Naveen Jindal School of Management
Finance (BS)
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)
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Faculty
Professors: Ashiq Ali, Gary Bolton, William M. Cready, Umit G. Gurun, Kyle Hyndman, Ningzhong Li, Stanley Liebowitz, Vikram Nanda, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Michael J. Rebello, Gil Sadka, Harold Zhang, Feng Zhao
Associate Professors: Nina Baranchuk, Zhonglan Dai, Rebecca Files, Michael Hasler, Surya N. Janakiraman, Robert L. Kieschnick Jr., Jun Li, Ramachandran (Ram) Natarajan, Naim Bugra Ozel, Alejandro Rivera Mesias, Simon Siegenthaler, Kelsey D. Wei, Han (Victor) Xia, Steven Xiao, Yexiao Xu, Alejandro Zentner, Jieying Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Yibin Zhou
Assistant Professors: Christopher Mace, Jean-Marie Meier, Xiaoxiao Tang, Pingle Wang
Associate Professor Emeritus: David J. Springate
Clinical Professors: John Barden, John Gamino, Randall S. Guttery, Peter Lewin
Clinical Associate Professor: Carolyn Reichert
Clinical Assistant Professors: Moran Blueshtein, Revansiddha Khanapure, Liping Ma
Professors of Instruction: Mary Beth Goodrich, Jennifer G. Johnson, Chris Linsteadt, Matt Polze
Associate Professors of Instruction: Ayfer Gurun, Hirofumi Nishi, Daniel Sibley
Assistant Professors of Instruction: Joseph Mauriello, Serena Xiao
Professor of Practice: Tiffany A. Bortz
Associate Professors of Practice: Julie Lynch, Kannoo Ravindran, Steven Solcher, Kathy Zolton
Assistant Professor of Practice: Steven Haynes
Students must always meet all course prerequisites.
I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours
Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
Communication: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Communication Core courses
Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I1, 2
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics Core courses
Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences Core courses
Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture Core courses
Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
Select any 3 semester credit hours from Creative Arts Core courses
American History: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from American History Core courses
Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
Select any 6 semester credit hours from Government/Political Science Core courses
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
Choose one of the following:
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems1, 2
BA 1320 Business in a Global World1, 2
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics1, 2
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics1, 2
Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences Core courses
Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
Choose one of the following:
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems1, 2
BA 1320 Business in a Global World1, 2
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics1, 2
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics1, 2
And select 3 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core courses
Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core courses
II. Major Requirements: 67-76 semester credit hours
Major Preparatory Courses: 15 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
ACCT 2301 Introductory Financial Accounting1
ACCT 2302 Introductory Management Accounting1
BLAW 2301 Business and Public Law1
OPRE 3333 Quantitative Business Analysis1
OPRE 3360 Managerial Methods in Decision Making Under Uncertainty
or STAT 3360 Probability and Statistics for Management and Economics
Complete the following courses if not already completed as part of the Core Curriculum Requirements
MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I1, 2 (Required for all JSOM undergraduate students. May elect to substitute MATH 2413 or MATH 2417 for MATH 1325.)
Choose two of the following if not completed in Core Curriculum:
BA 1310 Making Choices in Free Market Systems1, 2
BA 1320 Business in a Global World1, 2
ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics1, 2
ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics1, 2
Major Core Courses: 25-28 semester credit hours
BA 1105 Professional Development (JSOM first-time-in-college freshmen are required to take BA 1105 in their first semester)
or BA 3105 Professional Development (Transfer students and students new to JSOM are required to take BA 3105 in their first semester)
BCOM 3300 Business Communication
FIN 3320 Business Finance
IMS 3310 International Business
ITSS 3300 Information Technology for Business
BUAN 3301 AI in Business
MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing
OBHR 3310 Organizational Behavior
or OBHR 3330 Human Resource Management in Business
OPRE 3310 Supply Chain and Operations Management
Experiential Learning
A capstone course is required for all undergraduate JSOM students and must be selected based on the chosen concentration.
