Academic Accelerator - Bachelor of Science - Finance

Program Description

As a student in the Academic Accelerator, you’ll receive:

• The right amount of support for your academic and English-speaking needs
• A full year’s worth of college credits
• Access to courses exclusively for international students
• English-language help with words you need to know for your classes
• A mix of classes with international and U.S. students

Bachelor of Science in Finance prepares students for a range of opportunities in finance, including trading, corporate finance and banking. Through close ties with finance professionals, the institute supplements the course materials with guest speakers from across the financial sectors. The research faculty provide students with innovative educational programs that help students apply new insights to critical business problems.

At UIC Business, Students find their dream careers. Some students may choose a "specialization" for their studies that lead to certain career paths in finance. These include corporate financial analysis; investment management; banking; global finance; real estate; and risk management.

With a finance degree, students will have the skills and knowledge to:

• Prepare financial statements, business activity reports and forecasts
  
• Review company financial reports and seek ways to reduce costs
• Analyze market trends to find opportunities for expansion or for acquiring other companies
• Help management make financial decisions
• Recommend individual investments and collections of investments or portfolios
• Study a company’s financial statements to determine its value
• Buy and sell securities, such as stocks and bonds
• Buy and sell commodities, such as corn, oil and gold
• Monitor financial markets and the performance of individual securities
• Evaluate cost and revenue of agreements

UIC Business students are prepared for jobs in corporate finance, banking, trading and financial services positions.