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Finance and Applied Economics 1
HLTH 1030 Health and Wellness Concepts
FINANCE AND APPLIED
HUMN 1000 Mystery Fiction in Pop Culture
HUMN 1300 Christian Fiction/Pop Culture
ECONOMICS
SOCI 1000 Race and Ethnicity in America
PRSP Elective (See advisor)
Bachelor of Business Administration
Area C: Humanities/Fine Arts
To be successful in business, proficiency in financial management is
Choose one to two ENGL course(s): 3-6
key. All organizations need people who can help make decisions on how
ENGL 2000 Topics in Literature & Culture
company funds will be used both now and in the future.
ENGL 2111 World Literature I
If you’re constantly thinking about the outcomes of situations and how
ENGL 2112 World Literature II
one small action can influence another, you’re already thinking like an
ENGL 2120 British Literature I
economist. The economics focus of this degree considers national
ENGL 2121 British Literature II
and world economies and allows you to think critically about ways
ENGL 2130 American Literature I
materials, money, and resources are bought, traded, and sold. The ability
to effectively analyze and predict market activity, economic growth, and ENGL 2131 American Literature II
price fluctuations are valuable skills sought after by many of the world’s
ENGL 2201 Intro to Film as Literature
largest organizations. Students work in careers in business, government,
If only one ENGL course chosen, add one of the following: 0-3
and education and apply economic tools to analyze problems for
ARTS 1100 Art Appreciation
decision-making.
HUMN 1201 Expressions of Culture I
Due to a growing range of financial products, the demand for finance
HUMN 1202 Expressions of Culture II
professionals is on the rise throughout the United States. Jobs in
MUSC 1100 Music Appreciation
financial planning are expected to grow by 30% through 2024.
MUSC 1110 World Music
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Applied MUSC 1120 American Music
Economics degree is designed to meet the needs of businesses within
THEA 1100 Theatre Appreciation
the financial and industrial sectors. The Wright School of Business
Area D: Science/Mathematics/Technology
(WSOB) curriculum provides students with the unique qualitative
Eight Credit Hours of Lab Science Electives: 8
and quantitative skills required for careers in investments, banking,
ASTR 1010 Astronomy of the Solar System
managerial finance, risk management, real estate, financial management,
& 1010L and Astronomy of Solar Sys. Lab
personal wealth planning, and mergers and acquisitions. Job titles for
F&AE majors often include Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Financial ASTR 1020 Stellar and Galactic Astronomy
Analyst, Loan Officer, Securities Analyst, Stockbroker, Actuary, Attorney, & 1020L and Stellar & Galac. Astronomy Lab
Bank Manager, Data Analyst, Energy Analyst, Healthcare Manager, or
BIOL 1105K Environmental Studies
Land Property Developer. Students will develop specialized knowledge
BIOL 1107K Principles of Biology I
and analytical techniques that are used in the acquisition, allocation, and
BIOL 1108K Principles of Biology II
management of financial resources.
BIOL 1203K Botany
This program is offered as a day program.
BIOL 1224K Entomology
CHEM 1151K Survey of Chemistry
Area A: Essential Skills
CHEM 1211K Principles of Chemistry I
ENGL 1101 English Composition I 3
CHEM 1212K Principles of Chemistry II
ENGL 1102 English Composition II 3
GEOL 1121K Principles of Geology
*
Choose one MATH: 3
GEOL 1122K Historical Geology
MATH 1101 Intro to Mathematical Modeling
GEOL 1131K Geology & the Environment
or MATH 1111 College Algebra
PHYS 1111K Introductory Physics I
or MATH 1113 Precalculus Mathematics
PHYS 1112K Introductory Physics II
Area B: Institutional Options
PHYS 2211K Principles of Physics I
Beginning Fall 2022, incoming (entering) students with 29 hours or
PHYS 2212K Principles of Physics II
fewer college credits will take only a Perspectives course for their
*
One of the following electives: 3-4
one-hour Area B credit.
