Finance and Applied Economics
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRTATION
The curriculum for the Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Applied Economics is designed to meet the needs of the financial and industrial sectors in the Northwest Georgia region. The curriculum is designed to utilize the strengths of existing Dalton State College School of Business courses and faculty to create a program providing students with the unique qualitative and quantitative skills required in this field. The following table outlines the course requirements necessary for completion of the program as well as a complete list of all electives available to students
| Area A: Essential Skills | ||
| ENGL 1101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 1102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Choose one MATH: * | ||
| MATH 1101 | Intro to Mathematical Modeling | 3 |
| or MATH 1111 | College Algebra | |
| or MATH 1113 | Precalculus Mathematics | |
| Area B: Institutional Options | ||
| COMM 1110 | Fundamentals of Speech * | 3 |
| Choose one of the following electives: | 3 | |
| Argumentation and Advocacy | ||
| Intro to Greek Mythology | ||
| Creative Writing | ||
| Natural Hazards | ||
| Appalachian Hist-Special Topic | ||
| Sports Hist & Amer Character | ||
| Mystery Fiction in Pop Culture | ||
| Political and Social Rhetoric | ||
| Christian Fiction/Pop Culture | ||
| Health & Wellness Concepts | ||
| Race and Ethnicity in America | ||
| Area C: Humanities/Fine Arts | ||
| Choose one to two ENGL course(s): | 3-6 | |
| World Literature I | ||
| World Literature II | ||
| British Literature I | ||
| British Literature II | ||
| American Literature I | ||
| American Literature II | ||
| Intro to Film as Literature | ||
| If only one ENGL course chosen, add one of the following: | 0-3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Expressions of Culture I | ||
| Expressions of Culture II | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| American Music | ||
| Theatre Appreciation | ||
| Area D: Science/Mathematics/Technology | ||
| Eight Credit Hours of Lab Science Electives: | 8 | |
| Astronomy of the Solar System and Astronomy of Solar Sys. Lab | ||
| Stellar and Galactic Astronomy and Stellar & Galac. Astronomy Lab | ||
| Environmental Studies | ||
| Principles of Biology I | ||
| Principles of Biology II | ||
| Principles of Botany | ||
| Entomology | ||
| Survey of Chemistry | ||
| Principles of Chemistry I | ||
| Principles of Chemistry II | ||
| Principles of Geology | ||
| Historical Geology | ||
| Geology & the Environment | ||
| Introductory Physics I | ||
| Introductory Physics II | ||
| Principles of Physics I | ||
| Principles of Physics II | ||
| One of the following electives: | 3-4 | |
| Grade of C or better required. | ||
| Applied Calculus | ||
| Calculus and Analytic Geom I | ||
| Calculus and Analytic Geom II | ||
| Area E: Social Sciences | ||
| HIST 2111 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| or HIST 2112 | United States Hist since 1877 | |
| POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 |
| ECON 2105 | Principles of Macroeconomics * | 3 |
| One of the following electives: | 3 | |
| Intro to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Introduction to Geography | ||
| Intro to Human Geography | ||
| World Civilization to 1500 CE | ||
| World Civilization since 1500 | ||
| United States History to 1877 | ||
| United States Hist since 1877 | ||
| Intro to World Religions | ||
| Intro to Philosophical Issues | ||
| Logic and Critical Thinking | ||
| Intro to Political Science | ||
| State and Local Government | ||
| Comparative Politics | ||
| International Relations | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Adjustment | ||
| Human Development | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Area F: Major Related | ||
| (Grades of C or better in all courses and Area F 2.25 GPA required.) | ||
| ACCT 2101 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 2102 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BUSA 2106 | The Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUSA 2201 | Fundamentals of Computer Appli | 3 |
| BUSA 2850 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| ECON 2106 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Business Core | ||
| BUSA 3055 | Quantitative Analysis Bus Prob | 3 |
| BUSA 3060 | Business Law | 3 |
| BUSA 3070 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| BUSA 3301 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BUSA 3351 | International Business | 3 |
| BUSA 3701 | Prof Development Seminar | 1 |
| FINC 3056 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| LSCM 3251 | Principles of Supply Chain Mng | 3 |
| MARK 3010 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MGIS 3351 | Principles Mgmt Info Systems | 3 |
| MNGT 3051 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| 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 |
| Finance and Applied Economics Concentration Electives | ||
| Four 3000-4000 level Finance and Applied Economics courses, as well as ACCT 3800, not used elsewhere, excluding internships or special topics courses. | 12 | |
| Upper Division Business Elective | ||
| Select any 3000-4000 level Business Course not already required or taken for degree program. | 3 | |
| MATH 4502 is allowed for all business students to take for upper division elective credit. | ||
| Senior Requirement + | ||
| MNGT 4701 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Physical Education | ||
| PHED Activity Elective | 1 | |
| Total Hours | 122-123 | |
| * | Grade of C or higher required. |
| + | Course must be taken at Dalton State College during graduation term. If student is graduating in summer semester the course should be taken in the spring term. |
Courses
FINC 3056. Principles of Finance. 3-0-3 Units.
