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The field of Financial Information and Analysis (FI&A) provides students with expertise in the wide range of issues common to both finance and accounting. This includes the role of accounting as the basic language of business, the importance of accounting information systems in organizational decision-making, and the use of this information by financial decision makers in managing assets and investments. The knowledge and skills developed through our unique curriculum provide graduates with the abilities to succeed in a workplace that is integrating the traditional functions of finance and accounting. The FI&A curriculum gives each student a fundamental knowledge of managerial and cost accounting, and financial statement analysis. Career opportunities for graduates in FI&A include fields such as:  management accounting, accounting information systems design, financial management, investment management, financial services, and corporate financial planning.

Required courses include:

EC356 Money & Banking
AC305 Cost Accounting
FN464 Financial Management
FN468 Financial Markets & Institutions
FN462 Investments
FN474 Models for Financial Analysis
FN475 Portfolio Management

Students choose one Professional Elective:

AC303 Intermediate Accounting
AC405 Accounting for Governmental and Not-for-Profit Entities
AC421 Accounting Information Systems
EC367 International Economics
AC404 Global Tax Strategy
FN455 Venture Capital and Private Equity