BSc in Finance - Marketing in West Lafayette United States | Purdue University

Finance explores how wealth is generated and maintained, focusing on businesses, individuals, governments, and nonprofit organizations and their monetary management. You'll learn about the time value of money, corporate cash flow oversight, and optimal resource distribution.

The curriculum covers investment strategies, financial analysis techniques, and business forecasting. Following accounting and economics courses, you'll examine monetary systems from various perspectives to address key questions: How do global corporations handle foreign exchange? How is a company's valuation determined during acquisitions? What occurs during an Initial Public Offering? What roles do Private Equity firms and Venture Capital investors play in identifying emerging industry leaders?

This 120-credit undergraduate program establishes essential knowledge for a finance career. Beyond traditional classes, students engage in case competitions, practical investment exercises, and club initiatives. The Purdue Finance Workshop links top finance students with accomplished alumni working in global financial hubs. An active Financial Management Association chapter facilitates connections between students and professionals from established corporations and innovative startups.