FinTech BBA Degree

Degree Requirements

University Core

Core
University Core Requirements

37

Davis College of Business & Technology Core Curriculum

 
Davis College of Business & Technology
Core Curriculum Requirements

54

FinTech Major Requirements

FIN 420Investments

3

FIN 435Financial Management

3

CS 307Python Programming

3

DSIM 410Business Database Analysis

3

Total Credit Hours:12

*Choose 2:

 
FIN 432Security Analysis

3

FIN 440Portfolio Management

3

DSIM 307Introduction to Business Analytics

3

DSIM 405Advannced Statistics and Econometrics

3

CS 158Fundamentals of programming

4

CS 302Software Design & Development

3

CS 451Applied Data Mining

3

BUS 490Internship in Business

1-6

Or

FIN 490Internship in Finance.

0-6

FIN 480Special Topics in Finance

3-6

FIN 451Blockchain

3

Total Credit Hours:6-7
*Double majors in FinTech and Finance cannot double count the two finance elective courses required for the finance major in the FinTech major.
*Double majors in FinTech and Business Analytics cannot choose the two DSIM courses from the list of elective courses in the FinTech major.

General Electives

General Electives
Requirement

10-11

4 Year Plan

This guide is for planning purposes in consultation with your advisor. For official program requirements, please refer to the academic catalog and your degree audit. To complete the program in 4 years, students will need to enroll in an average of 15 credits (5 classes) per semester.

 

Degree requirements are made up of core requirements (C), major requirements (M), and elective courses (E).

 

First Year

Semester 1

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

MATH 112

Modern Applications of Math

 

(PRE: Math 104) C Minimum

3

M/C

 

JU 189 (or JU 169 Honors)

First-Year Seminar

 

3

E

 

MGT 320

Leadership

 

3

M

 

Core

 

 

3

C

 

Core

 

 

3

C

 

 

 

First Year

Semester 2

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

ECON 201

Principles of Macroeconomics

C Minimum

3

M/C

 

PHIL 212

Ethics

 

3

M/C

 

Core

 

 

3

C

 

Core

 

 

3

C

 

Core

 

 

3

C

 

 

 

Second Year

Semester 3

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

ACCT 201

Principles of Accounting I

C Minimum

3

M

 

MGT 321

Legal, Ethical Environment of Business

 

(PRE: ENGL 103) C Minimum

3

M

 

ECON 202

Principles of Microeconomics

 

C Minimum

3

M

 

DSIM 203RI

App Business/Economics Analysis

C Minimum

3

M/C

 

Core/ Elective

 

 

3

C / E

 

 

Second Year

Semester 4

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

ACCT 202

Principles of Accounting II

 

(PRE: ACCT 201, MATH 112 or 140) C Minimum

3

M

 

DSIM 201

Business Statistics

C Minimum

3

M

 

MKG 301

Principles of Marketing

 

3

M

 

FIN 301

Corporate Finance

(PRE: ACCT 201 and ECON 201)

C Minimum

3

M

 

Core/ Elective

 

 

3

C / E

 

 

 

 

Third Year

Semester 5

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

DSIM 305

Quantitative Business Methods

(PRE: DSIM 201 or instructor consent) C Minimum

3

M

 

DSIM 370

Management Information Technology

 

(PRE: DSIM 203RI)

3

M

 

INB 303

Competing in Global Environment

Satisfies DEI requirement

3

M

 

Core/Elective

 

 

3

C/E

 

Core/ Elective

 

 

3

C / E

 

 

 

 

Third Year

Semester 6

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

FIN 420

Investments

(PRE: FIN 301)

3

M

Sp

XXX xx

FinTech Elective

See list below

3

M

 

CS 307

Python Programming

 

3

M

Sp

Core/Elective

 

 

3

C/E

 

Core/ Elective

 

 

3

C / E

 

 

 

 

Fourth Year

Semester 7

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

MGT 308WS

Business Communications

(PRE: ENGL 103) C Minimium

3

M

 

MGT 310

Org Behavioral / Leadership Skills

Satisfies DEI requirement

3

M

 

XXX xxx

FinTech Elective

See list below

3

M

 

DSIM 350

Project /Operations Management

 