*
MATH 2181 Applied Calculus
COMM 1110 Fundamentals of Speech 3
MATH 2253 Calculus and Analytic Geom I
Choose one of the following electives: 1
MATH 2254 Calculus and Analytic Geom II
ENGL 1105 Intro to Greek Mythology
Area E: Social Sciences
ENGL 1110 Creative Writing
HIST 2111 United States History to 1877 3
GEOL 1000 Natural Hazards
or HIST 2112 United States Hist since 1877
HIST 1050 Appalachian Hist-Special Topic
POLS 1101 American Government 3
HIST 1051 Sports Hist & Amer Character
2 Finance and Applied Economics
*
ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Finance and Applied Economics Electives*
One of the following electives: 3 Choose two of the following electives: 6
ANTH 1103 Intro to Cultural Anthropology Regularly Offered Courses
GEOG 1100 Introduction to Geography ACCT 3100 Intermediate Accounting I
GEOG 1101 Intro to Human Geography ACCT 3300 Tax Accounting & Reporting I
GEOG 1111 Intro to Physical Geography BUSA 3532 Bus Analytics/Data Mining
HIST 1111 World Civilization to 1500 CE ECON 4101 Applied Econometrics
HIST 1112 World Civilization since 1500 FINC 4112 Real Estate Finance
HIST 2111 United States History to 1877 FINC 4301 Risk Management
HIST 2112 United States Hist since 1877 FTA 4001 Foundations of Fintech
PHIL 1103 Intro to World Religions FTA 4002 Financial Technologies
PHIL 2010 Intro to Philosophical Issues FTA 4003 Commercial Banking in FinTech
PHIL 2020 Logic and Critical Thinking MGIS 3356 Database Management Systems
POLS 2101 Intro to Political Science Unscheduled Finance Electives
POLS 2201 State and Local Government FINC 4700 Independent Study Finance (courses
available with faculty sponsor)
POLS 2301 Comparative Politics
FINC 4800 Special Topics in Finance (may
POLS 2401 International Relations
occasionally be offered)
PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology
FINC 4900 Finance Internships (requires
PSYC 2101 Psychology of Adjustment
preapproval from Internship
PSYC 2103 Human Development
Coordinator)
SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology
Upper Division Business Elective*
SOCI 1160 Social Problems
Select any 3000-4000 level Business Course not already required or 3
*
Area F: Major Related
taken for degree program.
(2.25 GPA required.)
MATH 4502 is allowed for all business students to take for upper
ACCT 2101 Principles of Accounting I 3
division elective credit.
+
ACCT 2102 Principles of Accounting II 3
Senior Requirement*
BUSA 2106 The Environment of Business 3
MNGT 4701 Strategic Management 3
BUSA 2201 Fundamentals of Computer Appli 3
Total Hours 120-121
BUSA 2850 Business Statistics 3
* Grade of C or higher required.
ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics 3
+ Senior Requirement must be completed at Dalton State College during
Business Core*
graduation term. If student is graduating in summer semester the
BUSA 3055 Quantitative Analysis Bus Prob 3
course should be taken in the spring term.
BUSA 3060 Business Law 3
BUSA 3301 Business Communications 3
Economics Courses
BUSA 3351 International Business 3
ECON 2105. Principles of Macroeconomics. 3-0-3 Units.
BUSA 3531 Data Cleaning & Visualization 3
Describes and analyzes macroeconomic principles. Topics covered
BUSA 3701 Prof Development Seminar 1
include the scope and method of economics, national income/output
FINC 3056 Principles of Finance 3
analysis, employment/ unemployment, inflation, fiscal policy, monetary
LSCM 3251 Principles of Supply Chain Mng 3 policy, and international finance.(F, S)
Prerequisites: MATH 1101 or 1111 with a grade of "C" or better.
MARK 3010 Principles of Marketing 3
MGIS 3351 Principles Mgmt Info Systems 3 ECON 2106. Principles of Microeconomics. 3-0-3 Units.
Describes and analyzes microeconomic principles. Topics covered
MNGT 3051 Principles of Management 3
include demand and supply theory, output and price determination,
Choose one of the following (Accounting majors must take 3
market structure, income distribution, government regulation of business,
ACCT 3600):
labor organizations, and international trade.(F, S)
ACCT 3600 Accounting Information Systems
Prerequisites: MATH 1101 or 1111 with a grade of "C" or better.
MNGT 4380 Project Management
Finance and Applied Economics Core*
ECON 3109 Managerial Economics 3
ECON 3112 Money and Banking 3
FINC 3101 Intermediate Corporate Finance 3
FINC 3201 Investments 3
FINC 4701 Finance Case Studies 3
Finance and Applied Economics 3
ECON 3109. Managerial Economics. 3-0-3 Units.
Finance Courses
Economics is frequently described as the science of decision-making
FINC 3056. Principles of Finance. 3-0-3 Units.
under scarcity (at any given time we want more things than we can
Introduces students to financial management. Topics include the
obtain, given available resources) and this is a good description of
structure and analysis of financial statements, cash flow, time value
the subject of this course. Students will apply economic tools and
of money, investment valuation, capital budgeting, long and short term
basic statistics to solve managerial problems faced by entrepreneurs,
financial decision making. (F, S) Co-requisite: BUSA 2850.
managers and government regulators. Typical topics include demand
Prerequisites: ACCT 2102, COMM 1110, ECON 2105, ECON 2106,
analysis and estimation, consumer theory, cost functions, market
ENGL 1102, all with a "C" or better.
structures and other microeconomics subject. (S (Day)) Co-requisite:
FINC 3101. Intermediate Corporate Finance. 3-0-3 Units.
FINC 3056.
