选择“通用财务”重点的学生将发展公司财务，投资和相关领域职业所需的理论知识和实践应用技能。财务专业的学生将建立一个分析框架，使他们能够识别财务问题并制定可行的解决方案。从财务报表分析的坚实基础开始，学生将逐步学习更高级的财务主题并参与财务建模。金融专业的学生有大量的金融数据，他们必须了解如何分析和解释这些数据。金融类课程包括金融市场和机构，投资分析，投资组合管理，国际金融，衍生工具，风险管理，房地产分析，企业金融和高级金融管理。对于那些表现出色的学生，本系内有很多机会。一个机会是成为应用股权分析课程的一部
Students choosing the General Finance emphasis develop both theoretical knowledge and practical application skills necessary for careers in corporate finance, investments, and related areas. Students majoring in finance will develop an analytical framework that allows them to recognize financial problems and develops feasible solutions.Starting with a strong foundation in financial statement analysis students then move through the more advance finance topics and be involved with financial modeling. Students in finance are exposed to vast amounts of financial data and must understand how to analyze and interpret such data. Class offerings in finance include financial markets and institutions, investment analysis, portfolio management, international finance, derivatives, risk management, real estate analysis, entrepreneurial finance, and advanced financial management.For those aspiring students who perform well there are several opportunities within the department. One opportunity is to be a part of the Applied Equity Analysis class, which manages the student-directed Joe Ford Portfolio. These students essentially perform the roles of equity analysts and have the opportunity to present their equity research to outside business professionals. A related opportunity is to participate in the CFA sponsored Investment Research Challenge. This research challenge is an intercollegiate competition that provides an opportunity for finance students to showcase financial analysis and presentation skills. A third opportunity is to learn about the investing skills of Warren Buffet and participate in the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders? meeting. In addition, many finance students have opportunities to participate in finance co-ops that give them first-hand experience in the field.