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.
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Business Analysis
Built upon firm behavior theories, students learn the financial management aspects of running a business.
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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
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
HOW TO APPLY
To declare a BBA Major students must apply to the BBA program following the steps outlined here:
Students who wish to declare a BBA major must fulfill all of the following requirements in order to be considered for the BBA program:
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- Complete ECON 101 & 102 and ACCT 101 & 102 before applying
- Submit an application form for entrance to the BBA program
- Obtain a minimum GPA of 2.7 across the 4 courses listed above
REQUIREMENTS
Requirements for Finance Majors with concentration in Corporate Finance:
- Admission to the BBA program, which requires a minimum GPA of 2.7 (subject to revision) in the first four courses listed below.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 for courses taken as part of the Corporate Finance 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 or MATH 141: Calculus/Differentiation or MATH 151: Calculus/Differentiation & Integration 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.
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
HOW TO APPLY
To declare a BBA Major students must apply to the BBA program following the steps outlined here:
BBA applications are reviewed once a month, at the end of the month. Applicants will be notified of the department’s decision on the first week of the following month after their application submission.
Students who wish to declare a BBA major must fulfill all of the following requirements in order to be considered for the BBA program:
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- Complete ECON 101 & 102 and ACCT 101 & 102 before applying
- Submit an application form for entrance to the BBA program
- Obtain a minimum GPA of 2.7 across the 4 courses listed above
REQUIREMENTS
Requirements for Finance Majors with concentration in FinTech:
- Admission to the BBA program, which requires a minimum GPA of 2.7 (subject to revision) in the first four courses listed below.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 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.