The major in finance prepares students for graduate-level study of finance and for careers in corporate finance, the securities industry, banking, financial planning or insurance/risk management. Students choose a concentration in one of three tracks: finance, financial planning or insurance/risk management. Students must receive a “C” or better in each of the major requirements and must have a GPA of 2.0 or better in the track courses.
Courses directly related to risk, insurance and employee benefits are approved for 42 Virginia insurance continuing-education credits for insurance agents. Contact the coordinator of insurance studies for further information.
Students in the financial planning track are urged to take modules in the VCU financial planning certificate program. A grade of “C” or better in these modules, combined with successful completion of the degree requirements of the program in finance will allow the student to sit for the examination necessary to become a certified financial planner. Contact the chair of the department for further information.
Major requirements
Finance track
Financial planning track
Insurance and risk management track
| Major requirements |
Credits |
| |
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| FIRE 312 Intermediate Financial Management |
3 |
| FIRE 314 Investments |
3 |
| FIRE 333 Risk and Insurance |
3 |
| FIRE 437 Funds Management in Financial Institutions |
3 |
| Select one of the three tracks (below) |
15 |
| |
|
| |
27 |
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| Finance track |
Credits |
| |
|
| FIRE 414 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management |
3 |
| FIRE/INTL 416 International Financial Management |
3 |
| FIRE 417 Cases in Financial Management |
3 |
| FIRE 455 Options, Futures and Swaps |
3 |
| |
|
| Approved finance elective: |
3 |
| ACCT 303 Intermediate Accounting I |
|
| ACCT 306 Cost Accounting |
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| ECON 307 Money and Banking |
|
| ECON 402 Business Cycles and Forecasting |
|
| FIRE/INTL 413 Comparative Financial Systems |
|
| FIRE 424 Property and Liability Insurance |
|
| FIRE 426 Life and Health Insurance |
|
| FIRE 429 Real Estate Finance |
|
| FIRE 465 Managing Financial Risk |
|
| FIRE 491 Topics in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate |
|
| FIRE 493 Internship in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate |
|
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|
| Track total |
15 |
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| Financial planning track |
Credits |
| |
|
| ACCT 405 Tax Accounting |
3 |
| FIRE 414 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management |
3 |
| FIRE 426 Life and Health Insurance |
3 |
| FIRE 428 Employee Benefit Planning |
3 |
| |
|
| Approved financial planning elective: |
3 |
| ACCT 303 Intermediate Accounting I |
|
| ACCT 410 Advanced Tax Accounting |
|
| ECON 307 Money and Banking |
|
| ECON 402 Business Cycles and Forecasting |
|
| FIRE/INTL 416 International Financial Management |
|
| FIRE 417 Cases in Financial Management |
|
| FIRE 424 Property and Liability Insurance |
|
| FIRE 429 Real Estate Finance |
|
| FIRE 430 Issues in Risk Management and Insurance |
|
| FIRE 432 Insurance Law |
|
| FIRE 455 Options, Futures and Swaps |
|
| FIRE 465 Managing Financial Risk |
|
| FIRE 491 Topics in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate |
|
| FIRE 492 Independent Study in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate |
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| FIRE 493 Internship in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate |
|
| MKTG 315 Buyer Behavior |
|
| MKTG 435 Personal Selling and Sales Management |
|
| MKTG 442 Services Marketing |
|
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|
| Track total |
15 |
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| Insurance and risk management track |
Credits |
|
|
| FIRE 424 Property and Liability Insurance |
3 |
| FIRE 426 Life and Health Insurance |
3 |
| FIRE 428 Employee Benefit Planning |
3 |
| |
|
| Choose one of the following: |
3 |
| FIRE 332 System Safety |
|
| FIRE 430 Issues in Risk Management and Insurance |
|
| FIRE 432 Insurance Law |
|
| FIRE/MGMT 444 Occupational Safety, Health and Security |
|
| FIRE 465 Managing Financial Risk |
|
| |
|
| Approved insurance/risk management elective: |
3 |
| ACCT 305 Tax Planning for Individuals |
|
| ECON 307 Money and Banking |
|
| ECON 421 Government and Business |
|
| FIRE 332 System Safety |
|
| FIRE 334 Incident Investigation and Analysis |
|
| FIRE/INTL 413 Comparative Financial Systems |
|
| FIRE 414 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management |
|
| FIRE/INTL 416 International Financial Management |
|
| FIRE 417 Cases in Financial Management |
|
| FIRE 430 Issues in Risk Management and Insurance |
|
| FIRE 432 Insurance Law |
|
| FIRE/MGMT 444 Occupational Safety, Health and Security |
|
| FIRE 455 Options, Futures and Swaps |
|
| FIRE 493 Internship in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate |
|
| MGMT 331 Human Resource Management |
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| Track total |
15 |
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