Business Finance
Prepare for the CFA exam, gain real experience, and secure a paid internship in UW-Eau Claire's AACSB-accredited business finance bachelor’s degree program.
Prepare to Enter a Growing Field
An excellent choice for those who have a knack for numbers, the business finance major gives you the tools and experiences necessary to become a company influencer or even your own boss. Through projects, internships, study abroad opportunities, and service-learning, you'll learn to analyze risk and determine the acceptance or rejection of investments — knowledge that is crucial to a business's success.
Accredited by AACSB International, the business finance program prepares you for a wide variety of career paths. Typical positions held by finance graduates include corporate financial officers, bankers, stockbrokers, financial analysts, portfolio managers, and personal financial planners.
Program Details
Accreditation Information
Our business programs are among the best. We are accredited by AACSB International, a mark of excellence achieved by less than 5% of all business schools worldwide.
Preparation for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam is a major focus of the program's curriculum. Classes are taught by expert faculty, who know exactly what the workforce is looking for. And they design course projects to help you further develop communication, teamwork, technical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills — all of which employers highly value.
Many business finance alumni choose to give back to current UWEC students by offering advice and resume-building opportunities. These long-standing partnerships allow current students to get an inside look at what life will look like after graduation.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the projected growth in employment for personal financial advisors (27%) and financial analysts (16%) will be above the average growth of 11% for all occupations from 2012-2022. What does this mean for you? You'll be entering a thriving industry with the education and expertise many organizations need.
Blugold Stories
My internships and student leadership positions gave me experiences that classrooms cannot teach. UWEC is enthusiastic about encouraging students to get involved in campus orgs and community jobs, which I believe are essential to being a successful student and making connections that will last forever.
My professors’ knowledge about the subjects they teach is incredible. Almost all of them had careers in business before becoming professors, so they bring real world examples to class. They’ve taught me much more than what’s in the textbook.
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Where can the business finance program lead me after graduation?
Techniques and best-practices learned throughout your time at UW-Eau Claire are relevant and immediately applicable to industry. And because these skills can be applied to a variety of professional fields, finance graduates have plenty of career choices — many of which pay well, too!
Example Careers
- Financial analyst
- Risk consultant
- Accountant
- Credit analyst
- Financial planner
- Portfolio manager
Recent Graduates
Credit Analyst
Associated Bank
Wisconsin
Financial Analyst
Ecolab
Minnesota
Staff Accountant
Carson Co.
Minnesota
Managing Director
Sidelines Partners
Minnesota
Financial Planner
Ameriprise Financial
Wisconsin
Chief Managing Partner
Ameriprise Financial
Wisconsin
The curriculum for the finance bachelor’s degree program is intentionally designed to ensure students are well prepared for the rigorous Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam. The CFA is an internationally-recognized certification earned by finance professionals who aspire to be at the top of the field. Combine that certification with the highly-marketable technical skills you'll gain throughout your liberal arts education, and your resume is sure to stand out from the rest.
Here are a few courses in Business Finance at UW-Eau Claire.
FIN 328
Introduction to Derivative Securities
Introduction to options, futures, and forward contracts as financial instruments used to control various types of business risk.
FIN 330
Wealth Management
Understand the breadth of the individual wealth management process and the wealth management profession.
FIN 339
Investment Strategy
The course provides a select group of students the opportunity to obtain experience in the process of managing an investment portfolio.
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