Department of Finance

The Department of Finance is a leader in experiential education. Our top undergraduate students can take advantage of an Honors in Finance Degree, the first departmental honors degree option in the David Eccles School of Business. The Finance Department provides students with many alternative learning opportunities.

• Week on Wall Street
• Finance Club
• Finance Career Conference
• Student Investment Fund
• University Venture Fund

Top Jobs has helped place students at prestigious companies such as Goldman Sachs and Ford Motor Company.

Within the classroom, we offer a wide range of classes taught by our award-winning faculty.

• Investment
• Valuation
• Corporate Finance
• Real Estate
• Banking
• International Finance
• Insurance
• CFA prep courses

Combined with strong Master of Science in Finance and PhD programs, our department provides finance students with the choices and resources they need to succeed. The distinguished Utah Winter Finance Conference, established by members of our faculty, along with the seminar speaker series, allows for dialogue and networking beyond the classroom.

Members of the Department of Finance faculty blend their professional experience with outstanding research and commitment to their students. Faculty members have been invited to participate on federal investigative panels and as expert witnesses in large financial scandals. Many routinely disseminate their research through national publication such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, and Forbes, as well as in the academic outlets.

Faculty are internationally known for research in the following areas.

• Agency Theory
• Bankruptcy and Financial Distress
• Dividend Policy
• Emerging Markets
• Empirical Market Design
• Energy Markets
• Ethics in Finance
• Information Economics
• International Finance
• Leasing
• Managerial Incentives
• Optimal Contracting