FINANCE

Finance Program

As with the other majors within the College of Business and Economics, the courses taken within the finance area comprise only a small part of each students educational experience at Lehigh University. It is this broad exposure to the business environment and liberal arts component, when coupled with the technical financial skills learned through the finance courses, that makes the Lehigh finance major a desired employee upon graduation.

The finance major at Lehigh University typically follows either of two tracts: corporate finance or investment management. Other areas of specialization exist in association with these two tracts, however, including international, financial institutions, and real estate. Financial economics is also available as a stand alone component.

For example, a set of course selections within the corporate track with a specialization in international finance would include the two core finance courses Corporate Financial Policy and Investments coupled with Multinational Business Finance, International Finance, and Financial Flows and Markets. Within the investment tract, one could also gain exposure to the international setting by following up the two core finance courses with Derivative Securities Markets, International Investing, and Security Analysis.

• Cultivate and develop in each student a capacity for critical thinking and self learning.
• Develop students' oral and written communication skills.
• Develop students' interpersonal skills, including interpersonal dynamics, leadership, teamwork, and negotiation skills.
• Develop students' quantitative and decision making skills.
• Develop in each student an appreciation for the external business environment, including societal, global, technological, ethical, legal, and regulatory issues.
• Provide students with a perspective for the internal business environment, including: business strategy, organizational structure and behavior, uses of technology, business ethics, diversity, and the interrelationship of business functional areas.
• Provide students with a theoretical framework and develop their problem solving skills in the areas of corporate financial policy and investments, in addition to a through understanding of financial markets and institutions.

• Major brokerage houses and investment banks
• Major commercial banks
• Large industrial and service corporations
• Financial consulting

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