The course introduces students to financial management. Topics include
Prerequisites: ECON 2105, ECON 2106, both with a "C" or better.
the structure and analysis of financial statements, cash flow, financial
ECON 3110. International Trade. 3-0-3 Units.
forecasting, determination of the cost of capital and the profitability of
An introduction to international trade, with a focus on comparative
proposed investments in fixed assets, portfolio theory, and risk return
advantage and gains from trade. Covers conventional trade models, trade
tradeoffs that must be considered in using financial leverage.(F)
policy with a focus on tariffs and quotas, measurement of a nation's
Prerequisites: BUSA 2850 and FINC 3056, both with a "C" or better.
balance of payments, foreign exchange rate determination, and operation
FINC 3201. Investments. 3-0-3 Units.
of the international monetary system, and global organizations such as
Introduces financial assets and markets. Topics include an overview of
the World Trade Organization (WTO) and trade agreements such as the
security types, the role of risk in asset pricing, the capital asset pricing
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (M (Day))
model, the efficient markets hypothesis, portfolio theory, characteristics
Prerequisites: ECON 2105 (concurrent), ECON 2106 with a "C" or better.
of mutual funds in retirement accounts, stock options, future contracts,
ECON 3112. Money and Banking. 3-0-3 Units.
and valuation models for stocks and fixed income securities.(F)
Presents a comprehensive upper-level course in financial institutions,
Prerequisites: BUSA 2850 and FINC 3056, both with a "C" or better.
financial markets, bank management, and money and banking. This
FINC 4112. Real Estate Finance. 3-0-3 Units.
introduction to the operation of the US financial system describes the US
Application of theoretical aspects of financial economics to explain
financial institutions, instruments and markets; explains how the financial
real estate financial institutions and markets. Financial and economic
system interacts with the rest of the economy; and considers how the
methods are applied to residential and commercial real estate. Special
system changes through time. (F (Day))
topics include real estate in a portfolio, agency problems, and the
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 with a “C” or better.
influence of the legal environment. (F (Day))
ECON 4101. Applied Econometrics. 3-0-3 Units.
Prerequisites: BUSA 2850 and FINC 3056, both with a "C" or better.
Standard econometric techniques are applied to various topics in
FINC 4301. Risk Management. 3-0-3 Units.
economics. Techniques include models for cross-section data, such as
The types, payoff and pricing of derivative securities and contracts and
limited dependent variable models, selectivity techniques, count data
their application in managing financial risks faced by corporations.
models, and models for panel data. Students will conduct statistical
Topics include options, forwards, futures and swaps; managing foreign
analyses and model evaluation. (S (Day))
currency risk, interest rate risk, stock price risk, and commodity price risk;
Prerequisites: Statistics (one of the following: BUSA 2050, BUSA 2850,
and risk management techniques. (S (Day))
BUSA 3050, or MATH 2200, all with a "C" or better.
Prerequisites: FINC 3201 with a "C" or better.
ECON 4700. Independent Study Economics. 0-0-3 Units.
FINC 4700. Independent Study Finance. 0-0-3 Units.
Supervised, in-depth individual research and study of one or more current
Supervised, in-depth individual research and study of one or more
topics in economics in conjunction with an associated major project.
current topics in finance in conjunction with an associated major project.
Students will be required to prepare a formal report and presentation
Students will be required to prepare a formal report and presentation
of the research topic and project. Only available with coordination with
of the research topic and project. Only available with coordination with
economic faculty.
Finance faculty.(F, S)
Prerequisites: ECON 2105, ECON 2106, and FINC 3056, all with a "C" or
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 with a "C" or better.
better.
FINC 4701. Finance Case Studies. 3-0-3 Units.
ECON 4800. Special Topics in Economics. 3-0-3 Units.
Empirical case studies in corporate finance. The modern theories of
Examines current, relevant topics in field of Economics. Each special
capital structure, dividend policy, corporate control, investment banking,
topics course will cover a new current topic. Co-requisite: FINC 3056
and capital budgeting, emerging areas of research such as market
ECON 4900. Economics Internships. 0-0-3 Units.
microstructures, venture capital financing, and comparative international
Provides students with on-site work experience in economics through
corporate finance. (S (Day))
a coordinated academic internship experience with a pre-approved
Prerequisites: ECON 3112, FINC 3101 and FINC 3201, all with a "C" or
employer. A portfolio chronicling the work experience, a project relating
better.
relevant academic literature to the economic internship experience, and
FINC 4800. Special Topics in Finance. 3-0-3 Units.
a final presentation encompassing the entire internship experience are
Examines current, relevant topics in field of Finance. Each special topics
required to receive academic credit. By permission of the Internship
course will cover a new current topic.
Coordinator.(F,S)
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 with a "C" or better.
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 (Grade "B" or Better), plus an additional 3 credit
hours of upper division FINC or ECON, and 3 credit hours of any upper
division business course, all with a "C" or better.
4 Finance and Applied Economics
FINC 4900. Finance Internships. 0-0-3 Units.
Provides students with on-site work experience in finance through
a coordinated academic internship experience with a pre-approved
employer. A portfolio chronicling the work experience, a project relating
relevant academic literature to the finance internship experience, and
a final presentation encompassing the entire internship experience are
required to receive academic credit. By permission of the Internship
Coordinator.(F,S)
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 (Grade "B" or Better), plus an additional 3 credit
hours of upper division FINC, and 3 credit hours of any upper division
business course, all with a "C" or better.
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