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Finance

Chair

  • Paul A. Weller

Professors

  • David S. Bates (W. A. Krause Research Fellow), Matthew T. Billett (Henry B. Tippie Research Fellow), Erik Lie (Henry B. Tippie Research Professor of Finance), Jarjisu Sa-Aadu (Chester A. Phillips Professor of Business Finance and Real Estate), Anand M. Vijh (Marvin and Rose Lee Pomerantz Chair in Finance), Paul A. Weller (John F. Murray Professor of Finance)

Professors emeriti

  • Charles E. Marberry, Robert M. Soldofsky, Richard A. Stevenson

Clinical professor

  • John H. Spitzer

Associate professors

  • Jon A. Garfinkel (Waugh Research Fellow), Thomas A. Rietz (Hershberger Research Fellow), Gerry L. Suchanek, Ashish Tiwari (Matthew Bucksbaum Research Fellow)

Associate professor emeritus

  • G. Carl Schweser

Visiting associate professor

  • John G. Gallo

Assistant professors

  • Philip R. Davies, Redouane Elkamhi, Satadru Hore, James T. Leverty (TRISTAR Risk Management Fellow), Yiming Qian, Tong Yao, Yu Yuan

Lecturers

  • Heidi Dybevik, Larry Hershberger, Todd I. Houge, Brian Richman
Undergraduate degree: B.B.A. in Finance
Undergraduate nondegree program: Certificate in Risk Management and Insurance
Graduate degrees: M.B.A.; Ph.D. in Business Administration
Web site: http://tippie.uiowa.edu/finance

The Department of Finance is committed to delivering undergraduate and graduate degree programs that integrate the technology and analytics of today's global financial community. The department's goal is to provide students with the technical skills they will need to enhance their managerial effectiveness, whether they work in large corporations, small organizations, or private consulting.

Undergraduate Program

The department offers a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance and the undergraduate Certificate in Risk Management and Insurance.

Bachelor of Business Administration

The Bachelor of Business Administration in finance requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including 20 s.h. of work for the major. The program provides a balance of theory, applications, and financial information technology that facilitates students' transition from classroom to workplace. Through fundamental finance principles and state-of-the-art financial market information technologies, students develop analytical abilities to interpret financial market data, implement the latest trading and investment strategies, and make effective managerial decisions in national as well as international settings.

The program stresses learning by doing, partnership with industry, and internships, with the goal of enhancing students' career development. Students receive a balanced education consistent with the globalization of business and the explosion in financial markets and information technology.

Careers for students majoring in finance include corporate treasury operations, cash management, mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, sales and security trading, security analysis, commercial banking and financial services, credit analysis, mortgage lending, financial planning, consulting, public administration, and venture capital.

Requirements for the finance major are as follows. For B.B.A. common requirements, see Bachelor of Business Administration (Undergraduate Program) in the Tippie College of Business section of the Catalog. 

06A:120 Financial Accounting and Reporting 3 s.h.
06F:110 Financial Information Technology 2 s.h.
06F:111 Investment Management 3 s.h.
06F:117 Corporate Finance 3 s.h.

Note: students may count only two of these courses toward the finance major: 06F:102 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, 06F:103 Property and Liability Insurance, 06F:104 Corporate and Financial Risk Management, 06F:105 Life and Health Insurance, 06F:106 Employee Benefit Plans.

Three of these:

06A:149 Financial Statement Analysis 3 s.h.
06F:102 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance 3 s.h.
06F:103 Property and Liability Insurance 3 s.h.
06F:104 Corporate and Financial Risk Management 3 s.h.
06F:105 Life and Health Insurance 3 s.h.
06F:106 Employee Benefit Plans 3 s.h.
06F:108 Topics in Finance I (does not count toward major if taken S/F) 3 s.h.
06F:109 Topics in Finance II 3 s.h.
06F:112 Applied Equity Valuation 3 s.h.
06F:113 Fixed Income Securities 3 s.h.
06F:114 Commercial Banking 3 s.h.
06F:115 Investment Banking 3 s.h.
06F:116 Futures and Options 3 s.h.
06F:118 Advanced Corporate Finance 3 s.h.
06F:119 Wealth Management 3 s.h.
06F:126 Real Estate Process 3 s.h.
06F:130 International Finance 3 s.h.

Certificate in Risk Management and Insurance

The Department of Finance and the Emmett J. Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance offer the Certificate in Risk Management and Insurance. The certificate program provides undergraduate students with a foundation for careers in corporate risk management, risk management consulting, employee benefits management, insurance brokerage, and underwriting. Noncertificate students University-wide also find risk management and insurance (RMI) courses valuable. See Risk Management and Insurance in the Catalog.

Graduate Program

The Department of Finance offers the Doctor of Philosophy in business administration. Ph.D. requirements are described under "Graduate Programs" in the Tippie College of Business section of the Catalog and on the Department of Finance web site.

The Master of Arts in business administration is a nonthesis degree awarded only to students who begin the Ph.D. program and decide not to continue. Incoming students may not elect to pursue the M.A.

For information about the M.B.A., see Master of Business Administration Program in the Catalog or contact the Tippie School of Management.
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Updated September 2009