Finance teaches you how plan to maximize wealth for individuals and organizations. Learn risk analysis, taxation, and financial planning. Understand cost accounting, financial analysis, and wealth maximization. This degree prepares you to work in both small or large businesses.
This might be the right degree for you if you
- have strong analytical skills
- have an interest in financial strategy and investments
- want to steward God’s resources well
Why study finance at Northwestern?
Our business classes incorporate the Christian worldview in business concepts and curriculum. Our professors and your classmates will approach courses with integrity and academic excellence.
Small classes enable our faculty to challenge and equip you for work immediately after graduating or completing graduate programs.
Northwestern also has a prime location close to the Twin Cities. Classes have speakers from local organizations—Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurial start-ups, and non-profits. Many classes incorporate case studies to highlight real-world application of business principles. Students take advantage of opportunities in Minneapolis and St. Paul’s thriving finance industries.
Northwestern requires students to take internships for practical work experience. More than 60% of internships result in job offers. Northwestern students have interned at large companies including Wells Fargo, United Airlines, and United Health Group. Northwestern also offers a by invitation only Student Investment Practicum for juniors and seniors.
You have the option to add a graduate degree to your experience at Northwestern by enrolling in the Bachelors/Accelerated Master’s plan.
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What degree concentrations are offered in Finance?
Students will complete 16 credits specific to Corporate Finance.
- Cost Accounting
- Corporate and Partnership Income Taxation
- Business Law Partnerships and Corporations
- Money and Banking
Students will complete 16 credits specific to Wealth Management.
- Individual Income Taxation
- Personal Money Management
- Trusts, Wills, and Estates
- Wealth Management
Careers in finance
There are a variety of career and academic pathways that begin with a degree in finance.
What types of work are related to this degree?
- Claims Adjuster
- Controller
- Credit Manager
- Financial Aid Officer
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Consultant
- Financial Planner
- Insurance Underwriter
- Internal Auditor
- Investment Banking
- Loan Officer
- Market Research Analyst
- Risk Analyst
- Property Assessor
- Purchasing Manager or Purchasing Agent
- Budget Analyst
- Stockbroker
What will I learn?
You will learn to solve problems, manage money, and communicate effectively.
FIN 3225
Investments
Discussion of decision criteria and procedures used in investment selection. Risk as a concept is explored. Relationships between risk and return are developed and used with analytical techniques developed to study marketable securities. Portfolio management, including international aspects, is developed in the context of dynamic financial markets.
FIN 3226
Money and Banking
A history of commercial banking, functions of the Federal Reserve System, creation of money, open market operations and fiscal and monetary controls.
ECO 2201
Principles of Economics I
An introduction to macroeconomic concepts including demand, supply, full employment, money, fiscal policy and monetary policy. Economic history from Adam Smith through communism, socialism and the expansion of capitalism is also studied. The role of public policy is investigated.
ACC 2102
Principles of Managerial Accounting
An introductory study of managerial accounting concepts, including costing methods, analysis of financial performance, budgeting, and decision making.
FIN 3227
Trusts, Wills and Estates
An advanced analysis of the various tools of estate planning, including trusts and wills.
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