Bachelor of Applied Science - Organizational Management, Banking and Financial Management Specialization
Previous Degree Required: A.S./A.A.
Eligible for Financial Aid: Yes
Delivery Method(s): Hybrid, Online
Location(s): Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville, Online
Additional Limited Access Application Process Required: No
Program Testing Requirements: Not Required
Academic Community: BUSN
Program Code: OMBSBAFI
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 52.0299
Florida Department of Education CIP Code: 1105202991
The BAS Organizational Management, Banking and Financial Management specialization is designed to prepare students for mid-level positions at banks, credit unions, insurance agencies and other financial institutions. Following graduation, Banking and Financial Management students may pursue a variety of careers, including: commercial and retail banking, investment banking, commercial lending, risk management, corporate finance, venture capital, entrepreneurship, and other fields in the financial services area.
Refer to the Bachelor Degree Programs overview page to find information about admission, graduation, general education and other requirements. Students who need additional general education or technical electives will work with a bachelor’s advisor to determine the courses best suited to their plan of study.
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Specialization Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | ||
| Complete Associate Degree | 60 | |
| General Education or Technical Concentration | ||
| General Education (for A.S. degree students) or Technical Concentration (for A.A. degree students) | 21 | |
| Organizational Management - Core Courses | ||
| ACG 3024 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| BUL 3130 | Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Business | 3 |
| GEB 3213 | Foundations of Managerial Communications | 3 |
| MAN 3240 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MAN 3303 | Management and Leadership | 3 |
| MAN 4301 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| ECP 3530 | Economics of Health and Healthcare Policy | 3 |
| or ECP 3703 | Managerial Economics | |
| FIN 3402 | Financial Management 1 | 3 |
| or QMB 3250 | Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions | |
| Banking and Financial Management Specialization | ||
| BRC 4203 | Banking Regulations and Compliance | 3 |
| FIN 3402 | Financial Management | 3 |
| FIN 4232 | Money, Banking, and Financial Markets | 3 |
| FIN 4323 | Bank Operations and Management | 3 |
| FIN 4414 | Advanced Topics in Financial Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
- Satisfy the foreign language competency requirement
- Satisfy the civic literacy competency requirement
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Students in Banking and Financial Management specialization will take both FIN 3402 and QMB 3250; FIN 3402 is a required specialization course in this program.
Course Sequence
The following sequence is recommended. However, courses may not be offered in this order, so it is important that you work with an advisor to plan your schedule based on your specific needs.
| Term 1 | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ACG 3024 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| BUL 3130 | Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Business | 3 |
| ECP 3703 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| GEB 3213 | Foundations of Managerial Communications | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| BRC 4203 | Banking Regulations and Compliance | 3 |
| FIN 3402 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MAN 3240 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| FIN 3402 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MAN 3303 | Management and Leadership | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| FIN 4323 | Bank Operations and Management | 3 |
| MAN 4301 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| QMB 3250 | Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Term 5 | ||
| FIN 4414 | Advanced Topics in Financial Management | 3 |
| Technical Electives | 9 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Term 6 | ||
| Technical Electives | 6 | |
| Credit Hours | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate appropriate tools, techniques, and analytical methods for monetary control, monetary policy, money supply, and international banking, and financial market regulation.
- Supports Core Ability: Think critically and solve problems
- Evaluate capital budgeting methods including accrued and cash basis accounting, net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), capital rationing, as well as cash flow analyses and depreciation strategies.
- Supports Core Ability: Think critically and solve problems
- Examine and analyze the major components of the financial system including the five core principles of money and banking including commodities and fiat monies as payment systems.
- Supports Core Ability: Think critically and solve problems
- Examine and evaluate the principal functions and roles of banks to include domestic and international banking, financial payment systems, and the financial lending and financial planning processes.
- Supports Core Ability: Think critically and solve problems
- Evaluate corporate finance and financial management roles and functions to include cost of capital, capital structure, stock valuations, bonds, insurance, and mergers and acquisitions.
- Supports Core Ability: Think critically and solve problems
- Assess the functions of money and the evolution of payment systems in conjunction with the evaluation interest rates and yield-to-maturity. Examine the theory of rational expectations, and the efficient market hypothesis as they apply to valuation.
- Supports Core Ability: Think critically and solve problems
- Evaluate the time-value of money with consideration to valuation, rates of return, and the cost of capital pertaining to capital budgeting.
- Supports Core Ability: Think critically and solve problems
- Characterize foreign exchange protocols and rates of exchange, and demonstrate a working knowledge of derivatives, futures, options, and swaps.
- Supports Core Ability: Think critically and solve problems
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the fundamentals of capital budgeting including systematic risk analysis, equity risk premium, long-term or short-term financing and raising equity capital.
- Supports Core Ability: Think critically and solve problems
- Apply ethical practices in a business environment.
- Supports Core Ability: Model Ethical and Civic Responsibility
- Demonstrate financial management, capital budgeting, and assets management skills expected of an organizational manager
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Demonstrate written and oral presentation skills expected of an organizational manager.
- Supports Core Ability: Communicate Effectively
- Demonstrate knowledge of appraisal and evaluation techniques for employee performance and commitment within the organization.
- Supports Core Ability: Think Critically and Solve Problems
- Apply management and leadership theories and practice in program and resource management.
- Supports Core Ability: Process information
- Demonstrate the techniques leaders use to motivate and evaluate individuals and teams.
- Supports Core Ability: Work Cooperatively