BA/BS in Finance and Financial Management Services

Hood's finance major trains future business and finance leaders for work in private companies, government and nonprofit groups. Students develop analytical and critical-thinking habits that carry over to many business specialties. Theory from the classroom is joined with practical skills. Students learn to choose suitable technology for research and analysis, collaborate in teams and think through decisions carefully. Specialized courses address derivatives, fixed income and financial economics, along with statement analysis. In the Hammell trading room, named for Virginia Munson, students find workstations for trading, a stock ticker and investment software, which offers a sense of what a market setting feels like. The program page lets prospective students ask for information, schedule a campus visit or apply, and it lists a faculty contact. Complete requirements and detailed course descriptions are published in the college catalog for students building their plans.