Business Administration, Finance Specialization, B.S.

Abdel-Kader Ben-Mohamed, Ph.D., Chair
212-968-3207
abenmohamed@mercy.edu

(Note: Courses also offered online)

Bachelor of Science

General Liberal Arts and Sciences
General Education Requirements*	60 credits

Core and Specialization
Business Administration Core	30 credits
Specialization	18 credits
Open Electives	12 credits
Total	120 credits

*ECON 125 , ECON 220 , ECON 221 , and ECON 230 , MATH 116 and MATH 120 /CISC 120 or MATH 131 /CISC 131 are Prerequisites for the major and must be used to fulfill general education requirements.

Students who choose the major concentration in Business with a specialization in Finance must complete:

Business Administration Core

Specialization

There is a 15-credit residency requirement in the major, which must be satisfied by Specialization courses numbered 295 or above, or Accounting courses numbered 240 or above.

Students who do not have full-time jobs should try to use their open electives for an internship.

Twelve credits from the following eight courses:
ECON 344 - Money and Banking
FINC 330 - Corporate Finance
FINC 345 - Financial Statement Analysis
FINC 346 - Student Managed Investment Fund
FINC 397 - Independent Study in Finance
(with requisite approvals) Credits / Units: 1-3
FINC 420 - Financial Planning and Analysis
FINC 442 - Investment Management
INBU 447 - International Finance
and
FINC 450 - Applied Research Analysis in Finance (mandatory for specialization)
MGMT 460 - Strategic Management (cc) (senior-level capstone course — mandatory)

Open Electives

Any four courses