principles of valuation to companies and markets
SOME AREAS OF STUDY
Financial Analysis・Valuation・Market Efficiency・Investment Management ・Trading
APPLICATION AND REQUIREMENTS
To declare a BBA Major students must apply to the BBA program following the steps outlined here:
- Once students have completed all 4 core courses (ECON 101 & 102, ACCT 101 & 102) and satisfied the 3.0 GPA requirement, they can submit an application for admission to the program. The program admits new students every Fall and Spring semester. For Spring BBA enrollment, the department accepts applications between early October and early January (exact dates vary). For Fall BBA enrollment, the department accepts applications between early May and early August (exact dates vary).
- All applications for a given semester are reviewed at the same time after the cycle has closed, regardless of when the application was submitted. The department notifies students of its decision every January and August.
- Once all applications have been reviewed, students who meet the GPA requirements will be invited to attend a mandatory BBA orientation session. Students who attend the BBA orientation session will be given instructions on how to declare their BBA major. Those who do not attend will not be allowed to declare their major until they’ve attended and must wait until the following semester to do so.
Requirements for Finance Majors with concentration in Corporate Finance:
- Admission to the BBA program, which requires a minimum GPA of 3.0 (subject to revision) in the first four courses listed below.
- A minimum GPA of 2.7 for courses taken as part of the FinTech Concentration at QC.
- No individual grade below C- is accepted.
- No more than 21 credits can be transferred into the program from other colleges.
17 Required Courses and 4 Electives as follows:
| 1 | ACCT 101: Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Accounting I |
| 2 | ACCT 102: Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Accounting II |
| 3 | ECON 101: Introduction to Macroeconomics |
| 4 | ECON 102: Introduction to Microeconomics |
| 5 |
MATH 131: Calculus with Applications to the Social Sciences I We strongly encourage students to seek placement in Math 141 (or 151)
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| 6 | ECON 249: Statistics as Applied to Economics and Business or MATH 241: Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics |
| 7 | BUS 384: Forecasting and Regression Analysis for Business or ECON 382: Introduction to Econometrics |
| 8 | ACCT 261: Business Law I or ACCT 367: Federal and New York State Taxes on Income |
| 9 | BUS 241: Corporation Finance |
| 10 | BUS 243: Economics of Distribution and Marketing |
| 11 | BUS 247: Business Economics |
| 12 | CSCI 048: Spreadsheet Programming |
| 13 | PHIL 160 : Business Ethics |
| 14 | BUS 160W : Introduction to Business Writing |
| 15 | BUS 341W: Intermediate Finance |
| 16-17 |
Choose 2 courses from:
BUS 350: Investment Analysis |
| 18-19 |
Choose 2 electives from:
ECON 201: Intermediate Macro |
| 20-21 |
Choose 2 electives from:
Globalization and Environment Electives |
Finance majors may minor in Financial Modeling offered through the Computer Science department.
Why take MATH 141 (or 151) as opposed to MATH 131?
We strongly encourage taking MATH 141 (or 151) over MATH 131. There are several good reasons for this:
First, it opens up many doors. MATH 141 (or 151) provides access to other courses in Math and Computer Science. Instead MATH 131 is a dead-end.
Second, it is a great investment. MATH 141 (or 151) will provide you with the mathematical skills you need to excel in courses such as ECON 201 and 202, and BUS 249, 353, 382 or 386.
Third, MATH 141 (or 151) is a pre-requisite for the Financial Modeling Minor, which is a great addition to your Economics major if you are interested in a career in quantitative finance or economics.
Concentration
FINTECH
Exploring the technological innovations that are disrupting the financial sector
SOME AREAS OF STUDY
Crypto Assets・Blockchain・NeoBanks・Artificial Intelligence ・Machine Learning
APPLICATION AND REQUIREMENTS
To declare a BBA Major students must apply to the BBA program following the steps outlined here:
- Once students have completed all 4 core courses (ECON 101 & 102, ACCT 101 & 102) and satisfied the 3.0 GPA requirement, they can submit an application for admission to the program. The program admits new students every Fall and Spring semester. For Spring BBA enrollment, the department accepts applications between early October and early January (exact dates vary). For Fall BBA enrollment, the department accepts applications between early May and early August (exact dates vary).
- All applications for a given semester are reviewed at the same time after the cycle has closed, regardless of when the application was submitted. The department notifies students of its decision every January and August.
- Once all applications have been reviewed, students who meet the GPA requirements will be invited to attend a mandatory BBA orientation session. Students who attend the BBA orientation session will be given instructions on how to declare their BBA major. Those who do not attend will not be allowed to declare their major until they’ve attended and must wait until the following semester to do so.
Requirements for Finance Majors with concentration in FinTech:
- Admission to the BBA program, which requires a minimum GPA of 3.0 (subject to revision) in the first four courses listed below.
- A minimum GPA of 2.7 for courses taken as part of the FinTech Concentration at QC.
- No individual grade below C- is accepted.
- No more than 21 credits can be transferred into the program from other colleges.
19 Required Courses and 2 Electives as follows:
| 1 | ACCT 101: Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Accounting I |
| 2 | ACCT 102: Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Accounting II |
| 3 | ECON 101: Introduction to Macroeconomics |
| 4 | ECON 102: Introduction to Microeconomics |
| 5 | MATH 141: Calculus/Differentiation or MATH 151: Calculus/Differentiation & Integration or MATH 157: Honors Calculus |
| 6 | ECON 249: Statistics as Applied to Economics and Business or MATH 241: Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics |
| 7 | ECON 382: Introduction to Econometrics or BUS 384: Forecasting and Regression Analysis for Business |
| 8 | ACCT 261: Business Law I or ACCT 367: Federal and NYS taxes and Income |
| 9 | BUS 241: Corporation Finance |
| 10 | BUS 243: Economics of Distribution and Marketing |
| 11 | BUS 247: Business Economics |
| 12 | ECON 201: Macroeconomic Analysis or ECON 215: Money and Banking |
| 13 | CSCI 048: Spreadsheet Programming |
| 14 | BUS 160W : Introduction to Business Writing |
| 15 | BUS 356/RM 711: Applied Financial Analysis with VBA Programming or CSCI 111: Introduction to Algorithms |
| 16 | BUS 341W: Intermediate Finance |
| 17 | ECON 301: Economics of CryptoAssets |
| 18 | ECON 302: Blockchain and Money |
| 19 | FIN 305: Foundations of FinTech |
| 20 | BUS 390: Machine Learning in Business |
| 21 | Choose 1 Elective from: BUS 357/RM 714: Introduction to Python for Financial Applications ECON 387: Advanced Econometrics BUS 386/RM 708: Financial Econometrics |
Finance majors may minor in Financial Modeling offered through the Computer Science department.