Santa Clara University

For Prospective Undergraduate Students - Major in Finance

Hersh Shefrin

Major in Finance

As a finance major at Santa Clara University, you will learn how to be at the center of well managed businesses, from high-technology companies to mutual fund companies. Our finance program will help you develop managerial skills for corporate and investment settings.

 

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University Requirements (Core Curriculum)

  • English Composition (three courses)
  • Western Culture (two courses)
  • Mathematics (two courses)
  • Natural Science
  • United States
  • Social Science
  • World Culture and Society (two courses)
  • Technology
  • Foreign Language (two courses)
  • Religious Studies (three courses)

Major Requirements

Lower Division

  • Financial Management
  • Investments and Investment Institutions
  • Corporate Financial Policy

Upper Division

  • Three upper division finance electives

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Commerce

 

Lower Division

  • Markets and Prices
  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Leadership Competency (two courses)
  • Data Analysis (two courses)
  • Business Ethics
  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting

Upper Division

  • Business Environment
  • International Business
  • Organization and Management
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Financial Management
  • Economic Policy and Perspectives
  • Econometrics
  • Operations Management