Finance

Consistently ranked among the top 10 undergraduate finance programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report, we prepare students to meet quantitative and analytical challenges in both the business and academic fields through a dynamic curriculum combined with rigorous training, innovative research, and access to preeminent faculty. 

Contact

Fulton Hall 330 | 617-552-3985  Email: findept@bc.edu
Ronnie Sadka, Chairperson
Sandra Howe, Admin. Assistant

At a Glance



Consistently ranked among the top 10 undergraduate finance programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report


Weekly seminars with internationally renowned scholars provide an engaging forum for students, faculty, and practitioners.


Faculty and alumni advise and connect students to professionals in financial institutions, manufacturing firms, nonprofits, and government agencies.

Undergraduate Programs

Finance Concentration

Our dynamic finance curriculum prepares students to meet quantitative and analytical challenges in both the business and academic fields.

Curriculum

6 courses

4

Required Courses

 

Course #Course NameNotes
ACCT1021Financial Accounting 
MFIN1021Fundamentals of Finance (formerly Basic Finance)Prereq: ACCT1021
MFIN1127Corporate FinancePrereq: MFIN1021
MFIN1151InvestmentsPrereq: MFIN1021

All four of these required core courses must be taken in the Carroll School only.


1

Course from this list

Course #Course NameNotes
MFIN2202Derivatives & Risk ManagementPrereqs: MFIN1127 and MFIN1151
MFIN2205Corporate Financial StrategiesPrereq: MFIN1127
MFIN2220Global Macro and the Financial System 
MFIN2230International FinancePrereq: MFIN1151
MFIN2235Investment BankingPrereq: MFIN1127; Does not include MFIN6616
MFIN2250Fixed Income AnalysisPrereq: MFIN1151
MFIN2260Active Portfolio Management 
Prereq MFIN1151
MFIN2265Behavioral FinancePrereq: MFIN1151
MFIN2270Data Analytics in FinancePrereq: MFIN1151
MFIN2285Advanced Corporate FinancePrereq: MFIN1127
MFIN2275Digital Self-Defense with PythonPrereq: CSOM Senior or CS major/minor
MFIN6650FinTech and CryptocurrenciesPrereq: MFIN1151

One elective course from this list must be taken in the Carroll School only.


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Additional elective

     

Course #
Course NameNotes
MFIN ElectiveAny Finance ElectiveAt least one elective from any MFIN course offered outside of the required courses or another from the list above.

Finance Minor

This minor is for non-management students who are interested in learning finance to be better prepared for careers in financial institutions, service firms, nonprofits, and government agencies.

Curriculum

6 courses

4

Required Courses

 

Course #Course NameNotes
ACCT1021Financial Accounting 
MFIN1021Fundamentals of Finance (formerly Basic Finance)Prereq: ACCT1021
MFIN1127Corporate FinancePrereq: MFIN1021
MFIN1151InvestmentsPrereq: MFIN1021

All four of these required core courses must be taken in the Carroll School only.


1

Course from this list

Course #Course NameNotes
MFIN2202Derivatives & Risk ManagementPrereqs: MFIN1127 and MFIN1151
MFIN2205Corporate Financial StrategiesPrereq: MFIN1127
MFIN2220Global Macro and the Financial System
 
MFIN2225Financial PolicyPrereq: MFIN1127, Coreq: MFIN1151
MFIN2230International FinancePrereq: MFIN1151
MFIN2235Investment BankingPrereq: MFIN1127; Does not include MFIN6616
MFIN2250Fixed Income AnalysisPrereq: MFIN1151
MFIN2260Active Portfolio Management
Prereq: MFIN1151
MFIN2265Behavioral FinancePrereq: MFIN1151
MFIN2270Data Analytics in FinancePrereq: MFIN1151
MFIN2275Digital Self-Defense with Python
Prereq: CSOM Senior or CS major/minor
MFIN2285Advanced Corporate FinancePrereq: MFIN1127
MFIN6650FinTech and CryptocurrenciesPrereq: MFIN1151

One elective course from this list must be taken in the Carroll School only.


1

Additional course

 

 

At least one elective from any MFIN^ course offered outside of the required courses or another from the set list above. 

Undergraduate Finance Electives

All of these courses are being offered by practicing professionals and renowned academics who bring their “real world” applications, expertise, and highly esteemed research into the classroom. In addition to some very exciting new courses, these courses have met with resounding success in the past and we are happy to offer them again.

If you have any questions in connection with these course offerings and requirements please feel free to contact the finance department.

**Elective course offerings are subject to change.

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We prepare our graduates for the ever-changing global economic environment, and provide them with the most advanced innovation tools.

Sample List of Employers 

Accenture

Amazon

Bank of America

Barlcays

BlackRock

Bose Corporation

Boston Consulting Group

 

Citi

Dell Technologies

Deloitte

Ernst & Young Parthenon

Goldman Sachs

JPMorgan Chase

KeyBank

Morgan Stanley

Royal Bank of Canada

State Street

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Venture for America

Visa

Walgreens

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