Finance
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Undergraduate Education
Through the finance major, students will gain an understanding of the principles of financial management, including investment and portfolio management, financial markets and institutions, and financial theory and practice.
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Student Support
The Department of Finance supports its students financially and through initiatives to help them accomplish their career goals.
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Doctoral Program
Our faculty are dedicated to offering excellent training for Ph.D. students, and as such, students take advanced coursework, conduct research with faculty and other students, teach classes and complete a dissertation.
The Masters Investment Learning Center
The Masters Investment Learning Center delivers experiential learning through real-world investing.
Visible at the heart of the Haslam building, its highlights include student-managed funds, Bloomberg terminals, investment challenges and software training opportunities.
Tracie Woidtke on Shareholder Activism
Tracie Woidtke, professor and Finance Department Head, is researching topics including exempt proxy solicitations. She is looking into the effects of communication among shareholders and increased activism with the goal of determining whether low-cost mechanisms can influence a company to act in shareholders’ best interests.
Our Research
Featured Faculty
James Wansley
Jim Wansley is the Director of the Aerospace & Defense MBA Program, where he has served as the lead finance faculty member since the program’s inception in 2004. He was…
Student, Faculty & AlumniSpotlights
Alumni
Blackwell encourages current students to hone communication proficiency along with analytical and critical thinking skills.
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Student
The program’s value extends beyond the curriculum; I learned just as much outside the classroom as I did inside.
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Student
“I am sure that with the lessons I have learned from our faculty and the confidence they have in all of us, paired with the depth of knowledge I will glean from the CFA, this will aid me in my future career and make me a better analyst,” Fowlkes says.
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