(PRE: MATH 112 or 140)

3

M

 

Core/ Elective

 

 

3

C / E

 

 

 

 

Fourth Year

Semester 8

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

FIN 435

Financial Management

(PRE: FIN 301)

3

M

Sp

DSIM 410

Business Database Analysis

(PRE: DSIM 201, DSIM 203RI, DSIM 370 (or ACCT 370 or SPO 370)

3

M

Sp

MGT 432

Business Strategies / Venues Development

 

(PRE: FIN 301 or SPO 301 & senior status)

3

M

 

Core/ Elective

 

 

3

C / E

 

Core/ Elective

 

 

3

C / E

 

 

Two additional courses from:

Prefix/Number

Course Title

Prerequisites/Comments

Crs

Area

Sem

FIN 432

Security Analysis

(PRE: FIN 301)

3

M

 

FIN 440

Portfolio Management

(PRE: FIN 301)

3

M

 

DSIM 307

Introduction to Business Analytics

(PRE: DISM 203RI, DSIM 201)

3

M

F

DSIM/ECON 405

Advanced Statistics and Econometrics

(PRE: DSIM 201, DSIM 203RI, ECON 201, ECON 202)

3

M

F

CS 158

Foundation of Programming

 

4

M

 

CS 302

Software Design and Development

 

3

M

Sp

CS 354WI

Project Management

 

3

M

Sp

CS 451

Applied Data Mining

 

3

M

F

FIN/BUS 490

Internship

 

3

M

 

FIN 480

Special Topics

 

3

M

 

FIN 451

Blockchain

(PRE: FIN 301)

3

M

 

 

Core Courses (37 credits)

Area

Course(s)

Planned

Economics

ECON 201 (satisfied by major)

x

English

ENGL 103 (depending on placement, student may need ENGL 101 first). 'C-' or better required.

 

 

NOTE: All students enrolled in ENGL 103 must pass an Exit Exam at the end of the term. Students not passing this exit exam are required to enroll in ENGL 214WI prior to reaching 60 hours. It is not necessary to pass this exam in order to pass ENGL 103. ENGL 214WI counts as an elective course.

 

 

3

 

 

English (Lit)

ENGL 189, 202, 203, 204, or 206

3

Fine Arts

Three hours in ART, ARH, DANC, MART, MUS, or THEA

3

Global Studies

One 102-level (or above) foreign language course or equivalent, or any International Studies (IS) course at the 300-level

3

Requirement

History

One three-credit HIST course at the 100- or 200-level

3

Humanities

One three-credit HUM course at 300 level or above

3

Lab Science

100 or 200-level lab science, at least 4 credits, in BIOL, CHEM, ENV, MSC, or PHYS

4

Mathematics

MATH 112 (satisfied by major)

x

Philosophy

PHIL 212 (satisfied by major)

x

Social Science

GEOG 189 or 200; POL 189, 205 or 208; PSYC 189 or 201; SOC 189 or 203

3

Technology

DSIM 203RI (satisfied by major; also satisfies the Experiential Learning requirement)

x

 

General Requirements for All bachelor's degrees •A minimum of 120 credit hours earned with a minimum of 30 credit hours completed at JU. •A minimum of a "C" (2.0) average for all work taken at JU. •A student must satisfy all requirements of the University Core Curriculum in addition to all major and degree requirements. •A student is responsible for meeting the specific graduation requirements of the selected major and degree. A student who pursues more than one major must meet all degree requirements for each major. •A student must have at least a "C" (2.0) average in the major. •At least 12 credit hours in the major in courses numbered 300 or above must be completed at JU. •A minimum of forty-two credit hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above. *At least one each of an upper level Writing-Intensive and Speech-Intensive course (designated with a “WI” or “SI” in the course number; may be satisfied by courses already required for major). •At least 3 credit hours in Experiential Learning (defined as Undergraduate Research, Research Intensive with “RI” designation, Internship, Study Abroad, or Service Learning; may be satisfied by courses already required for major) * At least one Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) course (may be satisfied by courses already required for major). NOTE: This four-year plan is meant to be a guide. For full degree requirements, please consult the academic catalog.

Total Credit Hours: 120