Hawaii
Pacific University
ハワイパシフィック大学
Management Major
（財政学専攻）
| Hawaii
Pacific Univesity - Finance (財政学） |
| Students selecting this
major develop analytical and financial management skills,
improve decision-making abilities, and enhance their communication
skills. Students are provided with a sound foundation in the
economic theory that underlies the functions of domestic and
international financial markets. In addition, the curriculum
encourages an intensive focus on both the application and
theory of the operations of the capital markets. The Finance
Club at HPU provides opportunities to use the knowledge gained
in the classroom. Also, the Hawai'i Chapter of the Financial
Executives Institute has annually awarded scholarships to
finance majors. Finance graduates are employed by banks, credit
unions, brokerage houses, financial institutions, insurance
companies, and government agencies. |
Program Objectives
Candidates graduating with a finance degree will:
- Possess knowledge and understanding in areas such as time value
of money, financial ratio analysis, risk and return analysis,
financial management, valuation, financial markets and institutions,
investing and portfolio management, and capital budgeting
- Develop oral communication skills through the presentation
of case studies, individual projects, and so forth.
- Develop written communication skills through executive summaries,
case analyses, individual projects, and so forth.
- Develop analytical thinking skills used in problem solving
and financial decision-making.
- Develop financial calculator and computer skills including
familiarity with commonly used business software packages such
as SPSS and Microsoft Office (Powerpoint, Excel, and Word).
- Develop the interpersonal, teamwork, leadership, and listening
skills needed to work in groups.
- Quantitative understanding of current research issues in finance.
- Develop an appreciation for where finance fits into not only
the rest of the Business Administration curriculum, but to the
general university educational program as well.
- Have as a goal to pursue life-long financial learning.
- Development of and ability to apply ethical standards to everyday
financial situations.
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