2002-2003 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
Ibrahim
Affaneh, Chairperson; Ames, Boldin, Chaudhry, Eastman, Gart, Ray, Troxell,
Welker
Website:
www.iup.edu/financelegal
The Finance major, leading to a degree of Bachelor of Science, is designed to educate students who are interested in pursuing one of the many career opportunities within the areas of corporate and personal financial management, banking, insurance, other financial institutions, and investments.
The objective of the Finance program is to provide students with a broad base of knowledge, both theoretical and practical, as well as the analytical and technical skills necessary to build a successful career in an exciting and rapidly changing field.
Legal Studies offers law and law-related courses with special emphasis on business applications. Legal Studies provides the student with a broad legal and ethical foundation necessary to a career in business or as preparation for pursuit of a law or law-related career.
Bachelor of Science—Finance (*)
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Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section |
54-56 |
with the following specifications:
Mathematics: MATH 115
Social Science: ECON 121, PSYC 101
Liberal Studies Electives: BTED/COSC/IFMG 101, ECON 122, MATH 214, no courses with FIN prefix
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College: Business Administration Core |
33 |
Required Courses:
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Accounting Principles I |
3sh |
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Accounting Principles II |
3sh |
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Legal Environment of Business |
3sh |
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Business and Interpersonal Comm |
3sh |
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Fundamentals of Finance |
3sh |
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Info Systems: Theory and Practice |
3sh |
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Principles of Management |
3sh |
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Production and Operations Management |
3sh |
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Business Policy |
3sh |
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Principles of Marketing |
3sh |
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Business Statistics |
3sh |
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Major: Finance |
27 |
Required Courses:
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Financial Analysis Using Electronic Spreadsheets |
3sh |
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Corporate Finance |
3sh |
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Principles of Investments |
3sh |
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Insurance and Risk Management |
3sh |
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Financial Institutions and Markets |
3sh |
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Seminar in Finance |
3sh |
Controlled Electives:
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Three courses from the following:
ACCT 302,
321,
BLAW 336,
440,
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9sh |
| Other Requirements: | 0 |
| Free Electives: | 8-10(*) |
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Total Degree Requirements: |
124 |
| (*) Distribution Requirements: All Eberly College of Business and Information Technology majors (except those majoring in Business Education) must take a minimum of 50 percent of their degree requirements (i.e., at least 63sh) in nonbusiness coursework. | |
Pre-Law Track in Business
The Pre-Law track is intended for the student who is a business major concentrating in one of the business areas and interested in law as a career. The pre-law track consists of 21 semester hours selected by the student from a predetermined list of courses spread over six areas of Humanities and Social Sciences. The goals of this track are academic accomplishment, guidance, and advisement. Interested business students should contact the pre-law advisor in the Finance and Legal Studies Department.
Bachelor of Science—Business/Pre-Law Track (1)
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Liberal Studies: As outlined in Liberal Studies section |
54-56 |
with the following specifications:
Mathematics: MATH 121
Social Science: ECON 121, PSYC 101
Liberal Studies Electives: BTED/COSC/IFMG 101, ECON 122, MATH 214, no courses with major prefix
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College: Business Administration Core |
33 |
Required Courses:
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Accounting Principles I |
3sh |
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Accounting Principles II |
3sh |
|
|
Legal Environment of Business |
3sh |
|
|
Business and Interpersonal Comm |
3sh |
|
|
Fundamentals of Finance |
3sh |
|
|
Info Systems: Theory and Practice |
3sh |
|
|
Principles of Management |
3sh |
|
|
Production and Operations Management |
3sh |
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Business Policy |
3sh |
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Principles of Marketing |
3sh |
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Business Statistics |
3sh |
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Major: One Major in Business Administration Areas (1) |
27 |
Accounting Major
Business Technology Support Major
Finance Major
Human Resources Management Major
Management Major/Operations Management Track
Management Major/International Business
Management Major/General Management Track
Management Major/Entrepreneurship and Small Business Track
Management Information Systems Major
Marketing Major
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Pre-Law Interdisciplinary Program for Business |
9-21 |
Seven courses, with at least one course from six areas
Criminology: CRIM 210, 260, 357
Philosophy: PHIL 101, 222, 450
Political Science: PLSC 358, 359, 361
| Free Electives: | 0-1 |
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(#) Total Degree Requirements: |
124-125 |
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(#) See advisory paragraph “Timely Completion of Degree Requirements” in the section on Requirements for Graduation. (1) This program is the generic outline for the pre-law program with any of the listed Eberly College of Business and Information Technology majors. |
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| Minor—Finance | 15 |
| (for Business Majors in the Eberly College of Business and Information Technology only) | |
| Required Courses: | 9 |
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Fundamentals of Finance |
3sh |
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Corporate Finance |
3sh |
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Principles of Investments |
3sh |
Controlled
Electives:
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Two courses from the following: |
6 |
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Financial Analysis Using Electronic Spreadsheets |
3sh |
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Insurance and Risk Management |
3sh |
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Financial Institutions and Markets |
3sh |
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Investment Analysis |
3sh |
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International Financial Management |
3sh |
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Real Estate Fundamentals |
3sh |
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