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Finance majors learn about managing an organization’s financial resources and capital structure, the functioning of capital markets and financial instruments and banking. Finance graduates find job opportunities in corporations, the investment and securities business, banks and other financial institutions. Students learn about: security analysis and valuation, security trading, government policy and financial markets, financial forecasting, capital structure, financial risk management, venture capital, security issuance and international finance.

A significant part of the coursework teaches you to understand risk and uncertainty, both at an intuitive level and at a technical level. More importantly, you learn to construct models of financial decisions, e.g. an investors portfolio choice problem, the issuance of securities by corporations and the structure of financial investments by banks.

Related Student Organizations

Finance & Investment Society

Fantasy Sports & Finance Club

International Finance Club

Investment Banking Club

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Q: How do I declare a major in finance?

Q: How do I cancel the finance major?

Q: What are common parallel plans related to finance?

Q: How do I run a DARS report for the finance major?

Q: Is it possible to double major?

A: Admitted business students may select up to a maximum of three business majors. Students also have the option of selecting one additional major in the College of Letters & Science (L&S). To declare an additional major in L&S, students should meet with an advisor for the L&S major and complete the L&S Major Declaration Form. Students should turn in the completed and signed form to 3150 Grainger Hall. Timely degree completion with multiple majors will depend on an individual students situation.

The following requirements must be met in order to complete a major in Finance, Investment, and Banking. For detailed course descriptions, please consult the Course Guide .

Please be aware of stated prerequisites for major courses (including business core courses) that need to be completed before taking the course. Specific prerequisites can be found using the Course Guide. A summary of the Finance pre-requisites can also be found here. If registered for statistics as a co-requisite, that class cannot be dropped without also dropping the finance course.

Students must be admitted to the Wisconsin School of Business to complete a major in Finance.

*Stat 310 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, 4 cr or

*Stat 312 Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, 4 cr or