Finance BS
Program Purpose
The purpose of the BYU finance program is to:
- Teach our students the fundamental knowledge base of the financial discipline
- Teach our students how to think robustly and carefully
- Build a community for our students
- Make students aware and capable of professional placement, if they choose
- Create opportunities for students to strengthen their discipleship of Jesus Christ
Learning Outcomes
Analyze Financial Data
Acquire, interpret, and analyze accounting, economic, and financial data to facilitate decision making in corporate and investment environments in both personal and professional settings.
Courses that Contribute:
FIN 200
FIN 415R
Linked to BYU Aims:
Intellectually Enlarging
Calculate/Interpret Metrics
Make and effectively communicate sound and ethical financial decisions by calculating and interpreting standard financial-decision metrics such as NPV, IRR, duration, Sharpe Ratio, YTM, and OAS.
Courses that Contribute:
FIN 200
FIN 415R
Linked to BYU Aims:
Intellectually Enlarging
Perform Estimation/Optimization Procedures
Use standard data resources and software (such as Excel) to model asset valuation, construct optimal portfolios, and perform other useful estimation or optimization procedures.
Courses that Contribute:
FIN 415R
Linked to BYU Aims:
Intellectually Enlarging
Understand and Manage Risk
Quantify risk, make sound and ethical financial decisions in a risky environment, and design financial strategies for managing business risks.
Courses that Contribute:
FIN 200
FIN 415R
Linked to BYU Aims:
Intellectually Enlarging