Finance and Accounting Concentration
Gordon Potter, Area Director
The Finance and Accounting concentration focuses on analysis, financing, investing and control.
The Hotel School offers students four ways to specialize within the Finance and Accounting concentration. Students should choose the track that most closely matches their career objectives.
- Corporate Finance/Financial Consulting
- General Financial Management
- Hospitality Controllership
- Security Analyst/Investment Banking
Students opting for the Finance and Accountng concentration are strongly urged to augment their education with courses in probability and statistics, economics, econometrics, and mathematics. Firms hiring for entry-level positions look favorably on candidates with quantitative abilities. Taking courses in these areas will dramatically improve your competitiveness when interviewing for a position and will make you more effective as an industry professional.
Corporate Finance/Financial Consulting
Advisors: L. Canina, G. Potter, Q. Ma
This track of the concentration is designed for students seeking a career as a financial consultant in a hospitality consulting firm and as a corporate finance analyst in a hospitality company.
Required Courses
Any four of the following courses totaling 12 credits
- H ADM 4423 Hospitality Real Estate Finance
- H ADM 4426 Advanced Corporate Finance
- H ADM 4427 Multinational Finance and International Risk Management
- H ADM 4429 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
- H ADM 6622 Hospitality Asset Management
- H ADM 6624 Reporting and Analysis of Financial Statements
- H ADM 6625 Securitization and Structured Financial Products
General Financial Management
Advisors: Any FARE faculty members
This track of the concentration is designed for students who wish to have flexibility in their career path and/or want to prepare for a more generalized financially oriented career in either operations or consulting.
Required Courses
- H ADM 4423 Hospitality Real Estate Finance
- H ADM 4426 Advanced Corporate Finance
- H ADM 4429 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Plus any other FARE area courses totaling 3 credits
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Hospitality Controllership
Advisors: D. Dittman, G. Potter
This track of the concentration is designed for students seeking a career as a financial controller or as a managerial accountant in hospitality operations.
Required Courses
Any four of the following courses totaling 12 credits
- H ADM 4421 Internal Control in Hospitality Operations
- H ADM 4422 Taxation and Management Decisions
- H ADM 4426 Advanced Corporate Finance
- H ADM 4429 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
- H ADM 6624 Reporting and Analysis of Financial Statements
Securities Analysis/Investment Banking
Advisors: L. Canina, C. Chang, Q. Ma
This track of the concentration is designed for students wishing to pursue a career on Wall Street as a security or investment banking analyst.
Required Course
Plus any three of the following courses, totaling 9 credits