Finance (Banking, Insurance, and Real Estate)

Finance (Banking, Insurance, and Real Estate) is a Bachelor program taught at Western Kentucky University, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Finance (Banking, Insurance, and Real Estate) degree at Western Kentucky University is a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance. Students study business finance with skills for work in areas such as asset management, commercial and investment banking, treasury management, international finance, and related roles. The major includes core business finance courses and then concentration options that shape study toward investment, analysis, financial services, or a general finance path.

The program is organised around Business Core courses, Career Preparation courses, and Finance major courses that all majors complete regardless of concentration. Finance majors also take common courses shared across the major, plus required or elective courses for the chosen concentration. The Business Finance concentration requires 78 hours of professional and elective courses, and a minimum of 120 earned hours is needed to receive the Bachelor of Science degree.

Modules

• Investment
• Analyst
• Financial Services
• General Business Finance

The minimum requirements for admission in Finance (Banking, Insurance, and Real Estate) at Western Kentucky University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Western Kentucky University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Western Kentucky University as pre-requiste for admission in Finance (Banking, Insurance, and Real Estate).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• “We believe in providing and inclusive and accessible education, which is why we have no admission requirements. All we ask is that students complete the following courses.”
• Business Core courses: MATH 123, ACCT 110, BDAN 250, ECON 206, ECON 202, FIN 330, MGT 210, MKT 220 and MGT 498 or ENT 496
• Career Preparation courses: BA 170 or BA 175 or BA 220, MGT 261, FIN 399, FIN 499
• All Finance Majors must complete: ACCT 220, ECON 307, FIN 161, FIN 332, FIN 389, FIN 433, FIN 437, FIN 438
• All majors must earn a “C” or better in FIN 330 and FIN 332 and must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all finance classes.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.wku.edu/finance/undergraduate/business-finance.php

• Portfolio manager
• Trader
• Investment banker
• Investment analyst
• Chief investment officer
• Financial analyst
• Risk analyst
• Valuation analyst
• Securities analyst
• Real estate analyst
• Transfer pricing analyst
• Treasury analyst
• FP&A analyst
• Chief Financial Officer
• Credit analyst
• Personal relationship banker
• Bank officer
• Loan officer
• Underwriter
• Bank examiner
• Insurance broker
• Bank President

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.