A practicum experience of at least 160 working hours is required, with registration in one of the courses below. Depending on the internship and preference for additional electives, the student may qualify for a zero to 3 semester credit hours course with the Program Director's approval. A student may earn up to 3 semester credit hours with FIN 4V80, which can be used as one of the FIN upper-division courses under any concentration except for the FinTech concentration.
or FIN 4080 Finance Internship
Students are required to complete 100 hours of community engagement experience:
BA 4095 Social Sector Engagement and Community Outreach Practicum4
Major Related Courses: 9 semester credit hours
FIN 3390 Introduction to Financial Modeling
FIN 4300 Investment Management
FIN 4310 Intermediate Financial Management
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Finance degree will be best prepared for certain career paths as they complete the course work required for each of the following concentrations.The Financial Management Concentration (shown at the bottom of this page) is designed for students, who wish to choose guided elective courses flexibly.
FinTech Concentration: 24 semester credit hours
Students may focus on the FinTech (Financial Technology) concentration, combining finance, risk management, or real estate knowledge with programming and data analytics as demanded by the marketplace.
Complete one of the following to satisfy the Capstone requirement:
FIN 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Finance5
or BPS 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Business5
And students must complete 21 semester credit hours from the following courses:
ITSS 3311 Introduction to Programming
ITSS 3312 Object-Oriented Programming
or ITSS 4381 Object Oriented Programming with Python
ITSS 4300 Database Fundamentals
or ITSS 4301 Database Systems
FIN 3350 Financial Markets and Institutions
or FIN 3305 Real Estate Principles
or FIN 3370 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 4322 Financial Technology
FIN 4345 Financial Information and Analysis
FIN 4346 Applied Machine Learning in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
Corporate Finance Concentration: 24 semester credit hours
Students who choose this concentration will focus on the skills necessary to manage the financial problems of a firm. Students completing this concentration pursue careers as corporate financial officers, private equity capitalists, and investment bankers.
Complete one of the following to satisfy the Capstone requirement:
FIN 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Finance
or FIN 4328 Real Estate Valuation
or FIN 4333 Enterprise Risk Management
And students must complete 21 semester credit hours from the following courses:
FIN 3340 Regulation of Business and Financial Markets
or FIN 3350 Financial Markets and Institutions
FIN 3380 International Financial Management
or ACCT 3331 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
FIN 3395 Financial Modeling and Valuation
or FIN 4345 Financial Information and Analysis
FIN 4303 Investment Strategies
or FIN 4307 Private Equity
FIN 4337 Business Valuation
or FIN 4340 Options and Futures Markets
or FIN 4352 Financial Risk Management
or ACCT 3332 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
or ACCT 4336 Financial Statement Analysis
Any 2 FIN upper-division courses not used elsewhere on the student's degree plan.
Investment Concentration: 24 semester credit hours
Students who choose the Investment concentration study to become investment analysts and investment advisors. Careers in this field include security analysts, portfolio managers, etc. Students who complete this concentration should be prepared to take the CFA® level 1 exam.
Complete one of the following to satisfy the Capstone requirement:
FIN 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Finance
or FIN 4328 Real Estate Valuation
or FIN 4333 Enterprise Risk Management
And students must complete 21 semester credit hours from the following courses:
FIN 3340 Regulation of Business and Financial Markets
or FIN 3350 Financial Markets and Institutions
FIN 3395 Financial Modeling and Valuation
or FIN 4320 Management of Financial Institutions and Technology
or FIN 4345 Financial Information and Analysis
FIN 4303 Investment Strategies
FIN 4305 Fixed Income Securities Analysis
or FIN 4307 Private Equity
or FIN 4315 Behavioral Economics and Finance
or FIN 4380 Fund Management I
FIN 4340 Options and Futures Markets
Any 2 FIN upper-division courses not used elsewhere on the student's degree plan.
Real Estate Finance Concentration: 18 semester credit hours
Students who choose this concentration will learn both the qualitative and quantitative tools necessary to enter one of the many different areas within real estate, including investment analysis, consulting, brokerage, appraisal, development, and corporate asset management.
