BSBA - Investment Science

University of Nebraska at Omaha

The investment science and portfolio management concentration provides theoretical and practical application of security analysis, asset pricing, and dynamic portfolio management for students interested in the investment management field. Students will have the opportunity to apply theoretical models discussed in class by managing funds in the student managed investment club. Students are encouraged to actively participate in the club early in their academic career.
For this concentration, students complete a total of eighteen (18) credit hours including fifteen (15) credit hours in required concentration courses and three (3) credit hours in concentration electives. The completion of specified courses in business finance, banking, and investment science and portfolio management may be applied toward concentration requirements in all three areas.

Careers
Business is a broad, flexible, and valuable field of study. Students who graduate with a business degree can choose from a variety of professions in a number of industries and fields. Individuals with business degrees may find career opportunities working in government, large, mid-size, and small companies, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education. A business degree prepares students for a fulfilling and flexible career, matching personal interests with professional ambitions, and allowing for the ability to pivot and flex careers as opportunities arise. Although a business degree applies to a vast array of careers, allowing an individual to work in any number of industries or roles, for ease of use, a list of possible business-related careers is broken down by department.

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