What exactly does a Finance major entail?

I am currently a freshman in college and am looking at all types of majors. Currently, I am leaning toward a business degree, but I have very little experience with business or finance of any kind. What exactly does a finance major entail, and is it a big setback that I know very little about the field?

What exactly does a Finance major entail?
I attended Florida State University, and one of my majors are finance. I have provided an overview from:


http://www.cob.fsu.edu/fin/finance_major...


and some courses I have taken at FSU





Finance is considered one of the basic functions of our private enterprise system. Finance can be defined as the art and science of managing money. Each of the many firms, businesses, institutions, and governmental agencies in our economic system has the problems of obtaining, administering, and managing its funds efficiently and wisely. Nearly every decision made by an organization has important financial implications. Thus, the finance student is introduced to and studies the theory, concepts, applications, institutional environment, and analytical tools essential for proper decision-making. Finance is designed as preparation for a broad variety of careers since all organizations need individuals knowledgeable about finance. Careers may be in financial management and analysis, banking, financial institutions, financial markets, investments, portfolio analysis and management, financial planning, and multinational finance. Finance is also considered good preparation for graduate study in law or business.





Course # Course Title Hrs Course Prerequisites


ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics


3


None


ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics


3


None


MAC 2233 Calculus for Business and Nonphysical Sciences


3


MAC 1105


STA 2023 Fundamental Business Statistics


3


MAC 1105


CGS 2100 Microcomputer Applications for Business


3


None


ACG 2021 Introduction to Financial Accounting


3


None


ACG 2071 Introduction to Managerial Accounting


3


ACG 2021





General Business Core Requirements for Finance Majors: Students must earn a "C-" or better in each course.


BUL 3310 The Legal Environment of Business


3


None


FIN 3403 Financial Management of the Firm


3


ECO 2023, ACG 2021


GEB 3213 Business Communications


3


Admission to the major


MAN 3240 Organizational Behavior


3


None


MAR 3023 Basic Marketing Concepts


3


ECO 2023





General Business Breadth Requirements for Finance Majors: Students must earn a "C-" or better in each course.


FIN 3244 Financial Markets, Institutions, and Intl. Finance Systems


3


ECO 2013, ACG 2021


QMB 3200 Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions


3


CGS 2100, STA 2023


Plus three (3) electives from the following list of courses:


HFT 3240 Managing Service Organizations


3


None


ISM 3003 Foundations of MIS


3


CGS 2100


MAN 3504 Services Operations Management


3


QMB 3200


MAN 3600 Multinational Business Operations


3


ECO 2013, ECO 2023


MAN 4720 Strategic Management and Business Policy


3


FIN 3403, MAN 3240,


MAR 3023


MAR 3700 Professional Selling


3


MAR 3023


REE 3043 Real Estate


3


None


RMI 3011 Risk Management and Insurance


3


STA 2023


FIN 4504


FIN 4604 Multinational Financial Management


3


FIN 3244, FIN 3403


FIN 4934r Senior Seminar in Finance


3


FIN 3244, FIN 3403


REE 4204 Real Estate Finance


3


REE 3043, FIN 3403





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