Complete the following to satisfy the Capstone requirement:
REAL 4328 Real Estate Valuation
And students must complete 15 semester credit hours from the following courses:
REAL 3305 Real Estate Principles
REAL 3358 Real Estate Markets and Investments
REAL 3365 Real Estate Finance and Principles
REAL 4321 Real Estate Law and Contracts
Any 1 FIN upper-division courses not used elsewhere on the student's degree plan.
Risk Management and Insurance Technology Concentration: 24 semester credit hours
Students who choose this concentration will learn both the qualitative and quantitative tools necessary to enter one of the many different areas within the risk management and insurance industries.
FIN 4354 Cybersecurity Risk Management
FIN 3370 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
Complete the following to satisfy the Capstone requirement:
FIN 4333 Enterprise Risk Management
And select 15 semester credit hours from the following:
FIN 3375 Life and Estate Planning
FIN 4322 Financial Technology
FIN 4331 Business Liability Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 4332 Commercial Property Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 4334 Insurance Law and Contracts
FIN 4336 Risk Systems and Theories
FIN 4337 Business Valuation
FIN 4338 Foundations of Risk Analytics and Applications
FIN 4345 Financial Information and Analysis
FIN 4346 Applied Machine Learning in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
FIN 4351 Operational Risk Management
FIN 4352 Financial Risk Management
ITSS 4360 Network and Information Security
ITSS 4361 Information Technology Cybersecurity6
ITSS 4362 Cybersecurity Governance6
Financial Management Concentration (flexible option): 24 semester credit hours
Students, who wish to choose guided elective courses flexibly, should select the Financial Management Concentration.
Complete one of the following to satisfy the Capstone requirement:
FIN 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Finance5
or FIN 4328 Real Estate Valuation
or FIN 4333 Enterprise Risk Management
or BPS 4395 Capstone Senior Project - Business5
Students must complete 21 semester credit hours from the following courses:
FIN 3300 Personal Finance
FIN 3305 Real Estate Principles
FIN 3340 Regulation of Business and Financial Markets
FIN 3350 Financial Markets and Institutions
FIN 3358 Real Estate Markets and Investments
FIN 3360 Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 3365 Real Estate Finance and Principles
FIN 3370 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 3375 Life and Estate Planning
FIN 3380 International Financial Management
FIN 3395 Financial Modeling and Valuation
FIN 4305 Fixed Income Securities Analysis
FIN 4307 Private Equity
FIN 4315 Behavioral Economics and Finance
FIN 4320 Management of Financial Institutions and Technology
FIN 4321 Real Estate Law and Contracts
FIN 4322 Financial Technology
FIN 4331 Business Liability Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 4332 Commercial Property Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 4334 Insurance Law and Contracts
FIN 4335 Financial Aspects of Retirement, Compensation, and Employee Benefits
Students in the Jindal Undergraduate Research Scholars program should take BA 3350, OPRE 4V91, and/or an Individual Study based on the major to satisfy JURS program requirements. These credits may be applied to the general concentration.
Students may also substitute up to 6 semester credit hours with ACCT, ITSS, MATH, MECO, or STAT courses that are not used elsewhere on the student's degree plan. A student's request will be formally reviewed for approval or denial.
III. Elective Requirements: 2-11 semester credit hours
Free Electives: 2-11 semester credit hours
Both lower- and upper-division courses may count as electives.
Students in the Real Estate Finance Concentration will have additional semester credit hours.
The plan must include sufficient upper-division courses to total 45 upper-division semester credit hours.
1. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.
2. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.
3. Students employed in full-time jobs may fulfill their internship requirement with their current employer as a special project with preapproval from their program director.
4. Students may fulfill the community engagement requirement with BA 4095, BPS 4396, ENTP 4340, MKT 4360, or OPRE 4391. The zero semester credit hour course BA 4095 is recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy this requirement.
5. BPS 4395 can be taken instead of FIN 4395 only if FIN 4395 is not available.
6. ITSS 4360 is a prerequisite for this course.