Business Administration - Finance - Real Estate Finance

Overview

This Business Administration - Finance - Real Estate Finance major at Colorado State University  is designed to prepare undergraduate students to enter the finance profession with comprehensive knowledge and real world skills in their area of emphasis. 

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate the ability to:

• Display broad conceptual knowledge, analytical abilities, and problem solving skill sets in finance
• Analyze and interpret financial statements, and capital markets and economic data to inform business decisions
• Explain the role of business financing and investment decisions on firm value
• Understand the structure and function of financial markets, and the pricing of securities that trade in these markets
• Characterize the relationship between expected return and various sources of risks
• Identify and implement asset allocation and portfolio diversification strategies to improve investment outcomes
• Appreciate the role of the firm in the broader economy and society including an understanding of the many stakeholders of the firm in global markets

Potential Occupations

Finance students are prepared for a number of different careers in business. Internships and volunteer experiences enhance skills and marketability.

Examples of fields in which graduates can find finance-related occupations include: commercial, mortgage, and investment banking; corporate finance; investments; portfolio management; financial analysis; securities analysis; loan analysis; risk management and insurance; stock brokerage; government banking and securities regulation; government finance; teaching and research.