What Can I do With a Major

Major: Finance and Banking

Description of Major:

Finance/Banking is the study of planning, directing, organizing, and controlling financial activities and services. It includes the provision of insurance and investment services at the corporate and individual level and falls under the Business Administration program at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The main purpose of this narrow field of education is to develop an understanding of the theories and practices of financial planning and investment, the nature and operation of the monetary and financial systems and markets, and the principles of insurance, the flow of payables and receivables, financial services, and other related investment services.

Related Career Titles:

Corporate Finance
Risk manager
Controller
Treasurer
Portfolio manager
Research analyst
Trader
Attorney
Operations manger
Investment banking
Financial Analyst
Community banking
Actuary
Bank officer
City manager
Claims representative
Market analyst 

Employment Areas

Public sector
Government
Private sector
Banks and credit unions
Investment offices
Major corporations
Non-profits
Associations
Charity foundations
Education system (universities, school districts)

Related Links:

Merrill Lynch and Co.
www.ml.com

Prudential Securities
www. prudential.com

Edward Jones
www.edwardjones.com

Smith Barney Harris Upham and Co.
www.smithbarney.com/products_services/mutual_funds/history.html

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
www.nmfn.com

General Electric Financial Assurance
www.gefn.com

Salomon Brothers, Inc.
www.sbam.com