Program Overview
Finance BSBA
The Finance program at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business prepares students for careers in corporate financial management, the investment industry, and banking. Students with a major in finance learn the concepts and analytical techniques used in corporate finance, investments, and financial institutions. The major has an applied quantitative focus and prepares students for careers involving financial forecasting, budgeting, business analysis and valuation, investment research, wealth management, and banking.
About the Program
The Finance BSBA program provides excellent preparation for various professional credentials, including the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and Certified Financial Planner (CFP) certification. Students learn from experienced faculty who are renowned for their research and industry expertise.
Degree Requirements
- Minimum Required Credits: 180.0
- Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.0304
- Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code:
General Education Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
| COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development | 1.0 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
| ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
| ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
| MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
| UNIV B101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| UNIV B201 | Career Management | 1.0 |
Business Requirements
- ACCT 115: Financial Accounting Foundations
- ACCT 116: Managerial Accounting Foundations
- BLAW 201: Business Law I
- BSAN 160: Business Analytics and Data Visualization
- BUSN 101: Foundations of Business I
- BUSN 102: Foundations of Business II
- BUSN 105: Applied Business Analysis
- ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 202: Principles of Macroeconomics
- FIN 301: Introduction to Finance
- MGMT 450: Strategy and Competitive Advantage
- ORGB 300: Organizational Behavior
- STAT 202: Business Statistics II
Required Finance Major Courses
- FIN 302: Intermediate Corporate Finance
- FIN 321: Investment Securities & Markets
- FIN 325: Financial Institutions and Markets
- Select six of the following:
- FIN 323: Risk Management
- FIN 330: Derivative Securities
- FIN 332: Investment Analysis
- FIN 335: Entrepreneurial Finance
- FIN 339: Fintech
- FIN 340: Seminar in Finance
- FIN 341: Applied Portfolio Management
- FIN 342: Advanced Portfolio Management
- FIN 345: Mergers & Acquisitions
- FIN 346: Global Financial Management
- FIN 440: Credit Risk Analysis
- FIN 450: Personal Wealth Management
- FIN T480: Special Topics in Finance
- REMD 375: Real Estate Finance
- REMD 410: Real Estate Investment and Asset Management
- SMT 375: Sport Finance
Sample Plan of Study
The sample plan of study is provided for the following options:
- 4-year, no co-op
- 4-year, 1 co-op (Fall/Winter)
- 5-year, 3 co-op (Fall/Winter)
Co-op/Career Opportunities
The Finance program at Drexel prepares students for careers in corporate financial management, the investment industry, and banking. Typical careers include consultant, financial advisor, securities trader, and analyst positions in investment banking, credit risk, capital markets, and private equity.
Facilities
The LeBow College of Business is located in Gerri C. LeBow Hall, a 12-story, 177,500-square-foot building at the heart of the Drexel University campus. The building features a five-story atrium, a finance trading lab with Bloomberg Terminal Room, a 300-seat auditorium, and extensive areas for students to gather socially and for collaborative study.
Finance Faculty
The Finance department at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business has a renowned faculty with expertise in various areas of finance, including:
- David A. Becher, PhD: Mergers and acquisitions; corporate governance; financial institutions
- Jie Cai, PhD: Investment banking; mergers and acquisitions; corporate finance; corporate governance
- Maneesh Chhabria, PhD, CFA: Investments; portfolio management; performance measurement
- Naveen Daniel, PhD: Corporate governance; mutual funds; hedge funds
- Daniel Dorn, PhD: Capital markets and investments; behavioral finance
- Eliezer M. Fich, PhD: Empirical topics in corporate finance
- Michelle Lowry, PhD: Initial public offerings; mergers; corporate governance
- Edward Nelling, PhD, CFA: Investments; corporate finance; real estate finance
- Gregory Nini, PhD: Capital structure; corporate finance; risk management; financial institution management
- Patricia Robak, PhD: Investments; money and banking; international finance
- Samuel H. Szewczyk, PhD: Corporate governance; mergers and acquisitions; investment banking; financial institutions
- Martin Thomas, PhD, CFA: Data science; mutual fund performance; valuation methods
- George Tsetsekos, PhD: Valuation and corporate restructuring; investment banking; securitization; emerging capital markets; multinational finance
Emeritus Faculty
- Thomas Chi-Nan Chiang, PhD: International finance; econometric modeling and forecasting; financial markets; emerging markets
- Michael Gombola, PhD: Stock offerings and repurchases; mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring; financial statement analysis
- Ralph Walkling, PhD: Corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions
Writing-intensive Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid "clustering" these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.