Undergraduate Curriculum

Overview

The finance elective curriculum is designed to develop individual competency in the financial tools and analysis that help managers make better decisions, whether they specialize in finance or not. It serves two types of students: those interested in supplementing the core finance material with selected topics of interest and those wishing to pursue careers in finance. We welcome those students interested in "just a little more finance" and have set up our curriculum to be almost entirely free of prerequisites for this reason. We encourage all students to read our course descriptions and choose a topic or two that sounds interesting. For students interested in pursuing a Finance-intensive curriculum at Babson, we recommend the Finance Concentration.

For more detailed distriptions go to our Undergraduate Courses

Finance Undergraduate Course Listing

3000 Level Courses

FIN3515: Corporate Financial Management (Fall, Spring)
FIN3520: Security Valuation (Fall, Spring)
FIN3535: Financing and Valuing Sustainability (Spring)
FIN3555: Real Estate Investment (Fall, Spring)
FIN3560: Financial Markets & Instruments (Fall, Spring)
FIN3565: Real Estate Development (Fall)

4000 Level Courses

FIN4530: Investments (Fall, Spring)

FIN4535: Fixed Income and Structured Products (Spring)

FIN4540: Corporate Financial Strategy (Spring)

Course Planning and Sequencing

Though the concentration in finance requires four courses, many prospective employers expect students to take a broad array of finance courses that will exceed this number. Students who want to take finance to augment a concentration in another area should consider taking only one or two 3000 level finance courses. In the past, students who are most successful at getting finance-related job offers have also taken at least one course in Accounting I (most common is Intermediate Accounting for Finance, ACC3502). Students who may be unsure about a path involving finance are encouraged to try out a 3000 level Finance course that sounds interesting from the list above.

Finance Concentration

The Finance concentration is designed to provide functional depth in the field of Finance. Students who are interested in learning about or pursuing careers in Investments, Corporate Finance, or Investment Banking/Financial Consulting can combine the Finance concentration with other non-finance course offerings or external activities to supplement the learning experience. The Finance concentration requires a minimum of 4 courses beyond MCE: Finance (MCE2311), totaling a minimum of 16 credits. At least one of the 4 courses must be a 4000 level Finance course. Management Consulting Field Experience (MCFE) may not count toward the concentration. Independent Studies approved by Finance faculty may count toward the concentration.

Finance Learning Paths

• Corporate Financial Management Path
• Corporate Advisory Path
• Investments Path
• Real Estate Path

For more detailed information go to the Undergraduate Finance Learning Paths.pdf