Finance careers vary widely in today's complex, global economy. Finance graduates may have careers in banking, investments, corporate finance, and federal contract management. Graduates may find themselves helping investment clients develop and monitor investment portfolios for retirement, managing a bank office, making multi-million dollar loans to corporations, taking a private firm public so its stock can be traded on stock exchanges, or managing the budget of a multi-billion dollar federal project.<br>The Department of Accounting, Economics, and Finance provides academically rigorous programs in accounting, economics, and finance. We strive to teach sound principles and concepts as well as the analytical tools for applications to practical business problems. Through its scholarly activity, the departmental faculty develops and disseminates knowledge related to accounting, economics and finance theory, pedagogy, and practice.