1. Finance Program
Department of Finance and Insurance
Miller College of Business
What do finance professionals do?
Interpret financial statements
Comply with legal requirements
Asset management
Analyze market trends
Monitor financial markets
Value businesses and securities
Manage Corporate Treasury functions
Support business operations
Acquire and deploy financing
Individual Financial Planning
Career Opportunities
Chief Financial Officer
Treasurer
Financial Manager
Financial/Budget Analyst
Financial Planner
Business Analyst
Loan Officer
Securities Analyst
Financial Consultant
Financial Services Representative
Financial Control and Compliance Specialist
Valuation Analyst
Financial Reporting Specialist
Billing and Credit Analyst
Broker, Trader
Compensation and Employee Benefits
Contact Us
Department Of Finance and Insurance
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306-0345
765-285-5200
Email: finance@bsu.edu
bsu.edu/finance
DepartmentofFinanceandInsurance
Muncie,IN47306-0345
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2. The Finance $ociety
was awarded Ball
State’s Student
Organization of
the Year award
in 2015.
The University
Core
Curriculum
requires a
Personal Finance
component for every
University student.
The Ball State
Miller College
of Business
finance
program
ranks 11th
nationally in a
study gauging
teaching
quality.
The national
recognition is the
result of a study, “A Ranking
of Teaching Quality in
Finance Departments
Based
on Contributions
in Financial
Education
Literature,”
conducted by
independent
peers, and
published in the
spring 2006 issue
of Advances in
Financial Education.
DID YOU KNOW?Finance
Industry Standard Tools and Techniques
The A. Umit Taftali Center for Capital Markets
and Investing is a technology-centered
classroom that houses Bloomberg terminals
and brings Wall Street to University Avenue.
The facility simulates a real-world financial
environment which allows students the
opportunity for hands-on training in the
workings of financial markets, financial
modeling, and valuation.
Innovative Teaching
The Student Managed Investment Fund allows
students with career or personal interests
in investments and portfolio management
the opportunity to gain valuable experience
managing a real $800,000 equity portfolio,
and are responsible for security selection,
investment strategy, and fund performance.
Corporate Treasury Management Program
The Finance program was recently approved
by the Association for Financial Professionals
to participate in the Corporate Treasury
Management (CTM) Program. This consists of
a semester-long course designed to broaden
the academic experience by preparing
students to sit for the Certified Treasury
Professional (CTP) examination. Treasury
professionals execute critical functions
related to corporate liquidity, capital and risk
management.
Financial Planning Program
The Finance program was recently
approved by the CFP® Board to offer
coursework addressing the major personal
financial planning areas prior to taking the
comprehensive CFP Certification Examination.
Certified Financial Planner™ professionals
are uniquely qualified to help individuals pull
all their finances together, solve financial
problems, and make a plan to achieve financial
goals.