Bachelor of Science in Finance
The Bachelor of Science in Finance degree provides students with a depth of knowledge in finance and a solid foundation in business fundamentals and quantitative and analytical skills. The program provides an overview of economic principles for asset pricing theory, business and managerial decision-making, capital investments and cash flows, microeconomic and macroeconomic principles, pricing and risk management of derivative securities, and shareholder value. The Bachelor of Science in Finance builds on Stuart's expertise in finance and a tradition of undergraduate education that prepares students to add value to any organization on day one. The program requires the successful completion of 120 credit hours.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Business Courses | (48) | |
| BUS 100 | Introduction to Business and Economics | 3 |
| BUS 102 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 211 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 212 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 221 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| BUS 301 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUS 305 | Operation and Supply Chain Analytics | 3 |
| BUS 311 | Strategic Cost Management | 3 |
| BUS 321 | Analytics for Optimization | 3 |
| BUS 341 | Business Law | 3 |
| BUS 351 | Financial Decision Making and Capital Budgeting | 3 |
| BUS 371 | Marketing Fundamentals | 3 |
| ECON/BUS 382 | Business Economics | 3 |
| BUS 480 | Strategic Management and Design Thinking | 3 |
| ECON 151 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 152 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Finance Courses | (15) | |
| BUS 452 | International Finance | 3 |
| BUS 454 | Investments | 3 |
| BUS 455 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BUS 458 | Financial Derivatives | 3 |
| ECON 251 | Introduction to Econometrics | 3 |
| Mathematics Course | (5) | |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I | 5 |
| or MATH 191 | Business Calculus | |
| Natural Science and Engineering Requirements | (10) | |
| See Illinois Tech Core Curriculum, section D | 10 | |
| Humanities and Social Science Requirements | (21) | |
| See Illinois Tech Core Curriculum, section B and C | 21 | |
| Computer Science Requirement | (2) | |
| CS 105 | Introduction to Computer Programming | 2 |
| or CS 110 | Computing Principles | |
| Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) | (6) | |
| See Illinois Tech Core Curriculum, section E | 6 | |
| Free Electives | (13) | |
| Select 13 credit hours | 13 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Bachelor of Science in Finance Curriculum
| Year 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| BUS 100 | 3 | BUS 102 | 3 |
| ECON 151 | 3 | BUS 221 | 3 |
| MATH 151 | 5 | ECON 152 | 3 |
| CS 105 | 2 | Science Elective | 4 |
| Humanities (200 Level Course) | 3 | Social Sciences Elective | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| BUS 211 | 3 | BUS 212 | 3 |
| BUS 301 | 3 | BUS 341 | 3 |
| BUS 321 | 3 | BUS 351 | 3 |
| Science Elective | 3 | Humanities Elective (300+ Level Course) | 3 |
| Social Sciences Elective (300+) | 3 | Science Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| BUS 311 | 3 | BUS 305 | 3 |
| BUS 371 | 3 | BUS 455 | 3 |
| BUS 452 | 3 | BUS 458 | 3 |
| ECON 251 | 3 | ECON 382 or BUS 382 | 3 |
| IPRO Elective I | 3 | IPRO Elective II | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours | Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| BUS 454 | 3 | BUS 480 | 3 |
| Social Sciences Elective (300+ Level Course) | 3 | Humanities Elective (300+) | 3 |
| Humanities or Social Science Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 4 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Credit Hours: 120 | |||
