Learning Outcomes
Upon graduation from Dickinson, Finance majors will be able to:
- describe the core concepts and chains of reasoning underlying a variety of economic and financial models;
- apply key economic and financial concepts, including the time value of money, risk assessment, asset valuation, and portfolio management to connect insights from multiple disciplines in the liberal arts;
- effectively communicate financial analyses, both written and oral, to diverse audiences;
- collaborate effectively in teams, demonstrate professional responsibility, and exercise ethical judgement in financial analyses and insights.
Major
12 courses and a required experiential component
Quantitative Methods (2)
- MATH 170 SIngle-Variable Calculus
- Statistics (MATH 121 or COMP/DATA/MATH 180 or MATH 225)
Economics (4)
- ECON 111 Introduction to Microeconomics
- ECON 112 Introduction to Macroeconomics
- ECON 247 Money and Banking
- ECON 298 Econometrics
Accounting and Finance (4)
- INBM 110 Fundamentals of Accounting
- INBM 250 Finance
- INBM 311 Managerial Accounting
- INBM 350 Investments
At least ONE upper-level finance elective (1)
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any other upper-level finance course with INBM 250 as a prerequisite
[Note: Currently this would include INBM 351: Corporate and Entrepreneurial Finance and Empirical Finance, previously taught as an ECON 314 topic.]
At least ONE interdisciplinary elective (1)
- one course, not in ECON or INBM, investigating alternative views on finance in the humanities or social sciences, as approved by the Finance program coordinator
Experiential Learning Component
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a registered experiential learning component: Academic Internship & Research Program (INTR 7xx, REXP 7xx) or other pre-approved course designation, using finance skills broadly defined, any time after completion of INBM 250.