Oct 09, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Finance and Business Law


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Hui Sono, Academic Unit Head
Phone: (540) 568-6530
Emailsonohh@jmu.edu
Location: Zane Showker Hall, Room 3138
Websitewww.jmu.edu/cob/finance

Professors
J. Chowdhury, J. Fink, K. Fink, Q. Liu, E. Semaan, H. Sono, C. Ullrich

Associate Professors
C. Larsson, A. Usman, W. Zhang

Assistant Professors
E. McCarthy, X. Niu

Senior Lecturers
D. Parker, R. Rubin

Lecturers
W. Collier, E. Ozcan

Mission

The Department of Finance and Business Law, together with our partners in the business community, is committed to preparing students to be principled, productive contributors to business and society.

Values

To support its mission, the Department of Finance and Business Law is committed to the following values:

  • Ethics: Develop decision makers who are respectful of stakeholders and the rule of law.
  • Engagement: Connect students and faculty with stakeholders in the local and global communities.
  • Critical Thinking: Foster intellectual curiosity and analytical skills to enable an understanding of the role of finance and business law in the global economy.
  • Innovation: Challenge students to develop their own solutions to financial issues in a dynamic economy.

Career Opportunities

The finance major is designed to prepare students for careers in the financial management of industrial and commercial enterprises; commercial, retail and mortgage banking; investment analysis and portfolio management; real estate; insurance; finance positions in federal, state and local governments; and graduate study. The quantitative finance major prepares students for careers in risk analytics, investment banking, trading, risk management, financial engineering, and many other finance positions which require applied mathematics and computational skills.

Job titles held by graduates of the programs include:

  • Business Systems Analyst
  • Capital Budgeting Manager
  • Chief Investment Officer
  • Consultant
  • Consultant/Financial Advisory
  • Corporate Model Analyst
  • Currency Trader
  • Data Analyst
  • Financial Advisor
  • Financial Analyst
  • Financial Engineer
  • Internal Auditor
  • Investment Banker
  • Lending Officer
  • Loan Analyst
  • Market Analyst
  • Operations Analyst
  • Pricing Analyst
  • Private Wealth Manager
  • Project Finance Manager
  • Portfolio Manager
  • REIT Analyst
  • Research Analyst
  • Risk Analyst/manager
  • Treasurer/CFO

Co-curricular Activities and Organizations

  • Financial Management Association Student Chapter
  • Madison Investment Fund
  • Madison Venture Group
  • Women In Business

Degree and Major Requirements

The Department of Finance and Business Law  offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance and the Bachelor of Science degree in quantitative finance. As part of the JMU assessment program, graduating seniors are required to participate in assessment activities. Assessment information is used to assist the College of Business  and department faculty in curricula.

Programs

    Major

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