Planning, Analysis and Control
Sponsored by:
Faculty Contact: C. Anthony Wain and Jan Bell
*Faculty contacts serve as "advisors" to those students who have an interest in the given concentration.
You should feel free to contact these faculty with questions.
Planning, Analysis & Control provides students with the basic process and analytic frameworks to support Corporate/Division/Business Unit managers in both their day to day management tasks and their quarterly/annual financial management responsiblilites. It is also highly relevant for entrepreneurs trying to decide how best to manage their business.
This concentration is particularly relevant for students who plan on working within the finance and accounting function of a large or small domestic or international business. They will need to work with strategic planning, budget, and forecast processes, preparing for monthly/quarterly/annual strategic and operational review processes, and supporting management with day to day decision analysis support in such areas as new product/service introductions, pricing, cost control, outsourcing and capital spending.
Required Courses:
A.) Choose One:
ACC3502 Intermediate Accounting I: Finance Fall/Spring
or
ACC3501 Intermediate Accounting II Spring/Summer
AND
B.) Required:
ACC3510 Financial Planning & Cost Control Spring
AND
C.) Required:
FIN3515 Corporate Financial Management Fall/Spring/Summer
AND
D.) Choose One:
ACC4510 Management Planning & Control Fall
ECN3655 Managerial Economics
FIN3520 Security Valuation Fall/Spring/Summer
FIN4540 Corporate Financial Strategy Fall/Spring/Summer
Courses suggested but not required:
TAX3500 Taxes Spring
MCFE Field Project Fall/Spring
EPS3501 Entrepreneurship and New Ventures
EPS3550 Corporate Entrepreneurship Fall/Spring
FIN3560 Financial Markets and Instruments Fall/Spring/Summer
LAW3560 International Law for Business Fall
ECN3665 International Finance
MOB4510 Strategic Decision Making
MOB3535 Accomplishing Strategy
