Finance
Finance Area faculty left to right: Bing Anderson, John Dobson, Samir Dutt, Larry Gorman, Sanjiv Jaggia, Cyrus Ramezani, Herve Roche For faculty information, go to the Finance Faculty Directory
The Financial Management concentration provides in depth knowledge of Fixed Income Securities (bond markets), Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (equity and derivative markets), Corporate Finance (IPO and Corporate Bond markets), Alternative Investments (FX, Commodities and Real Estate markets), and Quantitative Finance. In addition, course work in computer science, management information systems, accounting, and economics is encouraged to provide broader familiarity with these important areas for finance professionals. Our students either pursue a variety of finance certification (CFA, Bloomberg, Series 7, Series 63, others) or manage an endowment portfolio (Student Managed Portfolio Project) as their Senior Project. Our graduates enter careers in investment banking, corporate finance, fund management, real estate finance, and other facets of the financial services industry.
Cyrus Ramezani , Area Chair
Sheila Smith , Administrative Coordinator
Phone: (805) 756-1472
Economics-Finance Seminar Series
- Economics-Finance Seminar Series 2011-2012 Topics and Presenters
- Past Economics-Finance Seminar Series Topics and Presenters
Frequently Asked Questions
- Latest news for Finance students
- Program Requirements
- View the Financial Management concentration declaration
- View a list of 2011-2012 course offerings.
Scholarship Information
Financial Management Association (student club)