BBA in Finance

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Overview
Lubin is the only business school with a comprehensive campus in the heart of Wall Street, the world's undisputed capital of finance, as well as in Westchester County, home of many major corporations, financial institutions, and small businesses.

The objective of Lubin BBA finance program is to provide students with the conceptual background and analytical tools necessary for sound financial decision-making. Finance graduates are prepared for valued financial positions in business firms, financial institutions, and in government & not-for-profit organizations.

The major in finance is designed to provide students with an understanding of financial management functions with particular emphasis on financial instruments, financial institutions, and capital structures as they relate to the corporate enterprise. Lubin’s undergraduate finance program is continuously updated to provide students with the most current knowledge and tools needed in many financial management functions, with particular emphasis on investments, corporate finance, and financial markets. Special course topics in finance such as Options, Futures, and Swaps; Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Control; and Financial Engineering keep finance majors on the cutting edge of the field.

Program and Courses
Finance majors take a total of 128 credits including 31 credits in finance and economics. Global topics are integrated throughout the finance curriculum, which also offers specialized courses such as the Student Managed Investment Portfolio. Importantly, the major provides for ample flexibility, allowing students to choose 6 credits in Finance Electives, as well as 13 credits in Free Electives in or outside the finance field.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

University Core (60)
Business Core (30)

Major Requirements (19 credits)
(FIN 301 (3) is applied toward Business Core)
FIN 301 Financial Management (3)
FIN 320 Advanced Financial Analysis (4)
FIN 351 Principles of Investment (3)
FIN 358 International Finance (3)
Finance Electives (6 credits)

Auxiliary Courses (6 credits)
ECO 238 Money and Banking (3)
ECO 240 Quantitative Analysis and Forecasting (3)

Free Electives (13 credits)

Total Credits: 128

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Faculty
Collaboration among faculty creates a very productive research environment. Members of our faculty are editors or serve on the editorial boards of The American Economist, The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, The Journal of Derivatives, Global Finance Journal, The Derivatives Risk Management Service, Financial Decisions, and The Journal of Investment Consulting

Our faculty has published extensively in top finance journals, including The Journal of Finance, The Journal of Business, The Journal of Banking and Finance, The Journal of Corporate Finance, The Journal of Financial Markets, The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, The Financial Analysts Journal, The Journal of Law and Economics, The Economic Journal, Financial Management, The Journal of Futures Markets, The Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, The Review of Economics and Statistics, and Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. Visit the Finance & Economics Department Web page for more information about finance & economics faculty.

Career Opportunities
In a rapidly changing global economy, career success depends on studying finance at a business school well connected to the financial world and committed to programmatic excellence. The scope of financial management is constantly broadening as business activities expand and become more complex. Lubin's Center for the Study of Equity Markets and its annual Securities Industry Conferenceattract top financial executives from leading financial institutions around the country. Such relationships ensure a continuous updating of our finance major and provide unique employment opportunities for our graduates.

The success of our program is measured by the success of our alumni. Several of our alumni have undertaken significant leadership roles in some of the major financial firms. Our graduates are also successfully employed in managerial and executive positions by smaller financial firms, government agencies, and private corporations.

Corporate Internship Opportunities
Pace's Cooperative Education Program is the largest university internship program in the New York metropolitan area. Internships with prominent financial firms are regularly available. By and large, student interns are able to leverage their internship experiences into full-time positions.

Career and Industry Links
Undergraduate Finance majors have a wide variety of resources available to help them interact and network with different groups and clubs including:

Undergraduate Academic Advisement
Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA)
Beta Alpha Psi
Career Services
Finance Club (NYC)
Finance Society (Pleasantville)
Student Managed Investment Portfolio

Finance majors also have the opportunity to meet with some of the prominent industry leaders who visit our campus every year as Executives in Residence and Distinguished Speakers. Some of the earlier guests include:

  • the CEO of Dow Jones, Richard Zannino,
  • the 2006 Nobel Prize in Economics winner, Edmund Phelps
  • the vice chair of information, communication, and entertainment practice at KPMG LLP, Mary Pat McCarthy
  • the president and chief operating officer of the New York Stock Exchange, William Johnston
  • the chairman of Sumitomo Bank Securities, Norah Hughes
  • the executive vice president and chief operating officer of Instinet Corporation, Matthew Baxter
Convenient Locations
The BBA in Public Accounting program is offered at the New York City downtown campus, located in the center of the city's financial district, just a few blocks from Wall Street, and the Westchester campus in Pleasantville, NY, near many Westchester corporate headquarters. Students may complete their degree requirements at either the New York City campus or at the Pleasantville campus, or they may take courses on both campuses if they wish.

Admission
For admission information, please contact:

Office of Undergraduate Admission
New York City campus
Pace University
1 Pace Plaza
New York, NY 10038
Phone: (212)346-1323
E-mail: ugnyc@pace.edu		 Office of Undergraduate Admission
Pleasantville campus
Pace University
861 Bedford Road
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Phone: (914)773-3746
E-mail: ugpl@pace.edu

Contact Us
For a undergraduate catalog and an application for admission, please fill out our online form. Click for information about campus tours and information sessions, or call 212-346-1323 to schedule a tour. To request a brochure, application packet, or other printed materials, please fill out our online form. You may also call 1-800-874-PACE or send your request via e-mail to infoctr@pace.edu.

For additional information about the program, contact the following individuals:

Finance Program Chair
New York City campus
Michael Szenberg, Ph.D
212-618-1980
mszenberg@pace.edu

Undergraduate Finance Program Chair
Pleasantville campus
Jouahn Nam, Ph.D
Pleasantville campus
914-773-3795
jnam@pace.edu

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