Introduces students to financial management. Topics include the structure and analysis of financial statements, cash flow, time value of money, investment valuation, capital budgeting, long and short term financial decision making.(F,S)
Prerequisites: ACCT 2102, BUSA 2050 or MATH 2200, Upper Division eligibility.
FINC 3101. Intermediate Corporate Finance. 3-0-3 Units.
The course introduces studnet to financial management. Topics include the structure and analysis of financial statements, cash flow, financial forecasting, determination of the cost of capital and the profitability of proposed investments in fixed assets, portfolio theory, and risk return tradeoffs that must be considered in using financial leverage.
Prerequisites: Upper Division Elibility and FINC 3056.
FINC 3201. Investments. 3-0-3 Units.
Introduces financial assets and markets. Topics include an overview of security types, the role of risk in asset pricing, the capital asset pricing model, the efficient markets hypothesis, portfolio theory, characteristics of mutual funds in retirement accounts, stock options, future contracts, and valuation models for stocks and fixed income securities.
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 and Upper Division Eligibility.
FINC 4112. Real Estate Finance. 3-0-3 Units.
Application of theoretical aspects of financial economics to explain real estate financial institutions and markets. Financial and economic methods are applied to residential and commercial real estate. Special topics include real estate in a portfolio, agency problems, and the influence of the legal environment.
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 and Upper Division Eligibility.
FINC 4200. Financial Statement Analysis. 3-0-3 Units.
Basic techniques, research methods, strengths, and limitations of financial statement analysis. Computer analysis of financial data to predict earnings and other financial ratios. Use of these techniques to value equity securities and to predict takeover targets, future debt ratings, and bankruptcies.
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 and Upper Division Eligibility.
FINC 4201. Finance Case Studies. 3-0-3 Units.
Empirical case studies in corporate finance. The modern theories of capital structure, dividend policy, corporate control, investment banking, and capital budgeting, emerging areas of research such as market microstructure, venture capital financing, and comparative international corporate finance.
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 and one additional Upper Division Finance course.
FINC 4301. Risk Management. 3-0-3 Units.
Investigation of the impact of the cultural, economic, regulatory, and organizational environment in which a business operates on financial and enterprise risk. Emphasis is placed on appreciating the various sources of risk, and how they interact to form an overall risk profile for the firm. Special emphasis will be placed on financial risk management.
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 and Upper Division Eligibility.
FINC 4700. Independent Study Finance. 0-0-3 Units.
Supervised, in-depth individual research and study of one or more current topics in finance in conjunction with an associated major project. Students will be required to prepare a formal report and presentation of the research topic and project.
Prerequisites: FINC 3056.
FINC 4800. Special Topics in Finance. 3-0-3 Units.
Examines current, relevant topics in field of Finance. Each special topics course will cover a new current topic.
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 porfolio chronicling the work experience, a project relating relevent academic literature to the finance internship experience, and a final presentation encompassing the entire internship experience are required to receive academic credit.(F,S,M)
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.