$1,000,000+ Student Managed Investment Fund
Watson Trading Floor and Finance Lab with Bloomberg Machines
Securities Industry Essentials license and CFA certification exam preparations
Bloomberg Market Concepts and S&P Capital IQ training opportunities
Student Organizations: Financial Management Association
Finance focuses on financial decision making, corporate financial management, the markets, institutions, and instruments that
facilitate the transfer of money and wealth, allocation of resources, insurance, and the risk and acquisition of financial capital.
Available Options: Commercial Bank Management, Energy Finance Minor, Five-year Bachelor’s in Finance/Master’s in
Accounting Option, Accelerated MBA Program
Finance Insights:
Chesapeake Energy
ConocoPhillips
Ernst & Young
BOK Financial
Hilti
Textron Aviation
Companies Hiring Our Graduates:
Corporate Finance:
Financial Analyst, Real Estate Officer, Cost Analyst,
Capital Budgeting, Chief Financial Officer
Banking and Investment Banking:
Analyst, Banker, Loan Officer, Risk Management,
Investment Management/Banker
Personal Wealth:
Personal Financial Advisor, Investment Advisor, Mortgage
Specialist, Portfolio Manager
Insurance:
Financial Representative, Sales Agent,
Insurance Underwriter
Career Paths:
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GE Oil and Gas
Drake Real Estate and
Investments
Phillips 66
United States Dept. of Defense
Williams Companies
• Attend Cowboy Bootcamp fitness class at the Colvin Recreation Center.
• Grab an iced coffee from Business Perks Coffee Shop.
• Walk to my Financial Investments class where we analyze the relationship
between risk and return on micro-cap companies.
• Lead Supplemental Instruction (SI) session for the Introductory Finance class,
where I serve as a student tutor.
• Attend Student Alumni Board meeting where we plan the annual OSU
Legacy Weekend. I assist with budget creation and management.
Investments:
Understand the various approaches to selecting and timing investment opportunities. Through a trading simulation, students learn
more about common stocks, bonds, commodities, and options.
Energy and Valuation:
Analyze the oil, gas, and power of industries. Use energy specific case studies to understand financial statements, valuation, risks
in capital budgeting, risk management, and alternative energy topics.
Banking Strategies and Policies:
Weekly topical discussions on current issues affecting the banking industry, using the Wall Street Journal as a source. These
discussions include money laundering, mergers and acquisitions, ethics and regulations, as well as economic issues hurting or
helping the banking sector.
Real Estate Investment and Finance:
Using the Wall Street Journal as a source, students learn about residential and commercial real estate trends, laws, ethics, and
global investors affecting the U.S. real estate market. Students use an analytical tool provided to OSU by Fundrise, a leader in
crowd sourced commercial real estate investment, to analyze commercial real estate opportunities.
Major Specific Course Curriculum:
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